HOW do u feel when u see other people around u cheating in a exam?

China
January 9, 2009 5:31am CST
I had linear algebra exam today,and I found most people cheat or copy others'.It just bothers me so much. I Felt sad the whole afternoon.I just felt that is unfair.So sometimes,I'd rather they got caught.I now it is not right for me to think like this,but I can help it.I am just so annoyed,is it evil for me to think so?have u been through this?
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31 responses
@smacksman (6053)
9 Jan 09
Well if your examiners are doing their job properly they will spot cheats. The classic example is when several people all make the same mistakes - one original and several copies!! The other give-away is when the method/layout/wording/punctuation is exactly as in a text book. In practice, we all interpret things in a slightly different way so a 'photostat' image is suspicious. For me, I never had time in an exam to look around me to see what others were doing! haha
• China
9 Jan 09
I have finished the paper.And the examiner was our linear algebra teacher.When the time was up,the room was in a panic,and people all took the opportunity to cheat,and the teacher did know,but she didnot point that out.That's what bother me so much.
@smacksman (6053)
9 Jan 09
Well maybe you will just have to wait till the results of the test come out. If the teacher is any good the cheats will be exposed with bad marks. If your teacher is rubbish and allows the cheating to go un-penalised then you have two options. 1. Smile to yourself that cheats will not prosper in the end. 2. Stand on your principles and make yourself very unpopular by taking it up with the Headmaster or the Board of Governers of your school! I think #1 might be the best option.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
9 Jan 09
1. Smile to yourself that cheats will not prosper in the end. So absolutely true!
@KrauseHome (36449)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Well unfortunately many people will Cheat to try and better themselves in life. It happens even after you get out of College and move on to a real job, etc. and it is Sad. But honestly a lot of times unless you are having a hard time in that class by not cheating, they eventually are found out and caught and have to pay the consequences, so even when you feel that life is not Fair, good things will come to you in time just for being Honest with yourself as well. Wishing you the Best.
• India
10 Jan 09
I bothered about it when I was a kid, and read in classed 3-6. then something got in my head and I stopped bothering. I thought that it's after all there caliber that they can manage to cheat and fetch good marks. Now I am not getting enough marks by honest means, and they are getting more than they deserve by cheating. But an outsider is not going to cross-question and see who did what. They will just go by the certificate, grades, and the degrees. Then all that honesty and dishonesty questions will have no meaning. Only what will matter is that, someone who could manage the whole thing got some high salaried good job, and then would be enjoying life. Now you would say that god will look after that. But then again who takes guarantee of that? No one is going to keep an account that who gets what punishment from god, and that too for cheating 20 marks in a 100 marks exam. So all these thoughts that got inside my head, made me think that let them do what they feel right, and you yourself do what you feel right. Just be yourself, and lead a good life. And this "good" has your own definition.
@anetteh (3590)
• Sweden
10 Jan 09
Cheating a test or any test will not help them in the long run. They will notice later on that it will cost them a lot in the real world. There is no way you can get away by cheating. I think you should feel god with your self knowing you have done the right thing. You actually have study and know about things that the cheaters have lost. Study well and learn new things is a great invest for the future. You never know when it come in handy. Do not waste Your time on the cheaters, put your time on your self.
• India
10 Jan 09
Hi, While UR appearing exams ,U should concentrate on exams only ,but nothing else.So do't bother about the others.Otherwise U loose the exams. Hi....................
• China
10 Jan 09
I had the same experience with you.In fact,I always met it when I had exames.At the beginning, I am very angry because I think people should be honesty and credit.But you know Not everyone is flawless,so we need't think so much.And you just do yourself and dou your best to learn,because that people cheating in the exame will not have good luck all the time.Unfairness is brief.
@robert19ph (4577)
• Philippines
9 Jan 09
hello jingjingpeyton, I know how you feel for you did your part to review and study only to find out on the day of your exam that some are just cheating and copying. It's really so unfair and disturbing but what matter most is that you are not one of them. And that you don't need anybody's help to pass the subject. At least you did it by yourself and for that you must be proud of it. Passing the subject without cheating is something that you must be proud of. No one can take that to you. Just do what you know is right. Even if they got high or let's say they pass, that's not an accomplishment for they did not exert any effort. Yes, have also experienced that and I felt the same way as you do. Nothing is much better if you pass the subject without cheating or copying at all. Just don't mind them.
@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Jan 09
It's unfair but anyway I won't say anything to it. After all, they are my classmates. I love China
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
10 Jan 09
Get over it! You are not responsible for the actions of others. Just look to yourself and take comfort in your own honesty and integrity. There is an old saying that is Very True. " What goes around, Comes around!" The day will come when your honesty will pay off, and you will prosper, the Cheaters will be caught with their pants down, and be hung out to dry.
@dandan07 (1906)
• China
10 Jan 09
I have seen one of the excellent student cheat in the exam. Not only one exam, more than half of them. At that time, I feel very unequal, I think if everyone did that, most of us can get a very high score in the exam, and we can also be regarded as excellent students. To me, cheating means she has problems ion her personality, and I can not believe her any more, for she is not a honest person. I think compared with the score my honest is more important. Do you think so?
• Japan
9 Jan 09
cheating in one way or another is still cheating and the worst of it all is that you are actually cheating yourself. i make them feel that i actually know they are cheating but i don't have to be mean with them. if they are my friends, i'll just discourage them if not i'll just keep quiet. anyways, it is really bad for that person to cheat even if they'll pass the subject. it's like pretending to know something but actually knows nothing. they'll fully grasp the idea of cheating once they accelerated unto the next major subject.
@inuceres (341)
• Philippines
10 Jan 09
cheat is not good, i am student that trying hard to past in exam then those just cheating or copying their seat mate that is unfair and horrible to me. they never how hard to study hard......
• Philippines
10 Jan 09
I pity them since they didnt study or prepare for their exam.what if they have been caught by the professor?that would give them a bigger problem..for me better not to pass the exam than being caught cheating...
@vinyl123 (21)
• United States
10 Jan 09
I don't really care if the people around me are cheating, as long as it isn't off of me. I know a lot of the girls in High School would share answers during the test.
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
9 Jan 09
[i]Hi jing, I used to teach math and I know not everyone loves it since I also grew up hating the subject! What i did when I was teaching is that, I will prepare different set of questionnaires! Set A and set B to avoid cheating and copying from each other! It works effective! It bother me a lot when my students will cheat and I am very strict while proctoring! But, when I was in College, I just don't mind my classmates doing it, I will just let our professor caught them, it's frustrating but that is life! EVery students find way to pass the subject, may it a good or bad way![/i]
@syeryn (573)
• United States
9 Jan 09
I don't think you are wrong to be bothered by this. If you did the work and studied so that you could pass, you have every right to be bothered by those who are taking the easy way out by cheating off others. Your test facilitator should be catching this and if not, he or she is not doing their job properly. I know when I was in school our tests were not the same as the people around us making cheating practically impossible.
@iskayz (5420)
• Philippines
9 Jan 09
Hi there! I have experienced it too, seeing a classmate cheating on exams. When I was still in grade 5 I saw my friend cheating. She always cheats. Peeping on her notes while taking the exams. I felt confusion at that very moment. A part of my brain wanted to tell her to stop it. Another part telling me to report it to the teacher while the inner me keeps telling me to mind my own business. The inner me won and I never reported it. She passed the exams with high scores and was so proud of it. She got higher scores than me but I was more proud of her cause I know she wasn't honest in taking the exams. But when I see her today, I sometimes get angry for not telling my teacher. She's now a store manager of a ranked burger house in our country. I can't help but think that a cheater at school becomes a store manager. And whether she cheated her way to college and managerial post. True or not, I can't do anything about it anymore but just shake my head. Ciao!
• Philippines
9 Jan 09
hello there! I understand what you feel. I have the same experience as you. It really feels bad and unfair especially when you studied hard for the exam and the others just easily cheat?!! But still, we can do nothing about it. There are just people that are like that. There's also a mistake on the side of the proctor. If the proctor is doing his job well, then this would prevent everybody from cheating. The important thing here is your conscience is clean and you know your on the right side. Just keep it up and don't cheat. ok? :) happy mylotting!
• Malaysia
9 Jan 09
Dear jingjingpeyton, i think there will be a higher chance to cheat in a mini test compared to a major exam where all there will be many examiners on the watch. So, don't fret as cheaters are those that willonly do well in a mini test while you will score on the final paper. I wish you all the best for your exams!
• Poland
9 Jan 09
anyone who cheating in exam is their lost..you can pretend didn't see him..beacuse of ..in a word ,,test score is just yardstick to measure our ability.only we try to word hard to get satisfied .the knoweledge we master turely can help us in the long run .If you are a honest man .you can get other's credit upon you.however ,if you are accustomed to cheating,t am sure your whole life will be a failure