[etni] Adi is right!
- From: David Cactus <davidcactus01@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:27:26 +0300
I would like to apologize to Adi for not weighing in sooner. She is
100% right. I admire her courage to speak the truth.
With all due respect to Janus Korczak. Cheating is nationwide and
culturally acceptable in Israeli society. This is a sad fact.
Yes, the honor system can be used in very small classes provided the
teacher and the students know each other well. So what?
I show my classes the movie "School Ties", which is a movie about
anti-semitism in America in the 1950's. Brendon, Frasier Matt Damon
and Ben Aflek star in this great film. Brendon Fraiser stars as David
Green, a Jew who has been recruited to help the Catholic high school's
football team. David is asked to keep the fact that he is a Jew under
his hat. Central to the plot is the cherished honor code at the
prestigious institution.
When I asked the class if the honor code could be used in Israeli
schools, the response was a howling no way!!! When I asked my students
how many could honestly say they had never cheated or helped anyone
else cheat. No one raised their hands.
When I arrive at a classroom to proctor a test, my arrival is usually
greeted with groans. Some students actually say, "Oh no, now we won't
be able to cheat!" They know better.
Part of the problem is that when you do catch a student red handed,
the parents will back him or her up 100%. Sometimes the home room
teacher is less than enthusiastic about providing support.
I have seen students lie directly and convincingly to the face of
their homeroom teacher. They can even cry. All the while you are
holding a note with the answers in their handwriting!
David Curiel
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