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Cheating: Are We Part of the Problem?
By Philip Johnson, Pima Community Colleg, AZ and The University of Phoenix
I was saddened to read in the February issue of The Teaching Professor the article about widespread cheating in business schools, as reported in the Journal of Marketing Education. Saddened, not because of the prevalence of cheating, but because colleges and college teachers seem to have created such an adversarial relationship between themselves and their students. Grades seem to have taken precedence over learning. Indeed, ethical behavior and honesty are important issues, but perhaps it would be useful to look at ourselves, our courses, and our teaching methods, as well the ethical deficiencies of our students.
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