Reflection Essay

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Reflection essay

I am writing this reflective essay on my experience of scholastic dishonesty. I may be an average student but I could not think to do scholastic dishonesty. I have seen many students in my school who continuously do cheating without any guilty. They are just fine with their behavior. They find nothing wrong in this. I often wondered why cannot they study. What circumstances made them do all this stuff, I never get an answer unless I attempt this unethical behavior my self.

It was the time when I got an assignment to complete. At first, I did not think to take help from somewhere else. I was looking forward to doing my task efficiently on my own. Unfortunately, some factors appeared when it become impossible for me to complete my assignment. Firstly, I had some family issues due to which there was a shortage of time. When I tried to do my assignment, I came to know that my knowledge is not enough to complete my assignment. I need some research or help. As I had a shortage of time and assignment was difficult for me, I start thinking the other way to solve the issue. Firstly, I shared my problem with my friends, but I could find a way. Secondly, I told my family that I could not manage my assignment, but they got angry and forced me to complete my assignment in any way. Thirdly, I saw my classmates who were doing their assignments impressively and efficiently. Lastly, I was so worried about my grades. All these factors that is family pressure, peer pressure, and stress of good grades leads me to take a decision of cheating.

I considered the consequences that I might face while making the cheating decision. I knew that if I get caught, I could be lost my reputation in front of my classmates and teachers. Teachers will remember me as a cheater, the whole year I would face embarassment and my family would be shame on me. Some legal action would be made on me. Maybe I would expel from school. All these consequences were stopping me, but then I thought that if I do not submit my assignment, I will get failed and have to face embarrassment. I was confused between the two options then I made a decision of cheating. I thought it is better to get good marks by cheating rather than get low marks in my assignment. It was my bad luck that my cheating get caught. I am facing embarrassment in front of my teachers and parents. It is so difficult to handle the situation. I am writing this reflection essay to share all my negative as well as positive thoughts and behavior due to the cheating that I have done.

My behavior led me to this awkward situation. After my scholastic dishonesty, I was confident that no one would know about my dishonesty. When I get caught it changed my behavior. Initially, my thoughts were very negative. I just not wanted to agree with the fact. I tried to do anything that could solve the situation. Later when I saw that my parents were affecting due to my action, I start feeling bad. My behavior became positive, and I did not want to hurt my parents anymore. I was guilty. I tried to improve the situation by apologizing.

I had to go through the student conduct process. In the meeting, they told me about my dishonesty. They also told me about the possible outcome of my behavior. They wanted me to get ready for any result. Through student conduct process I understand that it is not just fine to do cheating. No one should think that nothing will happen. Rules and regulations are made for our betterment. Our teachers, parents, and organization want us to teach, provide knowledge, and they want us to become a well behaved and successful person in life. It was the worse feeling of becoming a part of the student conduct process. I never wanted to face this situation, but my one bad act leads me to this point.

If I face the same situation in the future or get a chance to change the past I will definitely change my decision. The moment when I thought that it is fine to do cheating and get pass rather than get failed and face embarrassment, was the thought that I want to remove from my life. I know now that being failed and facing embarrassment is better than your cheating gets caught, and you become guilt. This guilt is much worse than being failure. Therefore I will never make this choice again. I will change my behavior. I will study hard and will avoid dishonesty in the future. I know I cannot change my past, but I definitely change my future. After this experience, I will be more honest and strong to handle the difficult situation rather than finding the short cuts.

I want to fix the situation. I want to solve all the negative impact of this incident. I talked to my parents and made a promise that I will never do anything like this. I will focus on my study from now. The study will be my priority. I will apology to my teachers as well, in front of the class. I want to tell everyone that I am guilty, and I want to solve the issue. This situation will be solved only when I want it to solve, and I really want this. I will do anything possible things that help me to gain the trust of my parents and teachers. If I will work hard and will get higher grades in this way my parents, teachers, and classmates will forget my mistake.

According to integrity mean behaving in an ethical manner. To follow moral and ethical actions is real integrity. The first instance that I want to tell when I rely on the integrity of others is the experience of the dishonesty that I just shared. I had used someone else original work. Before that, I had copied my friend's homework and the third time when I silently entered in the queue to buy something from the shop while others thought that I am following the queue.

There are many events when others rely on my integrity as well. Many classmates took my homework and rephrased it to submit. I also being used during exams when other students asked me questions, and I told them because I thought it is a help and nothing wrong in it. Lastly, when a friend of mine told a lie to their parents and told them that they could ask me. They thought that my friend is true because I was honest about them although I did not lie as they did not ask me anything; it was the experience when someone else relies on my integrity.

At the end I would say that I have done a serious mistake. I am facing problems because of my dishonesty, I desire it. I am sorry for my parents who are facing this awkward situation because of me. I rely on someone else integrity for my assignment. I will not repeat this mistake in my life.