Cheating in the Leaving Cert - boards.ie mentioned

Banned Account · 15-06-2010 09:55AM

Just another argument for continuous assessment if you ask me.

Gone Drinking · 15-06-2010 09:56AM

WindSock wrote: »

I'm a journalist and I cheated on my job by ripping stories out of discussion forums.

Hahaha, thats fcuking brilliant.

mathie · 15-06-2010 09:56AM

Sanjuro wrote: »

The OP should be slapped with an insta-ban from boards.ie for bring such an upstanding website into disripute!

I see no mention of analblackhammer.com

gbee · 15-06-2010 10:01AM

I did exams in '69 & '72 ~ apart from the phone text which not available yet, we did everything else ... nice to see things don't change ... and thank the exam God's for those biscuits and tea ...................

You know the funny thing is, I've actually never forgotten the stuff I "cheated" on ~~ scary ....

gbee · 15-06-2010 10:03AM

WindSock wrote: »

I'm a journalist and I cheated on my job by ripping stories out of discussion forums.

Yup, been doing that long before they became popular ~ board like this and the Golden Pages ia all one needs to succeed.

phill106 · 15-06-2010 10:04AM

junior_apollo wrote: »

Haha.. can just picture you now...

In exam.. start tape... rattling out the information while trying to keep up with writing... eventually you snap... "Slow the **** down will ya?.. repeat that last part!"

Be gas if you got rick rolled!

Sergeant · 15-06-2010 10:07AM

WindSock wrote: »

I'm a journalist and I cheated on my job by ripping stories out of discussion forums.

There is a journalist who writes a colour piece on a Saturday in one of the broadsheets, and the story itself, or a quote from this site is almost always used.

Ian Beale · 15-06-2010 10:10AM

Zascar wrote: »

Agree with the lazy journalism, do you think anything is actually going to happen? They are hardly going to try to identify the OP on the thread are they?

The OP has already contacted them according to the article.

Run_to_da_hills · 15-06-2010 10:10AM

Zascar wrote: »

Agree with the lazy journalism, do you think anything is actually going to happen? They are hardly going to try to identify the OP on the thread are they?

They would have no probes identifying and questioning the OP.

Cheating in a state exam is a criminal offence, the Government can use what ever surveillance powers that are out there even if it involves IP tracking and chasing up the OP's ISP.

All internet correspondence can be held for up to two years under EU / Irish data retention derivatives so the have plenty of time.

Zascar · 15-06-2010 10:14AM

The guy is not going to be the most popular boy in school if this break out! Social suicide in a way... It will stay with him forever...

brummytom · 15-06-2010 10:18AM

He was talking about that, having visited Ireland loads I found it hilarious - but I'd have thought with something as serious as exams, it'd still be strict

I mean, in my exams yesterday; there were two years in the hall doing GCSEs. A Year 10's phone went off, I've never seen an invigilator run so fast - she grabbed the kid's phone, picked up her radio and legged it outside. Within a minute, the two exam officers and a few senior staff had come in; and grabbed the kid at the end - I'd imagine he's been disqualified now.

Why can't we be more relaxed?!

gbee · 15-06-2010 10:21AM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

the Government can use what ever surveillance powers.

Don't be daft .... child protection comes FIRST.

Feeona · 15-06-2010 10:22AM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

They would have no probes identifying and questioning the OP.

Definitely! They had no problem identifying the supervisor last year (or the year before?) who leaked English paper II, so why would they have any problem naming and shaming a young man who's just starting out?

Naming and shaming the people in the so called Golden Circle, now that's another story. Actually it wasn't a story at all, because they weren't named and shamed.

My name is Feeona and I suffer from Joe Duffyitis:(

fryup · 15-06-2010 10:26AM

brummytom wrote: »

A Year 10's phone went off, I've never seen an invigilator run so fast - she grabbed the kid's phone, picked up her radio and legged it outside. Within a minute, the two exam officers and a few senior staff had come in; and grabbed the kid at the end - I'd imagine he's been disqualified now.

should have had it on silent;)

hey kids out there don't cheat its not worth it, and it usually goes pear shaped anyway

if needs be....fail with dignity

moonpurple · 15-06-2010 10:28AM

number one: mobile phones in exam hall...disqualification

number two: invigilator scans toilets befor exam and makes them a no go area for other people who might place books

number:invigilator has to pace up and down hall at all times just a garda paces on the beat..dont want to? plenty others will e work

fair play to that girl...she will be a supreme court judge some day:pac:

GavRedKing · 15-06-2010 10:32AM

Just being talked about on TodayFM now, cheating in the Leaving Cert that is.

El Siglo · 15-06-2010 10:33AM

Exam notes in toilets... reminds me a lot of this:

hobochris · 15-06-2010 10:34AM

another mention of it here(including boards.ie reference):

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/investigation-launched-into-alleged-cheating-in-leaving-cert-461677.html

DoMyBooks · 15-06-2010 10:38AM

Its a bit of a non story to be honest. I can't seem them disqualifying someone from their exams without a lot of evidence. Not a few forum posts.

Donkey Oaty · 15-06-2010 10:42AM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Cheating in a state exam is a criminal offence, the Government can use what ever surveillance powers that are out there even if it involves IP tracking and chasing up the OP's ISP.

Criminal offence for cheating in the Leaving Cert? Are you sure? I know the Dept of Education can ban people from taking the exams again, but are there other possible penalties?

Feeona · 15-06-2010 10:42AM

DoMyBooks wrote: »

Its a bit of a non story to be honest. I can't seem them disqualifying someone from their exams without a lot of evidence. Not a few forum posts.

Ah they'll get mileage out of showing up people who 'aren't doing their jobs properly in times of recession'. It'll all be written by people like Windsock (:p) who lazily copy their stories from the internet.

moonpurple · 15-06-2010 10:45AM

DoMyBooks wrote: »

Its a bit of a non story to be honest. I can't seem them disqualifying someone from their exams without a lot of evidence. Not a few forum posts.

huge story

the leaving cert is a moment of equality when every child in ireland whether they live in a home with one toilet or seven toilets = is in an equal position..

that is why it must never be changed especially for assessments where pushey parents manipulate public sector employees:pac:

biko · 15-06-2010 10:46AM

mathie wrote: »

I would like to alledge that all mods have something hidden deep within their rectums.

Don't worry, it'll happens to you some day too.

gbee · 15-06-2010 10:56AM

I would not like to be an exam student today, after all the fuss ~ I can imagine strip searches, barbed wire and machine guns in the corridors and toilets.

Armed RSU with attack dogs patrolling the exam halls. Students who even fart, being shot at their desks ....

ScumLord · 15-06-2010 10:56AM

moonpurple wrote: »

huge story

the leaving cert is a moment of equality when every child in ireland whether they live in a home with one toilet or seven toilets = is in an equal position..

How on earth do you come to that conclusion? Poor people do horribly in state exams, they can't afford grinds, they can often come from a troubled home, they may have to work to help out the family.

It's the same test but different people will come at it in a different way.

I think any child can be thought what we where all thought in school to the highest levels and do very well if the information is put in a way that suits that persons learning process. The schools and society as a whole are wasting the the learning ability's of the young.

CantGetNoSleep · 15-06-2010 10:57AM

Anyone have a link to the cheating thread from last year / 2 years ago maybe? Can't remember exactly what it was but remember it being a big deal at the time

Run_to_da_hills · 15-06-2010 11:00AM

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

Criminal offence for cheating in the Leaving Cert? Are you sure? I know the Dept of Education can ban people from taking the exams again, but are there other possible penalties?

It is certainly not taken lightly as seen by media reports.

My point earlier is that if someone "boast" or "put their foot in it" with regards to the subject of cheating in state exams can expect some kind of response from the authorities.

Antamojo · 15-06-2010 11:05AM

"...with some posters encouraging the student to contact the authorities and others accusing the student of being a “snitch’’."

Haha

OutlawPete · 15-06-2010 11:08AM

Surely there are pens with webcams built in.

A simple in-ear wireless receiver could then pick up the answers being relayed from whoever is viewing the webcam footage.

People make things so complicated.

gbee · 15-06-2010 11:09AM

Antamojo wrote: »

"...with some posters encouraging the student to contact the authorities and others accusing the student of being a “snitch’’." Haha

Right lads, I call on ALL the papers to be RETAKEN .... scrap what's happened up to today.

Another week of torture at the end of summer when ye ALL have to sit the first few exams again.

OK. Everybody happy now?

Cheating in the Leaving Cert - boards.ie mentioned

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