I watched the Fox Network on Sunday night. The Simpsons is still one of the funniest shows on TV. The other shows that I watched were just weird. Two shows had episodes about the students stealing test answers to win scholastic competions. In each case, the teacher encouraged the students to cheat in order to do well! The message on each show seemed to be that cheating is ok as long as you don't get caught. No wonder so many kids have twisted values. They don't understand that these shows are just comedies and are not meant to be followed. Someday there is going to be an entire generation of children who are completely without ethics or remorse. I wouldn't want to live in that world.
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When I was a freshman in high school, I was faced with a similar situation. Ironically, in World Civilizations class (the study of higher cultures), we were split into discussion groups one day. My group was put in the teacher's office to discuss the topic of the day. The teacher went to the administrative offices for a few minutes and we were left alone. Someone started looking through the teacher's desk and found the answer key to the next test. Four of my classmates copied down all the answers. My friend Guy and I did not. That turned out to be a great decision, because the teacher eventually found out and suspended the four cheats. Guy probably would have lost his dream to attend the Naval Academy at Annapolis if he had followed the crowd. That would have been a huge price to pay for one bad decision. Funny how they don't mention things like that on TV. Probably because it doesn't get a cheap laugh.