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Would you turn in your teacher for cheating if he corrected your work and gave you better grades?
Students at an English High school turned in their teacher for cheating after they submitted 2,000 word Shakespeare essays earlier this month.
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Its alleged the teacher, who has not been identified, re-wrote some answers and forged signatures so that they earned better marks.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/6347644/A-level-students-hand-in-teacher-for-cheating.html
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would you have turned him in, or would you have kept quiet and taken the better grade?
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Its alleged the teacher, who has not been identified, re-wrote some answers and forged signatures so that they earned better marks.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/6347644/A-level-students-hand-in-teacher-for-cheating.html
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would you have turned him in, or would you have kept quiet and taken the better grade?
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October 16, 2009 09:08 PM
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I would've turned the teacher in for cheating, definitely. Especially since signatures were forged. That's a violation of the student's rights and it doesn't help them learn from their mistakes, which makes their learning experience a poor one. Part of the learning process is making mistakes and teachers are trusted to highlight those mistakes so that the student can learn from them.
The teacher had NO right to correct the mistakes just to be able to give the students higher grades. If any teacher is under that much pressure from students or administrators, they should take a proactive approach and adjust their teaching style or fight the system that very well may be the cause of their distress. I know how hard administrators can come down on teachers about test grades and overall averages because they need the numbers to prove that the teachers are doing their jobs because that's the only way they get funding. The better the grades, the more funding they get. Regardless, no teacher should go to the lengths that this teacher did. It's not worth it and he/she should be prosecuted.
The teacher had NO right to correct the mistakes just to be able to give the students higher grades. If any teacher is under that much pressure from students or administrators, they should take a proactive approach and adjust their teaching style or fight the system that very well may be the cause of their distress. I know how hard administrators can come down on teachers about test grades and overall averages because they need the numbers to prove that the teachers are doing their jobs because that's the only way they get funding. The better the grades, the more funding they get. Regardless, no teacher should go to the lengths that this teacher did. It's not worth it and he/she should be prosecuted.
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• I can see why they did it (even though it was wrong)... but am glad the students did the right thing even if it meant they got lower grades. You're right though its better to deal with the problems directly than to cheat the system.
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October 19, 2009 10:03 AM
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I think it is looked at completely different from a perspective from someone who has been out of school for a long time. I would take the better grade any day. Right or wrong, this world still revolves around materialism; money, attractiveness, and for students better grades. Turning in your teacher and still failing your report isnt going to get you where you want.
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