It’s ridiculously easy for kids to cheat using these apps and sites

With the app Photomath, you just have to point your device at the problem, scan it, and receive the solution. — Dreamstime/TNS

Once upon a time, students looking for shortcuts to their math and English homework still had to make an effort: flipping back and forth in the textbook, borrowing the “teacher’s guide”, or buying the CliffsNotes. Today, homework-help sites and apps make it a lot easier to cheat.

Kids can solve even complex calculus equations just by uploading a photo of the problem or get chapter-by-chapter literature summaries on their phones.