it is known to us all that some students copy others’ homework. while this is obviously not beneficial to the students’ education and development, in many cases students may see it as a necessity simply due to constraints on time.
chinese students are expected to work extraordinarily hard in school all day long, with each subject lumbering them with piles of homework. given the factor in the revision for regular high-pressure exams, and the fact that most students won’t expect to be in bed before 2:00 am, it’s not surprising that many students will look for a short-cut.
of course there will always be lazy students who will look to cat corners whenever they can, and that’s true all over the world, but chinese schools are such high-pressure environments that even the best students are occasionally tempted to make it slightly easier on themselves.
