“When you put this type of pressure on teenagers you are going to have some cheating,” a junior told The Post. Some blamed what they deemed to be Stuyvesant’s sometimes excessive academic demands. ” One educator said it was “inevitable” that students would look up answers under the circumstances. “Now, I think that I take and give homework answers more and have a less grave outlook on. I didn’t have to commute, and I could wake up later, and I had more time to do everything,” the student said. “In remote, there’s less of an excuse for academic dishonesty because, for me, remote was a lot easier academically. Others students told the outlet that cheating during remote learning was inexcusable due to lighter workloads. So I think it was inevitable that some students did things they shouldn’t have. “These are the most competitive kids in the city in most cases. The school has produced four Nobel Laureates since its founding and consistently ranks as of the country’s premier public high schools.Ī Stuyvesant teacher told The Post Tuesday that staffers were aware that some kids were likely looking up answers to some questions, sharing work with friends, plagiarizing and committing other acts of academic dishonesty during remote learning. Bloomberg via Getty Images / Jeenah MoonĪdmission to Stuyvesant hinges on a top score on the intensely competitive and controversial Specialized High School Admissions Test. “It was closer to honor system, so I felt that most people were more likely to push the rules a bit.” Stuyvesant is one of the top schools in both NYC and the country. “Remote learning changed the playing field,” the student said. “A lot of people didn’t actually learn as much last year because of how easy it was to cheat on things, which is sort of sad,” a sophomore told the paper.Ī Stuyvesant senior said distance learning relied on student conscience to suppress scholastic skullduggery. In interviews with Stuyvesant High School’s newspaper, The Spectator, students said distance learning made cutting corners a breeze. “You were on your own, there was no one watching. “What was there to stop you from just looking up an answer?” she asked. Remote learning led to routine cheating at the city’s most competitive high school, where 79 percent of last year’s senior class copped to academic dishonesty at some point, according to a report.Ī 2021 Stuyvesant graduate told The Post that working from home simply made it too tempting to cheat. Stuyvesant High School students cheated at an elite level during remote learning. NYC school weapons busts have skyrocketed in 2022ĭad shares ‘hack’ to make sure his daughter is safe on her first day of school Catholic schools see first enrollment hike in two decadesįlorida may require students take financial literacy course in order to graduate