Cheating has become more pervasive

[Wildwood11]

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These “malleable youths” are adults attending College. They are fully capable of making the right choices - most do.

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<p>Well, I was really referring to high schoolers with that description because that’s where it really sets in, but you are wrong about most making the right choices, both at the high school and college level. </p>

<p>From the article in the OP:</p>

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In surveys of high school students, the Josephson Institute of Ethics, which advises schools on ethics education, has found that about three-fifths admit to having cheated in the previous year — and about four-fifths say their own ethics are above average.

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<p>and from [College</a> students cheat](<a href=“http://uweekly.com/article/college-students-cheat-1318/]College”>http://uweekly.com/article/college-students-cheat-1318/) :</p>

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A study administered by Duke University said 70 percent of college students admitted to some form of serious cheating, and 40 percent reported to have stolen work from the Internet.</p>

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<p>A Rutgers study showed that 74 percent of business students reported cheating, the highest percentage of any academic discipline.

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<p>And for a lot of good general facts about cheating:</p>

<p>[Cheating</a> Fact Sheet - RESEARCH CENTER - Cheating Is A Personal Foul](<a href=“http://www.glass-castle.com/clients/www-nocheating-org/adcouncil/research/cheatingfactsheet.html]Cheating”>Cheating Fact Sheet - RESEARCH CENTER - Cheating Is A Personal Foul)</p>

<p>All indications are that the problem has increased significantly in the last two decades and it is not skewed toward those with “poor overall grades”, but rather affects all levels of students more or less equally. Clearly there is a failure at many levels, but older adults have to take responsibility for creating environments both in high schools and colleges that makes taking shortcuts difficult and unappealing.</p>