Why people cheat
... " "‘Oh, it’ll only be this once’ or ‘Everyone else does it, so why shouldn’t I? ... For example, in the United States, surveys show that more than half of all students cheat, or have cheated, during their school years. ... But why is cheating so widespread? ... Why do people cheat? ... Others say that they are virtually forced to cheat. ... Many of the young people questioned admitted that one of the main reasons for cheating was simply laziness. Some of them admitted that they did not cheat when they had studied their lesson. If this is really the case, anyone tempted to cheat should consider the following warning in the book of Proverbs: "The one working with a slack hand will be of little means." (Proverbs 10:4) "Success is one of the reasons people cheat. ... So if cheating helps me to succeed, you might reason, then why not do it? ... No, the cheat is the loser at least in one area: the benefit of learning while in school. ... The book Teenagers Themselves gives one reason why young people may sometimes forget this aspect of the question: "Teenagers. ... " (310) Cheating is also unfair to those who do not cheat.