I cheated on a test for the first time.

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highwaystar101 said:

I've never cheated, yet I've been accused of it it twice.

The first was in a year nine maths practice exam where I got 100% (It was really easy). I got accused and I was not happy, I had to plead with the teacher to believe me. In the end she let it go.

The second was for a program I made in GCSE ICT. I spent hours upon hours making an excellent program (to log seat bookings for a cinema) because I really wanted a high grade. Then some douches from my class decided to tell the teacher that I got "my dad's mate" to do it (which was obviously a lie). Fortunately I was able to prove that I made it by showing files that were made on my laptop.

I can remember that both times I felt like absolute crap, even though I hadn't done anything wrong. I don't know how bad those who do cheat and get caught must feel, I bet (hope) it's worse to be honest.

Besides cheaters never get far in the end. Education is about how well you can apply your knowledge. If you can't apply your knowledge and instead decide to just recite then you will fail miserably when it comes to actually having to use said knowledge.

Very nicely put in your last two sentences. It is why my favorite part of my education so far has been Job Shadowing. Actually being there and using my knowledge along side a professonal is just awesome. It also helps me to learn what areas I need to focus more on.