To cheat or not to cheat?
The more students cheat, the more they become dependent upon it, because when they cheat, they don't learn, which catches up with them, especially in subjects like math and languages, where learning is cumulative. It also becomes harder to cheat, and, eventually, it all breaks down and they get caught or begin to fail in their subjects. When it comes time to take college entrance exams, they realize how little they have learned, and the result is they don't do well, don't get into a decent university and get a mediocre job in society.