Honesty: Ingrain the virtue in students so they will find it difficult to cheat

Cheating does not start when examinations begin (Why students cheat during exams and what parents can do to deter them, April 13).

- Patricia Maria de Souza

Honesty is a virtue and a habit that should be taught by parents from an early age. Then it should be encouraged in school and society.

Children should learn that honesty is better than lying or cheating.

When I taught literature in the Normal (Technical) secondary classes, I gave the students projects to do. Once, after teaching them how to write poetry, I asked them to look for six poems, copy and illustrate them as well as write two poems on their own.