Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Cheating Last week, I was giving a unit test. The day before the test, a male student of mine who sits in the back of the classroom wrote some answers on his desk. I found the written test answers at the end of the school day. I know it was this student because he is in my last class of the day in that seat and I know for sure it is his handwriting. While the student intended to cheat, he never was able to cheat on the test since I wiped off his desk. How would you handle this situation? Should intention to cheat be treated the same as actual cheating? Seems like a technicality but I would like some good professional opinions on how others would deal with this matter. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would take a picture of the desk before I wiped it off and have a private discussion with the student. I would ask him if everything was ok at home, or if there are ways that I can help him with his studying. I would talk about the code of ethics and strictly tell him that I am here for him, but cheating of any kind will not be tolerated.