I used to notoriously cheat in grade school. In 6th grade, my friends and I knew sign language and we would would always signal each other during tests, asking what the correct answers were for almost all numbers of the quiz.

During the yearly recognition ceremonies before 6th grade, I’d always get a “With Honors” award. But in 6th grade, I learned to change my answers when checking my paper and learned how to cheat through sign language with friends. I graduated grade school With High Honors.

And for some reason, the feeling sucked. I asked myself kung ganun ba ako kabobo that I had to depend on other people’s answers so that I could achieve a higher award? At 12 years old, that thought bothered me.

Ever since, I only relied on myself to pass assignments and exams. What I used to be in grade school is the reason why I don’t cheat or tolerate cheaters. I was even triggered when I found out about some incidents in college, which leads me to this:

If you achieve your academic goals through sketchy and dishonest means, you don’t deserve the consistent credit the school awards you.

Kaya ganyan lang score mo sa NMAT eh. Despite... Mhm. Will delete this thread. Just gotta get it off my chest