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    Codes of Honour

    I asked my kids to write their codes of honour and give me the reasons they believed what they did. I found something rather interesting: without fail, those who cheated said that it was in their code not to cheat, lie, or steal. By my count, they have done all three any time they’ve plagiarized. I also find it interesting that many of the students who I would think of as having strict codes had loose ones and vice versa. Here is what I have learned: 1. The kids who need to think about it, don’t see the validity. 2. The kids who don’t need to think about it, see…