Comments on: 4,000 Children Caught Cheating in exams – Immoral or Ingenious?

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 21 May 2010 03:28:02 +0000

This is such a relevant post. How can we punish young people for using intuition and initiative to find the answers. They should be celebrated. If there are young people in exams that don’t have the drive to look up answers- then they are going to have to cram a HELL of a lot of information into their heads if they aren’t going to have to look up information and research in their future careers.

By: Josh Cope

Josh Cope — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:13:25 +0000

This is such a relevant post. How can we punish young people for using intuition and initiative to find the answers. They should be celebrated. If there are young people in exams that don't have the drive to look up answers- then they are going to have to cram a HELL of a lot of information into their heads if they aren't going to have to look up information and research in their future careers. Josh Cope

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:22:01 +0000

ermmmm…anna you sound like someone i know. I think i have heard this story somewhere before…:)

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:51:47 +0000

Calling pupils ‘cheats’ just because they are making use of what the world gave them is not fair.
Shouldn’t we go with the flow – the world is developing and we are staying in the same place.

My mother was moaning how she had to read her school books by candle light and do her homework for school while she was working with animals on the farm. She was giving me this example as a great way to appreciate learning. She thought my way of learning is totally wrong because I enjoyed learning in unconventional ways such as never sitting at the desk, listening to loud music while studying, or watching the television.

I ask her to turn my light off, light a candle and buy me a cow!

We shouldn’t let old fashioned ways of learning be forced on young people.

By: Jessica :)

Jessica :) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:47:17 +0000

I do think this is very valuable point. As soon as the pupil has finished their education they will more than likely rely on technology that is available to them to complete tasks within their work. They will not be referring back to all this information that they are forced to memorize and more than likely forget in a short space of time. Why should this be any different for exams…Exams are there for test a persons ability but what if a pupils ability doesn’t lie within writing…what if they have skills in another area instead such as using technology… I believe it is only fair to be tested in all areas to see where your natural talent lies to prevent anyone having an unfair advantage over the next person.
Great Article. Really opens your eyes to, how pupils are pressured in todays society to perform in a way that they may not necessarily be confident in