Chharandeep Jawanda
“In an Unknown World”
Being the eldest child in a family is not an easy job. You are expected to be the perfect child, go to college and get a high paying job. While these might be possible goals there are many obstacles that can stop you from achieving them. Being away from home for the first time isn’t easy but having all of your family with you makes the process easier. You don’t feel left alone and you always have someone to talk you. These might be some advantages of being an immigrant student but it also has it disadvantages. Especially adapting to the new school and the new rules are really challenging. Then there comes this issue of academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty is a form of cheating that occurs in an academic environment…show more content… First transitioning into a University is very stressful and then having that mentally that you can’t fail because your whole family is depending on you. In the article “Academic Dishonesty: An International Student Perspective”, by Denise Simpson, she states that “International students experience stress and pressure from peers and family to perform well”. Then Simpson provides an example about the Japanese cultural where the students feel pressured by family due to fact that having a college degree is the only solution to getting a well-paying job. From personal experience and also being an immigrant in the United States I can relate to the fact that attending a University is very demanding. I come from a middle class family where my mom doesn’t understand or speak English so I have that extra pressure to get my degree and be able to provide for my family. Getting that degree is the ultimate goal and students are willing to do anything to achieve that. This is where the academic dishonesty becomes an issue because you are so focused on getting your degree that you are willing to break the
