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Summary Of Tommy Raskin's Cheating

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Tommy Raskin in Cheating Students (2013) suggests that cheating isn’t an isolated problem, but an issue that comes about when a multitude of symptoms come together to ultimately make organic learning undesirable. Raskin carries his claims by emphasizing that the issue will continue to persist, until Educational systems change their overall method of engaging with students. These changes would require the following adjustments: moving away from postmodern educational systems, redesigning an educational system that adheres to modern day societies, learning to put an emphasis on student engagement as opposed to student disciplinary actions, developing a new and pristine way of standardized testing; and finally, creating a society which promotes

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