Comments on: Making sure they don’t cheat http://desiknitter.com/2006/03/making-sure-they-dont-cheat/ An academic juggles knitting, sewing, and other crafts in Kolkata Sat, 05 May 2012 23:58:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: desiknitter http://desiknitter.com/2006/03/making-sure-they-dont-cheat/comment-page-1/#comment-104 desiknitter Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:15:57 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/?p=27#comment-104 lobstah, I'm sure a lot of that percentage are in my school, grrrr. I'm sure text-messaging makes it all a lot easier, but have no idea how to stop it. Mallige, thanks for stopping by and for the compliment! and good to know you're knitting too! my ability to knit (only stockinette, mind you) and keep my eyes somewhere else comes from long hours of mindless TV watching. Keep at it, it will come to you too. What scarf pattern and yarn were you using? As for the cheaters, I only found out afterwards that the cheating had occurred after comparing answer books and the same wrong answers, mistakes, etc. but didn't have conclusive proof. I was just extra vigilant the next time, but there's a regular university procedure for reporting students if you catch them and have evidence. lobstah, I’m sure a lot of that percentage are in my school, grrrr. I’m sure text-messaging makes it all a lot easier, but have no idea how to stop it.
Mallige, thanks for stopping by and for the compliment! and good to know you’re knitting too! my ability to knit (only stockinette, mind you) and keep my eyes somewhere else comes from long hours of mindless TV watching. Keep at it, it will come to you too. What scarf pattern and yarn were you using?
As for the cheaters, I only found out afterwards that the cheating had occurred after comparing answer books and the same wrong answers, mistakes, etc. but didn’t have conclusive proof. I was just extra vigilant the next time, but there’s a regular university procedure for reporting students if you catch them and have evidence.

]]> By: mallige http://desiknitter.com/2006/03/making-sure-they-dont-cheat/comment-page-1/#comment-103 mallige Sun, 12 Mar 2006 11:46:36 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/?p=27#comment-103 Hi Fran, I just came over from AS and I am seriously impressed with your knitting. I am so totally amazed that you can knit and keep and eye on students etc. When I knit (started knitting only recently and realised what frogging meant when I had to do just that to my first scarf sob!), I have to totally concentrate on my knitting. On the invigilators front, what did you do with the cheaters in your class, I am curious. Mallige Hi Fran,
I just came over from AS and I am seriously impressed with your knitting. I am so totally amazed that you can knit and keep and eye on students etc. When I knit (started knitting only recently and realised what frogging meant when I had to do just that to my first scarf sob!), I have to totally concentrate on my knitting. On the invigilators front, what did you do with the cheaters in your class, I am curious.
Mallige

]]> By: lobstah http://desiknitter.com/2006/03/making-sure-they-dont-cheat/comment-page-1/#comment-102 lobstah Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:34:35 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/?p=27#comment-102 I just read about a survey that showed something like 75% of students have admitted to cheating in the last year. I was truly shocked! I guess I am kind of a goody-two-shoes, but I would never have dreamed of cheating when I was in school! The article that talked about that survey said that cheating has supposedly gotten worse due to the availabilty of text messaging, on-line term paper purchasing, and also the message of our culture and from these kid's parents to "win at any cost". Anyway, glad you found a good (fun) way to keep an eye on them! Can't wait to see your finished projects. I just read about a survey that showed something like 75% of students have admitted to cheating in the last year. I was truly shocked! I guess I am kind of a goody-two-shoes, but I would never have dreamed of cheating when I was in school!

The article that talked about that survey said that cheating has supposedly gotten worse due to the availabilty of text messaging, on-line term paper purchasing, and also the message of our culture and from these kid’s parents to “win at any cost”.

Anyway, glad you found a good (fun) way to keep an eye on them! Can’t wait to see your finished projects.

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