The rising tide of teen dishonesty
Wow. Some stats on teens lying and stealing and why they do it. Pretty revealing and sad stuff. Parents, beware!
Mark Gregston
…it’s a fact that teenagers today seem to be crossing their fingers behind their back more and more. They are cheating and stealing more, too. The latest “Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth” by the Josephson Institute of Ethics shows teens are lying more often and more easily than ever. The report indicates an increase in lying, cheating, and stealing among youth since 2006, when the report was first published.
Forty-two percent of those surveyed said they lied recently for financial gain. Sixty-four percent said they cheated on a test during the past year, and 38 percent had cheated more than once. Eighty-three percent said they had recently lied to their parents about something significant. Read more…
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