Date of Defense

4-2003

Department

Philosophy

First Advisor

Dr. Michael Pritchard

Second Advisor

Dr. Sarah Summy

Third Advisor

Dr. Shaila Rao

Abstract

It is likely that most adults, especially parents of school age children, believe that cheating on exams and tests in schools is wrong. These individuals would probably also agree that cheating and dishonesty is a problem. I can point to the Report Cardof2002, which reported that of 12,000 high school students surveyed, 74% admitted to cheating on an exam at least once in the last year, 83% admitted to lying to teachers, and 93% admitted to lying to parents. This issue of cheating and dishonesty is a big enough problem, in my opinion, let alone the drug and violence dilemma that has exploded in recent years. Esther Schaeffer posed the following thought provoking question in her discussion of violence in school, "Do we want a youth population that does not bring guns to school because of an armed guard and metal detector at the door? Or do we want a youth population that does not bring guns to school because it goes against their intrinsic nature (1999)? Today's students will be tomorrow's parents, passing their values and virtues to the next generation. In this sense, the values and virtues we instill in today's children determine our future.

Access Setting

Honors Thesis-Campus Only

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