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korea.teacher
Joined: 04 Feb 2009
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 Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 5:06 pm Post subject: SAT Cancelled for South Korea Because of Cheating |
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http://news.yahoo.com/first-time-sat-test-gets-canceled-entire-country-213729411.html
"Some 1,500 South Korean students ...are scrambling after the U.S.-based administrator of the SAT cancelled the scheduled May 4 session of the exam due to allegations of widespread cheating. It�s the first time the SAT test has been called off in an entire country."
How does student pressure to succeed impact your students and classes? |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| So they'll just take over the nearest location that offers it and they'll take their cheating ways with them. |
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Dodge7
Joined: 21 Oct 2011
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| Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| That's all they do is cheat on tests (and on boyfriends/girlfriends) and plagiarize to get by. The kids do it in elementary/middle and high school, too. It starts at an early age. They're frauds. |
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sluggo832004
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Dodge7 wrote: |
| That's all they do is cheat on tests (and on boyfriends/girlfriends) and plagiarize to get by. The kids do it in elementary/middle and high school, too. It starts at an early age. They're frauds. |
Can you blame them? This society is so competitive and there is so much pressure on these damn kids I honestly cant blame them.
Not to mention 75% of us Western students cheated as well at some point in time.
Not saying I agree but I understand.
Korea seems like a descent place to live but not a great place to grow up. |
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newb
Joined: 27 Aug 2012
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Dodge7 wrote: |
| That's all they do is cheat on tests (and on boyfriends/girlfriends) and plagiarize to get by. The kids do it in elementary/middle and high school, too. It starts at an early age. They're frauds. |
And don't forget the lying. |
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Dodge7
Joined: 21 Oct 2011
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| Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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| newb wrote: |
| Dodge7 wrote: |
| That's all they do is cheat on tests (and on boyfriends/girlfriends) and plagiarize to get by. The kids do it in elementary/middle and high school, too. It starts at an early age. They're frauds. |
And don't forget the lying. |
CAN'T forget the lying. You're right. |
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World Traveler
Joined: 29 May 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 12:39 am Post subject: |
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| Zilong wrote: |
| Lying is a sport in Korea, and the ladies are gold medalists. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 1:00 am Post subject: |
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| This is a major black eye for Korea, on the academic front, but Koreans don't seem to care. Koreans who want to study overseas will have to deal with much more scrutiny and you can bet there will be additional interviews and other hurdles. They have no one to blame but themselves. |
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FMPJ
Joined: 03 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 2:07 am Post subject: |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
| They have no one to blame but themselves. |
Korean students are not a monolithic entity. ALL the kids who needed to take this May's exam are suffering thanks to those who cheat. |
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newb
Joined: 27 Aug 2012
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 2:48 am Post subject: |
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| FMPJ wrote: |
| dairyairy wrote: |
| They have no one to blame but themselves. |
Korean students are not a monolithic entity. ALL the kids who needed to take this May's exam are suffering thanks to those who cheat. |
Koreans suffer because they cheat and lie. They always say "우리는 하나" which translates to "we are one". |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 4:54 am Post subject: |
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| FMPJ wrote: |
| dairyairy wrote: |
| They have no one to blame but themselves. |
Korean students are not a monolithic entity. ALL the kids who needed to take this May's exam are suffering thanks to those who cheat. |
Don't try to change the meaning of what I posted, and it's true that everyone is paying the price for a system of academic cheating on the SAT. It's the first time that the entire SAT was cancelled in an entire country but it seems to be taken very lightly by Koreans. So a few cheaters got caught, who cares, right? Those same hagwons and teachers will be right back in business and they'll have plenty of students and parents waiting to get right back to work getting that "advantage"from cheating.
Care to disagree?
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This is a major black eye for Korea, on the academic front, but Koreans don't seem to care. Koreans who want to study overseas will have to deal with much more scrutiny and you can bet there will be additional interviews and other hurdles. They have no one to blame but themselves.
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sluggo832004
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 5:03 am Post subject: |
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Just curious.
Are there junior colleges in Korea? Community colleges?
Or just overpriced Samsung factories called universities?  |
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