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[MW]

The Government has accused a Vice-Director of the Education Bureau of Jiahe County in Hunan Province of dereliction of duty in allowing two-hundred and three students to cheat on the college entrance examination. (China Daily, (7/22/00)

It was reported that in Jiangxi Province Government job applicants were using copies, pagers and mobile phones to cheat on exams. (China Daily, (8/18/00)

In January of 2001 seven of thirty-three students were caught cheating on a final examination. Due to administrative interference, the seven students were not required to retake the examination but were allowed to continue with their studies as if nothing had happened. (Uriel in China, (1-6-01)

During the summer of 2002 at a private business institute in joint venture with a 2nd tier public university in Hebei Province, (Qiang/Wolff, 6/03) there were two instances of administrative altering of academic records. In one instance a male student attending the private oral English course completely failed to meet the minimum criteria for passing the class and was given an �F� by the teacher. However, when the grades were posted, this student received a �D� or passing grade. In the second instance, seven male students in the public university oral English class completely failed to meet the minimum criteria for passing the class and were given an �F� by the teacher. However, when the grades were posted, these students received a �D� or passing grade. (source: author's personal experience) The rational for the administrative grade changes was that if students attending the private courses, (which are the profit center or �cash cow� of the joint venture operation) fail a course, they drop out of the program and future revenue is lost.; and if students attending the public university courses, (which are the bread and butter revenues which pay all of the joint venture operation) fail a course, the lucrative joint venture agreement is jeopardized with termination and hence loss of essential revenue and facilities.

During final oral examinations at a College in Henan Province just prior to the 2003 Spring Festival vacation, a tongue-tied female student, with extremely poor pronunciation, was given a �B� grade; while one male student, who could not even speak one word of English, and had been referred just the prior week for special phonetics tutoring also received �D� grade. This was justified because the students were admitted to the College because of their parents' political positions and these were people upon whom the College relied for continuing community support. (source: author's personal experience)

A prominent Shanghai university became embroiled in a cheating scandal when it reportedly publish an internet list of important students and their �official supporters� in an apparent attempt to influence professors' grading actions relative to those students. (Matuszak (9/01)

A Vice President of a prestigious Shanghai university was recently detained by the prosecutor of Ningbo City for investigation into allegations that he �was suspected of having taken a large sum of bribes during his tenure� as deputy president of Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Province from 1992 to 1998 (People's Daily, (1/22/02)

Another form of administrative cheating is explored by the BBC. It involves school administrators utilizing school children (child labor) to engage in business enterprize for personal economic gain which resulted in a school fireworks manufacturing accident. (news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/ newsid) On March 7, 2002, 40 children died in a school explosion while manufacturing fireworks due to a �shortfall in school funding.� After initial denials, use of the school for such business activities was admitted and an attempt was made to justify it as a form of a training �work to study� program. (http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/03/07/china.school.blast.03/; http://www.asia.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/03/15/china.premier.blast.01/)

The authors are also aware that certain university admissions officers have been swayed in their admission decisions through guanxi or outright gifts.

[Dragon]

Dear Comrade,
Thanks again for your insight. It is hard to keep up with your pace of postings. However, with vigor I will try to read all your posts
DRAGON

[Roger]

The only solution to this persistent and wide-spread phenomenon is to put the teaching of English under some form of Western supervision, with Chinese tachers and students accepting responsability for their own failures.
To further minimise any subjectivity, I suggest that teachers from other schools, that are in no way involved in teaching these students mark the papers of students sitting an exam!

[hubei_canuk]

Chinese Education IS communism
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"The only solution to this persistent and wide-spread phenomenon is to put the teaching of English under some form of Western supervision, with Chinese tachers and students accepting responsability for their own failures.
- roger
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No, i don't think anything can change effectively as along as China remains a totalitarian communist system. This is what i mean about how people don't see what communism is. The education system is like it is because that's the way they want it. It IS communism.
Education IS political control in this country.
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Corruption, cheating, everything is from the top down.
It's all model on the only role model there is which is the communist government.
The goverment is father and god.
You can say anything and do anything so long as you have the power to do it and you don't get caught.
And never admit it or admit its true
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It's simple and learned from birth and unspoken.
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The education cannot improve until the government falls.
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The government wants the education exactly like it is.
That is: it fills the time totally of the people so they have no time to think and all other talents and abilities are suffocated.
It cripples their ability to think independently and analyticlly.
Chinese education is political and social indoctrination. Corruption and cheating are learned behaviours of that system.

[Billy]

Canuk, your post is succinct and extremely accurate.

[MW]

HC -

And you did it with style!

[Dragon]

Dear Comrade MW,
Yes Praise where praise deserves it but attack when they attack you.
Facilitation is the key! We anxiously await your teachings.
DRAGON

[MW]

Since you have only been in China for 3 1/2 years and have stated you are here to see the downfall of this country, I now understand why you want to return to the states to try and attend law school.

I note that of your 78 postings (that was the amount when I checked) you once said something of value but in the very next posting had to retract and say "sorry" for your mistake. Too bad my comrade friend.

You will need a little assistance getting through law school with those kind of numbers backing you up though.

[Dragon]

Dear Comrade MW
Yes, I have made mistakes in the past. I am sorry I did not live up to your expectations. However, with your knowledge of ESL and other matters I know you can help me and all others who view this forum. Thank you for attacking me and mocking me because I know it comes from your desire to help all of us as you so willingly give to thewondefrul chinese students with your facilitation method. You have called me out and I thank you for I will be a better ESL Industry teacher. I wait for the next postings of yours.
May you live 10,000 years Comrade MW
DRAGON