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fasttense

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3. When corporations and Wall Street Firms

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Sun Sep 9, 2012, 06:10 AM

Sep 2012

can lie, cheat, steal and get away with all the money they conned out of unsuspecting victims, why shouldn't students? Our richest class has set the bar very low and our kids are following their example. Wealth and money do NOT trickle down but morales and values do.

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Studies Find More Students Cheating, With High Achievers No Exception [View all] Julian Englis Sep 2012 OP

Hardly surprising. silverweb Sep 2012 #1

Exactly. Julian Englis Sep 2012 #2

This is the fruit of Ayn Rand's Objectivism Joe Bacon Sep 2012 #13

When corporations and Wall Street Firms fasttense Sep 2012 #3

"He'd grown up just like me. My boy was just like me. And the cat's in the cradle ... "n/t jtuck004 Sep 2012 #4

It goes on big time in China davidpdx Sep 2012 #5

Law schools too. no_hypocrisy Sep 2012 #6

Show and not substance is what our culture is starting to be about treestar Sep 2012 #7

It's been trending that way a lot. Form over substance. Igel Sep 2012 #10

Good points treestar Sep 2012 #16

Then they will just be promoted. PassingFair Sep 2012 #11

Having to pass those standardize tests Paulie Sep 2012 #8

it's a lot easier to cheat now WooWooWoo Sep 2012 #9

"We want to be famous sulphurdunn Sep 2012 #12

There's enough examples of the "by any means" everywhere you look in the USA. L0oniX Sep 2012 #14

understand and accept this - when everything is measured in numbers 2Design Sep 2012 #15

Regarding the Harvard scandal lady lib Sep 2012 #17

The show "24" g;orified cheating Julian Englis Sep 2012 #18

Our future bankers and congressmen no doubt. YOHABLO Sep 2012 #19