Lyman High School - Eagles Flight Yearbook (Lyman, WY)

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hat's the answer to number two? I think students cheat because they didn't study and are desperate. y big brother told me not to worry about cheating and that all the kids in my school cheated. He said it wasn't bad for kids to cheat. It's only a bad thing to grown-ups. He said you had to cheat sometimes to get a good grade be- cause ofthe stuff you're supposed to leam in school that doesn't always make much sense. My brother told me that even grown-ups cheat sometimes- on their income tax, he said-but that's something different. This was what one little boy wrote about cheating in the Apr., 1987, Education Digest. Was it true? Did all students cheat? Special Education Teacher Rob Wangerin said, That is a hard question to answer. Everybody has his own values and what one person might think is cheating, another person might not. Did every teacher make clear to the students what was cheating? If a student asked another student for help and the teacher yelled at him for cheating, was it really cheating? Many teachers believed if one was not doing one's own work, one was cheating. Keep your eyes on your own paper! was a common phrase in classrooms. Some teachers were very strict about cheating and others felt differently. Business Teacher Beverly Johnson- Adkins said, The only person that a student hurts is himself. They Ccheatersj are only cheating them- selves. At an Annapolis Military School, the honor code stated, A cadet does not lie, cheat or steal, nor tolerate anyone who does, This brought up the El Peo le Cheating Programmed answers. Classroom honesty is expected. Sometimes stress gets the better of students and they desperately seek ways to pass courses. .ge question of being cheated from. What did students do when they were being cheated from? Many students didn't say anything and ignored what was going on. When I see someone else cheat, I don't tell, just as long as he isn't cheating off me, said Junior Danna Richins. Students tended to be apathetic toward each other's cheating. Senior Kelly Souther said, I think students cheat because they don't study and are desperate. Teachers hear many excuses for cheating, for example, I didn't have the time to study. Cheating came in various forms and ways. Sophomore Wayne San- thuff said, I've seen students write the answers on their hands, use bubble gum by writing answers on it and then when the teacher comes around they put it back in their Leg watch. Mini skirts provide a new way to conceal answer sheets. Few teachers check students' legs for answers. Boys are at a disadvantage and have to find other methods. mouths. But the best way is use your belt buckle. Just write the answers on a piece of paper and tape it to your belt buckle. Some students put little pieces of paper on the inside of their sweaters and by acting like the sweaters itched, they pulled them out at the neck and looked at the answers, or some students wrote answers on a piece of paper and put the piece of paper on the floor, said Senior Kim Williamson. There were many ingenious methods that students used to cheat and ingenious excuses and ration- alizations. Monique Lewis

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Pressure release students seek seclusion I get time by mysehf when I 'm not in school. I d0n't have to find the timeg I just get it. s varsity cheerleader, pep club secretary, senior class president, SADD and FHA member, Charlene had her hands full. She was always busy with one activity or an- other. When pressure built and she was frus- trated with the way things were going, she went dancing or bike riding. Physical exertion was one way she could get her thoughts together and become more content with her hectic situation. Charlene, a fictitious person, had a schedule similar to the ones many LHS students had. Stu- dents had to find various ways to cope. Music release. A Walkman isolates Senior Deon Thomas giving him needed time alone while doing homework. Senior Tom Tippets found it re- laxing and peaceful just going to his room. Sophomore Eric Giles said, I either watch television, sit and think, sleep or do homework. School was a pressure that often caused teenage stress. Sophomore Sharla Williams said, I have a lot of homework this year, and I worry about my family. So I ride my bike or just sit in my room with the door closed and listen to music. Some would rather have been with a fun group than by themselves in a time of depression. Williams, said I'm a quiet person but I like being X gli Listening to music helps the mind relax and increases academic performance. around people having fun. It helps me to relax and forget my problems. How often did students of '88 get time by themselves? Sophomore Heidi Peterson said, I get time by myself when I'm not in school. I don't have to find the timeg I just get it. Giles added, I can't drive yet and there is nothing to do, so I guess I get a lot of time by myself. Wil- liams noted she usually had to find time for herself, I usually get an hour by myself about once a week? Tina Elmer Playing helps. Guitar strumming is one Fiction freak. Curled up with a good way Jtmior Adesa Cagle can relax during the book in a cozy comer, Sophomore Marcia pressure of a busy lifestyle. Jones finds seclusion! Books offered new worlds far away from students' concems. Peo. le Relaxation

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