Cheating.

Duration: 12 min.

Year Published: 1952

Creator: Centron Films.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description:

Tells the story of John Taylor, a student who gets involved in cheating during an algebra test with the help of his friend Mary. Initially, John struggles with the material but relies on Mary for answers during the test. After receiving a high grade, he faces the consequences when caught cheating, leading to his removal from the student council. The story explores themes of academic dishonesty, peer pressure, and the moral dilemmas faced by students.

Keywords
cheating, student council, algebra test, John Taylor, Mary, academic dishonesty, consequences, peer pressure, moral dilemmas

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Complete Record: A young teen boy, John Taylor, sits silently in a darkened hallway. A relentless grandfather clock ticks away at the passing seconds. “Why haven’t they called?” John anxiously wonders. Then the phone rings and John gets terrible news. He’s been voted out of his post as student council representative because he cheated on a test. Flashbacks show how it all happened. The nagging narrator-as-conscience harps relentlessly on naughty John, telling him he’s been “caught in a trap of his own making” and mocking him with lines such as “Yessir, you felt pretty pleased with yourself.” In this unforgiving universe, John’s classmates shun him as soon as they discover the truth. “So you were caught, John,” the narrator says with satisfaction. “You were exposed in front of the class.” And all because he didn’t want to study algebra.

Metadata Source:University of Georgia Brown Media Archives