One of the many ugly faces of examination malpractice.
Examination malpractice can manifest in multiple ways. It’s common knowledge that many times the student is the culprit. Shamefully, at other times, the culprits are the parents. Sometimes, it is even the teacher himself, in a desperate effort to convince the school management of his competence.
Some of the time however, the culprit is actually the school proprietor who subsequently markets the school’s ‘excellent’ academic results in order to improve student enrollment.
Most teachers know examination malpractice is wrong.
Yet some remain silent and eventually comply with the proprietor’s demands — not because they support it, but because they fear victimization, transfer, or even dismissal.
When honesty becomes a risk and wrongdoing feels safer, we must ask ourselves:
How did we get here?
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