The primary difference now is that the both costs of cheating and ability to verify cheating on the instructor side have decreased dramatically, in tandem. There's also been a kind of mass effect, a cultural change in the attitude of students, where the sheer prevalence of cheating among their peers has made them less likely to feel fear, shame, or guilt over cheating. Students in the past who were caught were likely to confess immediately. Students now are increasingly belligerent and more likely to deny cheating, not just because they believe the professor can't 100% prove it, but also because they believe being caught out for cheating when most of their peers are getting away with it is unfair.
Don't do anything productive for the society but still get to live a decent life on benefits, job security etc combined with addictive social media have ruined most kids will to study.
And the schools are even worse. When I was in school, teachers encouraged learning things; whether for school or outside, with teacher or self help. Everything was fair game and supported. Debate was normal.
Nowadays the teachers in schools are like a cult. Kids are tuned to reject anything from outside; anything that contradicts teacher is a no go zone. Anything that's "too advanced" compared to what teacher is doing is forbidden. Kids are scared of learning by themselves because the teachers punish it. What do you think these kids will do when they grow up?
Need to divide. Show long division. TEACHER DIDN'T SHOW THIS METHOD. THIS IS FALSE!
Let's not even go into social/political issues since HN is filled with mental illnesses.
That strikes me as backward. The higher the expected monetary value of good grades, the more students will prioritise grades over deep learning.
This seems pretty inaccurate to me at just about every turn.
The fire under their asses is for grades and a degree because they've erroneously been told they need one or else they'll be flipping burgers.
It's such a cliche thing to say but cheating at school cheats yourself of the education you could be getting but, since that's not what most people are there for, they cheat. They are there because they've been told that they need a degree to make a decent living and the degree doesn't technically require learning.
It is not about being sold a lie about grades/degree but those are important too.
And just because it worked out for people like me (you?) who never needed a degree, doesn't mean that's the way for most people.