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As amusing as it is to read these threads I think I can see both sides of the argument. A cheater deserves to get caught. If you are caught by a peer or the teacher, you earned the reward regardless. When you decide to cheat a rational person should accept the punishment.
I cheated a few times in High School, but it hurt me in the long run. It didn't help me much when I got to college math I have to admit. I was rightfully terrified of getting kicked out of college so I don't do anything that might create the appearance of cheating.
I think that not telling the teacher out of fear or reprisal from the student or faculty for being a "tattle tail" is a legitimate fear, but shouldn't be the reason you don't tell. I probably wouldn't tell out of total indifference. It would be really amusing to me how bad this guy was at it. I mean he obviously wasn't a very good cheater. Who would throw the cheat sheet on the floor for everyone to see? Who would think that it would be OK to throw the wrapper on the gymnasium floor? This guy probably was doing poorly in the class and wasn't the cheating kind. He couldn't hold a straight face, and he couldn't hide his emotions from the rest of the class.
In your defense, I think that the guy was a experimenting cheater, and probably will never cheat again as a result of your actions. If he had gotten away with it he could have become more comfortable with cheating.
Moonbear, I would be terrified to cheat in your class. It looks like you have made a sport of it.
I think cheating is wrong, and I wouldn't feel comfortable as an engineer who essentially built his career on lies. I want to feel that I earned my degree and be able to offer an honest and knowledgeable opinion when I really start my career.
I cheated a few times in High School, but it hurt me in the long run. It didn't help me much when I got to college math I have to admit. I was rightfully terrified of getting kicked out of college so I don't do anything that might create the appearance of cheating.
I think that not telling the teacher out of fear or reprisal from the student or faculty for being a "tattle tail" is a legitimate fear, but shouldn't be the reason you don't tell. I probably wouldn't tell out of total indifference. It would be really amusing to me how bad this guy was at it. I mean he obviously wasn't a very good cheater. Who would throw the cheat sheet on the floor for everyone to see? Who would think that it would be OK to throw the wrapper on the gymnasium floor? This guy probably was doing poorly in the class and wasn't the cheating kind. He couldn't hold a straight face, and he couldn't hide his emotions from the rest of the class.
In your defense, I think that the guy was a experimenting cheater, and probably will never cheat again as a result of your actions. If he had gotten away with it he could have become more comfortable with cheating.
Moonbear, I would be terrified to cheat in your class. It looks like you have made a sport of it.
I think cheating is wrong, and I wouldn't feel comfortable as an engineer who essentially built his career on lies. I want to feel that I earned my degree and be able to offer an honest and knowledgeable opinion when I really start my career.