http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/10/24/nl-cheating-students-school-board-1024.html
This is very very different then saying "work it out with your teacher." It means no matter what the kid does to cheat in class, no matter how blatant and in your face the cheat is, the teacher still has to offer a re-write, presumably giving up their lunch time or after school time to accommodate.
If I remember correctly, students caught cheating on diploma exams here in Alberta were also permitted to re-write the exam.
As a teacher it would be just easier and more sensible to say, "I would recommend that you don't use your text book or copy the answers from the person next to you but if you decide to do it anyway, ok, I will mark the test and record the grade." It's really just a review assignment but we will all call it a "test" just to appease those who know nothing about education.
In fact why don't we just teach cheating as an exam strategy. It makes sense, "Hey kids if you are not prepared, cheat because you will then get a second chance. It's a really poor test strategy to 'try your best'." Kids need to know this.
Is it any wonder that private schools are becoming more popular.
Not much different than the second/third/can't fail them policy that the government and school board practices and advocates now...just more of the same.
ReplyDeleteThe no fail policy is pretty much systemic at this point. All but the most academically inclined should now graduate without the ability to read - congratulations Alberta.
"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education." Albert Einstein
Alberta Education is working diligently to make him not only insightful, but also a prophet.
Want to insure only the privileged acquire an education?
ReplyDeleteDon't fail the less gifted or less motivated, let them pass unlearned.