Lie, Cheat, Steal: High School ethics surveyed

jwlstn
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:07:55 +0000

Invoyable: I don’t think that he/she was saying that you are inferior because you are younger, simply that you are NOT on equal footing as an adult because you have simply reached a certain age.

Maybe this is not true about you, but in general kids around the 18-20 age think that they are on equal footing as adults simply because they are so sheltered and haven’t been out in the real world. They think that their accomplishments match up with that of real adults because they haven’t actually lived on their own had to deal with real-world issues.

Experience AND wisdom/intelligence are important, not one or the other. Kids around 18 range very rarely have both of these while adults usually do.

I realize that I have a hell of a lot to learn from the old folks and having been out in the real world it’s pretty interesting seeing some of the same kids who think that “I’m 18-21 and an ADULT and know everything” get eaten alive.

Back to the original topic: If you have cheated and gotten away with it good for you. I have never cheated in college and never will (HS was a different story but that was 5-6 years ago and I’m not that person anymore) but if you can live with yourself getting grades you don’t deserve then go for it. I go to bed at night knowing that the A’s I get in my classes I earned. Usually those that cheat have other moral/personal issues that end up being their downfall anyway.