Cheating in the classroom is one of my biggest pet peeves. Even at 5 years old, kids seem to have the idea that they NEED to be right
engrained into their minds. It takes away their creativity, stifles their
risk-taking, and frustrates the heck out of their teacher. When kids come
across the smallest difficulty, many of their instincts is to check in with
their neighbor rather than think it through. It's all about getting it
done, at any costs. I have seen children cheat on questions that literally
have no wrong answers. I feel guilty as I feel responsible for helping nurture
them into confident and "willing to fail" learners. Plus, as silly as
it may sound, it would sort of nice to see those "guilty" to at least
improve their sneakiness skills as they are usually caught quite easily and
often cheat off of someone just as clueless as they are. By no means am I
suggesting that I want my students to become better cheaters, but adapting and
improving is always a goal across all academic and social situations. I aim
to grow in my patience and flexibility in order to assist children as they
need it.
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