OK, I’m being a tad facetious - we aren’t supposed to love cheating. However, I have to admit to a grudging admiration for the pretty young lady who showed up for a Computer Science exam at a major Midwestern university back in the ‘80s for which I was a proctor. She managed to score an 85 despite flagrantly copying answers from the two students seated in front of her. My fellow proctors and I seized her exam when she tried to turn it in; we also seized the exams of her two victims. What’s it like to show up for an exam knowing that the only way you are going to succeed is through theft of intellectual property from fellow students? I can’t imagine. Back then, I thought this young lady had a bright future in American society: combine exceptionally good looks, moral “flexibility”, and the innate ability to identify appropriate victims, and you’ll go far. The only thing lacking was the ability to steal without getting caught - a skill that can be learned through practice.
A favorite quote relevant to this case:
A favorite quote relevant to this case:
So … anyone else directly witnessed cheating?The secret of great fortunes with no apparent source is a forgotten crime, forgotten because it was properly carried out. - de Balzac