Why is getting a good grade so important? Because only by getting good grades can they count on the possibility of getting a good job in the future. In short, education is measured by grades, students are evaluated not so much on their abilities but on their achievement in terms of scores. Sarah, an upper-middle-class senior at a private East Bay high school, says, "There's so much pressure to get a good job, and to get a good job you have to get into a good school, and to get into a good school." In school you have to get good grades, and to get good grades you have to cheat.” The difficulty of getting high scores is also that you need to memorize a lot of information. Tests and quizzes do not have the option to repeat them. In summary, as a better estimate of the direct impact on the opportunity to have a good job in the future, the target students are more focused on achieving a high level assessment without the right to make mistakes. They are choosing to cheat as a way to raise money
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