Jin's teacher discovers that he cheated on his exam. She produces evidence of the cheating to Jin and says, "If you take responsibility for this, I will only give you a failing grade for the test." Jin admits to cheating but then proceeds to make several excuses for his behavior. At one point, he even blames his teacher for not giving the class enough time to study. Finally, he begs for the teacher's forgiveness. To avoid failing the class, Jin should have

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Jin should have limited the extent of his communication and simply taken responsibility for his actions without making excuses or blaming others. This would have shown maturity and ownership of his mistakes, which could have potentially earned him some leniency from the teacher. However, making excuses and blaming the teacher only shows a lack of accountability, which is unlikely to win him any favors from the teacher.

Jin's Teacher Discovers That He Cheated on His Exam