YouTube and Cheating 101

YouTube is known for entertainment. It is also the place where some creative hacks are found and a place to boast. For example, there are videos about how to solve a Rubik’s cube - blindfolded. YouTube is becoming the place to learn how to cheat academically:

“…Kiki’s video is one of several dozen on the popular Internet site YouTube that show detailed ways to cheat on tests. Students no longer conceal answers in the sole of a shoe or the underside of a baseball cap’s bill. In the age of continual access to the Internet and laser-precision printers, cheating has gone high-tech.

And some techniques, like Kiki’s, come with a guarantee.”

link: Kids spread cheating methods on YouTube

It just seems sad that all this creativity and inventiveness goes into cheating. It doesn’t say much for one’s self esteem and achieving without assistance. Undoubtedly, schools and educators also are looking on YouTube and learning how to catch the cheats.

Catherine Forsythe