Cheating

Cheating in schools: Moroccan schools as a sample

1.Introduction

Cheating has recently spread among students in Moroccan schools. Within this essay, we are going to discuss some of the main causes of this serious problem, and the measures that have taken and should be taken to eradicate it from Moroccan schools.

2.Cheating Causes

Cheating is the most serious problems that threatens the quality and reputation of Moroccan educational system. It has spread among students of all levels in primary schools, middle schools, high schools, and universities to the extent that it is very hard to control it. The rate of cheats in exams is increasing day by day because there are no effective sanctions that can prevent it. The absence of some effective sanctions encourages some students to cheat and have the courage to use force against anyone who tries to prevent them from doing that. In this regard, many teachers in high schools and universities are always threaten and attacked either inside or outside schools by some cheats who see that cheating is one of their basic rights and no one has the right to prevent them from cheating. The absence of a real punishment also inspires cheats to look for some new effective means and ways to cheat. Moreover, it inspires them to talk bravely about their successful cheating experience as heroes on social media and everywhere, and those who do not or can not cheat are considered as cowards.

3.Some suggested Measures to Solve the Problem

Cheating is really one of the problems that worries the Moroccan ministry of education. Therefore, it has recently launched a campaign that sensitizes students to seriousness of cheating in exams. Also, it has established a law that makes it possible to trial cheats as criminals and prevent them from the exams for a limited time or forever according to the situation of the cheat.
Personally speaking, all the measures that have been taken by the ministry of education are not enough. More efforts should be made to restore the educational system to the one that will provide students with good principles: The principle of respecting themselves and the others, the principle of being honest and depending on themselves, especially in difficult situations like exams. Moreover, special care should be given to the primary school students because the problem of cheating starts there if they are neglected. A student who starts cheating in primary school will become without doubt a professional cheat when he is in the middle school, high school, and university. Without doubt, professional cheats will become doctors, teacher, engineers, and ministers who cheat in their work in the future as a result. Students of primary schools will not be professional cheats if we do our best to make them aware of the seriousness and the negative effects of cheating. If we are able to control cheating in primary schools, we will be able to eradicate it totally in all Moroccan schools and society.

 BY: ABDELMAJID  YAQOUBY