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World Traveler
Joined: 29 May 2009
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 Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 5:21 am Post subject: South Korea cheating scandal hits university bids |
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Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- I found out that the May SAT test had been canceled across the whole of South Korea just a couple of hours after teachers were told.
A chance conversation with a friend, who is a teacher at an international school here, revealed the scramble to organize alternative tests in other countries for young students hoping to get into elite U.S. universities.
The decision was taken after a widespread cheating scandal was uncovered -- a number of scams were being employed to give some unscrupulous students and their parents advance warning about the questions to be included in the test. |
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/09/world/asia/south-korea-exam-scandal/?iref=obinsite |
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le-paul
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Location: dans la chambre
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| Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 7:54 am Post subject: |
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im not surprised at all at that level of cheating. The amount of stress these people have to endure to perform before their peers and parents.
I cant even begin to imagine what I would do in thier situation to succeed.
Its saddens me. Really. |
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rollo
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: China
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| Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 1:50 am Post subject: |
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| This is going to have serious repurcussions for South Korean students, now and in the future. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 3:27 am Post subject: |
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This is too bad for those students who will try and get into a US University in the future. However, it should lead to an improvement for K-students overal.
Sad it had to happen this way. |
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T-dot
Joined: 16 May 2004
Location: bundang
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| Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 6:04 am Post subject: |
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| A few test prep hagwons have been cheating for years, this isnt anything new. |
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