Final exam time is coming and here’s something that probably every high school teacher knows, but maybe you parents aren’t aware of. Kids cheat. Lots of them. Except in Shorewood, of course.
Some of our country's best cheaters become valedictorians, some of them end up CEO's and the unlucky ones, who have probably been unlucky throughout their lives, will get caught. They’re the kids that the other kids give the stolen money to when they see a cop coming. If your kid is that one, remind him again about the cost of cheating and that he’s the kind of person who will never, ever get away with it. On the other hand, maybe this will turn his luck around! Cut it out and tape it to that lastest detention slip.
Water bottles: Students write answers on the inside of a bottle’s label, then reattach it so the writing is visible through the water during the test.
Cell phones: In addition to text-messaging answers to one another, students take pictures of the test, then beam the images to friends. Others photograph their notes ahead of time.
M&M’s: After assigning each candy color a multiple-choice letter, students line up M&M’s on their desks in the order of the answers.
MP3 Players: Before the test, students record answers and then listen to them through earphones during exams.
Invisible-ink pens: Kids write notes or formulas on a sheet of paper in invisible ink, then use the pen’s ultraviolet flashlight during the test to reveal what they’ve written.
Personal digital assistants: Students send information to one another through their PDAs and use the devices to store formulas and notes.
Sorry for ratting you out kids, but I have to admit you’re pretty clever. And just as I was beginning to worry about the future of our country…
This information from Teacher Magazine’s, Amanda Jones (unless of course, she lifted it from some other rag).
