[etni] cheating
- From: Sarah Cove <sarahc@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:11:06 +0300
I have two stories to tell about teaching kids to cheat. When my son was in
6th grade, the class was preparing for a regional test in geography. His
teacher closed the door and told the kids not to tell anyone. She then wrote
all the questions to the test on the board and told the kids to study for the
test. My son told me and I approached the principal who was shocked. She
asked to see his
notebook and then talked to the teacher. To my great sorrow, the teacher
figured out who had 'snitched' to his parents - because she guessed who it
might be. What was the result for the teacher? "She had been punished enough
because she had a very difficult weekend with her conscience." She was
supposed to apologize to the class after they finished their year-end party -
but that never happened.
The second story is about a boy who traded test papers with his friend who had
a much better grade. He wrote his name on the paper and took it home to his
mother. When the deception came to light, the mother was invited to a meeting
with the principal, the boy, the home-rrom teacher and me. The mother said to
the boy - That you lied to the teachers - "maylay" (I dont' quite know how to
translate this into English) - but you lied to me!
So where do kids learn to cheat???
Sarah
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