I'll Help You Cheat

By Joshua C Wright

I've searched everywhere for guidance as a teen, but after piecing together advice I'd received, I was still lost. Unfortunately, most of my problems went into the ears of peers who were just as directionless as me, which only made matters worse. The adults I'd talked to h

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nindo Reads
• Release date: Apr 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781736795613

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Copyright © 2021 by Joshua Wright

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I’LL HELP YOU CHEAT / Joshua C. Wright

CONTENTS

Dedication

A FEW KIND WORDS

JUST SIT NEXT TO ME

THANK ME LATER

WAIT, NOPE, NEVERMIND

NO BIG DEAL

VALIDATE YOURSELF

THEY’RE SLEEPING ON YOU?

WHOSE DREAM IS IT ?

WHAT’S YOUR WHY?

THE BIRDS AND THE BEES

BIG BUSINESS

BIG DAY

MR. SCREENSHOT

HIT PAUSE, THEN REVERSE

INMATE FOR A DAY

HOW MANY OF US ARE REAL FRIENDS?

YO, HIT THIS WEED ONE TIME

I BLAME IT ON MIKE

FIND AN OUTLET AND PLUG IN

EATING LUNCH ALONE

IN THE MIRROR

HATCHING

SEEING MORE

COME ON, MAN

SHINE DESTROYERS

ANSWERS COME LATER

YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW

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Dedication

I’d like to dedicate this book to my grand dad. His genuine and humble character is something I aspire to emulate. When I tell him my dreams, call to share ideas, or feel lost,he is always there for me to listen and offer advice.

My grand dad has been a consistent role model in my life.

The love he has shown me has filled so many holes in my character and heart. I credit him for being a shining light that directes me when the world seems dark.

Thanks for everything Granddad. I love You Richard L. Butler!

A picture of me and my mom. This was a millennium ago.

A FEW KIND WORDS

Hey, Mom, I love you. Throughout my whole life, you’ve been the backbone to my existence, and without your love and support, I wouldn’t be who I am today. Thank You to everyone whose mind and heart has affected me in a positive way. This book is dedicated to everyone who’s been searching for reassurance and guidance. If no one wants to help you study, I’ll help you cheat.

JUST SIT NEXT TO ME

You’ve shown up early for the exam even though you haven’t studied anything! Your chances of failure outweigh your chances of success, but that didn’t stop you from showing up. You’ve got guts, kid; I like that. As of now, the test booklets are being passed out and your sweating, but not too much because your crush is sitting behind you. The teacher who hates everyone except for the teacher’s pet drops a test booklet on your desk and smiles. It’s the smile of a teacher that knew you’d be repeating their class if you didn’t pass. If there was a write up for blinking then this particular teacher would have given you one without hesitation. What makes it worse is that this teacher has been working at this school since it opened and still hasn’t retired one million years later. Older relatives and friends warned you about Life 101, but you didn’t really care until it granted you sleepless nights and never-ending confusion. But you don’t have to worry about failing because today you were prepared. When the test booklet dropped on your desk you chuckled. Let’s be honest, you know for a fact that you didn’t smile because you studied hard. You smiled because I wrote you this super detailed cheat sheet that will pass you with flying colors. Then, before you can finish writing your name, the test has begun.

THANK ME LATER

A majority of the time, you’re being forced to read things that mean nothing to you, but I assure you that this won’t be one of those books. If it were, I’d backspace and delete everything. I wish someone wrote something like this for me when I began filling out the first part of the multiple-choice test called life. I’ve searched the internet, book stores, and even school libraries for advice, but I only found study guides for aptitude tests like the SAT. Those books included theories on why C was the right multiple-choice answer compared to the others. Study guides created to mold the thinking of students’ rational thought processes for the purpose of being compared to national averages – oh, and getting accepted to college. My teachers already planned two semesters of course curriculum for that purpose alone, so those SAT books were extremely repetitive. It amazes me how adults who’ve already walked in our shoes – older less-stylish shoes – have written hundred-page books on how to pass tests that require much less rational thinking than problems we face outside of the testing center. Thousands of tutors and educators in the world have put countless hours into teaching us formulas to solve sophisticated algorithms, but not equations to solve personal ones. W.E.B. Du Bios, a philosopher and historian, once said Education must not simply teach work – it must teach life.

The differences between life’s tests and ones prepared for us in school are as follows. School tests are timed and require speedy answers that most often ignore personal experiences and ideology. In contrast, our own life tests require patience and a mind that’s able to jump from different perspectives in order to analyze and build a higher interpretation. Tests of our own require the incorporation of norms, emotional intelligence, gut feelings, and most importantly, interaction with other humans. That’s something you won’t find in quiet rooms with isolated desks. Questions we face aren’t as straightforward as ones that include the use of number two pencils, scratch paper, or non-graphic calculators to solve. Our lives can’t be divided into ten-minute bathroom breaks and short essay questions. The puzzles we piece together involve the utilization of our hearts and minds, past and present, and courage to take action to solve them.

Someone should’ve told me that regardless of how many answers I missed, I’d inevitably still pass, because the best outcome from being tested isn’t a high score or certificates. The real reward from life’s many quizzes are the problems that made you stumble and fall. Those occurrences not only teach you how to approach those issues, but how to think differently about them, which ultimately leads to the betterment of yourself. Parents around the entire universe say, Learn from your mistakes. The only thing they’re missing is the part about how to rationalize them.

That reminds me of when I would question my mom about why something was wrong or why I couldn’t go out. Sometimes she’d have an answer, but most times I got, Because I said so. Those types of replies never gave me a way to conclude and gain an understanding of certain decisions and concepts. Responses like that are common amongst most adults though, not just your parents. Luckily, at times my mom would encourage me to have my own thoughts when it