Week 13b: Friday, 5 December 2014

Posted by Zakumi on November 28, 2014

(1) Students, pse remember to LISTEN and prepare Tara's News! You don't have to comment on the news.

(2) Mini-debate: Cheating and plagiarism in schools

We'll read an article about this phenomenon, learn some vocab, discuss some questions in pairs, and then enter into different debates about the question of cheating. Student have to read the worksheet before commenting.

M - W13b - Mini debates - Cheating.pdf

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    • Zakumi December 7, 2014 9:00

      Well, if it is what I think you have referred to, then it is the memory stick with info on which one inserts into a USB port of a computer. You can call it a 'USB disc', or in my country we refer to it as a 'memory stick'. It is officially known as a 'removable flash memory card' (I think it was initially developed as a card, but with better technology it changed to a USB disc). Haha, you are concerned about your old foreign teacher! Well, I have always been a "night owl" and never an "early bird"! It is very difficult to change that habit when once used to it! I would rather work or stay up late and then sleep later; but don't ask me to go to bed earlier to get up earlier! I only rise early when I have the first class, but fortunately I didn't have any first classes this semester! I'm not so sure that it is not good for one's health - the only reason they say that, I believe, is that they don't think one gets enough sleep; but if you still get sufficient sleep (6 - 8 hours a night), I can't see why it is unhealthy! ;-)

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    • Zakumi December 5, 2014 13:15

      Thanks Lyn; quite a good effort! Keep up the good work!

  • Guo Hongtai December 5, 2014 3:36

    I think it's a wrong action,not only because it go against the meaning of education,but also unfair to the student who don't cheat and plagiarism.And,it also means you are a unhonest person.Maybe in other people's mind,high marks means you good,but in my opinion,do a person is more important than do a good mark.Some students may say that they have pressure,then who don't?So,don't find excuse for the wrong thing,just work hard about you study.

    • Zakumi > Guo Hongtai December 5, 2014 3:50

      You are right, Guo Hongtai, all students have pressure and they don't all use it as an excuse. some work hard because of the pressure. Cheating will always remain dishonest behaviour.

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    • Zakumi December 5, 2014 3:55

      That is probably one of the biggest problems with this ugly phenomenon, Men Yaqiong, that students don't regard dishonesty as a bad characteristic any longer. So, it doesn't matter to them whether a person lives a dishonest life, or not; it's the same to them. If they don't change from within (the hearts), this problem would remain forever.

  • Gina December 5, 2014 3:20
    I really think it is a must to avoid this behavior for it is unfair for others.It is really universal in our schools.This reminds me of one thing before and I remember it clearly.There is a student in my senior high school who is in major work class and have a high mark in evry test.But it is not by his hard work but by cheating.He can always get the answers before the test.But it is meaningless.he was just deceive himself.And it crashed when he have the National College Entrance Examnation.This time he can't get the answer before the exam.Naturally,he got a low mark and went to a bad college.
    Cheating is just cheat themselves in my opinion.Of course it will be unequal to other competitors,but the most hurt person is himself.We can not cheat in both thing,and when we meet this thing,we will fail seriously for we put most of our life to cheating and hiding this behavior.Do you want this kind of life?My answer is "ABSOLUTELY NOT"
    • Zakumi > Gina December 5, 2014 4:15

      I agree with that view, Gina, that a cheater just cheats himself. That boy in the Gaokao exam discovered that, but too late. And as you also rightly mentioned, the cheaters would continue to live that kind of life and always hiding it. We see that example in daily life in our societies nowadays. Maybe you and me don't want this kind of life, but many don't care as they mostly get away with it. I guess we have to live with dishonesty around us; sadly, it won't go away!

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    • Zakumi December 5, 2014 4:09

      You are correct in that it is better to be known as an honest person than a cheater, Zheng Chunyu; but the reality is sadly, that not all people think like that. Dishonesty would therefore always be part of our societies. I don't think people that are dishonest would easily change as the punishments for dishonesty is not that severe, and is this not also the example that they get from many of their superiors and from society?!

  • fengdongli December 5, 2014 2:36
    I think it is because now dys we almost chose to not to talke to some one we do not meet on the cell phone .And not to listen to what other people said to us .
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    • Zakumi December 5, 2014 1:58

      I am not surprised that you said that, Wu Ting. I heard (and even noticed it myself) that our campus isn't immune against cheating. I am embarrassed about that. But on the other hand, show me ONE university or school where they don't cheat ... I think it is that bad. Whether cheating is good or bad ... you don't know?! Well, let me tell you, if there is one person that says that cheating is not bad, then something had gone terribly wrong in society if people start saying bad behaviour is now acceptable. Is that where we are now?! No, not yet (I hope), as too many students said here that cheating is still wrong!

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