CAT Tracks for January 10, 2014 WHY DO STUDENTS CHEAT?

Well, there's 1, 2, 3...and, uh, testing!

Yes, to the usual suspects of "the laziness of today's students, their lack of a moral compass, or the demands of a hypercompetitive society", add...

..."that school systems - teachers, districts, college admissions, the expectations of the federal government, and more - have raised the stakes of tests much too high. When certain tests can make or break a student's future, cheating becomes a rational response."

Hey, works for me!