One afternoon there was a call phone for my boy from his classmate. After a short conversation then my boy told me something that had made me surprised, amazed, worried and felt sorry –mix together- for his friend.
My boy (B): Can you guess what my friend asked me, Ma?
Me (M) : What? Did he ask about homework?
B: Yes, and he also asked me if I want to do the math homework assignment for him…he want to pay me Rp 5000,-
M: Hah ??? Oh, my goodness…then what did your answer?
B: Of course, I won’t.
M: (mommy felt a great relief, thanks goodness)
B: By the way, one of my friends was suspended last week when my math teacher knew he had given his answer sheet to my other friend who sits behind him.
M: (then mommy said blah, blah, blah…. to her son about honesty, cheating and helping friends.)
Long after that conversation I still think about this matter. It’s really scary for me as a mom. The boy is only 11 or 12 years old and still in 7th grade, but how could he think like that? Is it cheating or more seriously than that... I wonder what would he be in the future if he keep going like that…maybe my boy’s friend really need a help in math and his parents busy working and don’t have time to teach him or..maybe he’s a kind of kid that usually spoiled by money and fancy stuff so he think ‘money could buy everything’ or maybe …..adult people around him used to show a "short cut way" to make easier in getting something. I don’t know…
At first I want to make a call to his mom and told about this, but then I realized was it a right way to do… I don’t know anything about his parents and family. I worried his mom could have different perspective.
Sometimes I feel worried and scary to see what kids could do in this era …
14 years ago
