Lie, Cheat, Steal: High School ethics surveyed

compmom
Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:47:39 +0000

CSMeredith, thank you for illustrating what it is to be “amoral,” as opposed to “immoral,” a distinction made previously.

I would also ask how a discussion of morality can be off topic, when the topic is cheating?

As for history, it may be hard for you to believe, but this type of widespread cheating in high school, with no understanding of why it might be wrong, was not happening 30 years ago. Thirty years may be too long for a young person to fathom, but it just takes me back to my late 20’s. The perspective of people from my generation can be helpful, sometimes.

Other than that, I agree about high schools’ vacuous, boring, and meaningless programs, in so many towns and cities across the U.S. I sympathize, in fact, I sympathize a lot. Instead of cheating, it would be great if kids rose up in protest, or, at least, wrote their School Committees.