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From: parnass@ihu1h.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Some rather disturbing figures - (nf)
Message-ID: <356@ihu1h.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 25-Sep-84 23:34:26 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 25 23:34:26 1984
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>> /* ---------- */
>> Only %40 of the students polled thought cheating was wrong in courses; nearly
>> 20% thought it was neccesary to get through courses, and get high college
>> entrance marks!!
>> 
>> I find this very frightening; not only from the standpoint of a devaluation
>> of the principle of getting an *education* from school, but from the kind of
>> student one is going to find on the job market, eventually.  I don't know
>> about you, but I don't want to hire somebody who had to copy answers from
>> his friend's project to pass Operating Systems Theory!
>> /* ---------- */

> ..................................... In fact, I know of a lot of people that
> don't/can't do well on tests that teachers give out, yet have "learned" a lot
> of the stuff presented in the class. The reason I think, those interviewed think
> that way is because learning and passing tests are 2 distinct aspects of 
> "schooling" that one needs to be proficient at to do well in school. Some
> people think it's more important to "learn" than to "pass tests". Combine this
> with the high emphasis this society puts on grades, and the way some courses
> are taught and this becomes frightening with respect to the school system and
> not the kids ideals.
> 
>                 Craig Votava
>                 AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus


	Your points are very stylish, but if you ever need open 
	heart surgery, will you select the doctor that cheated 
	on his/her tests in med school?

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