Just heard a case (not from my school) of two desi boys who were on a bus discussing some cheating plans (can't share details) for a grad course. In an Indian language, not realizing that a white person behind them was a prof who understood the language cos of personal history.
The prof contacted the department the men... Not boys... These were men cheating on a course... Anyway, the course and the students were identified. Academic integrity case was pretty open and shut. Kicked out of the program. Cos of how ingrained cheating is Indian education.
At the hearing, the white prof was able to quote almost verbatim, in said Indian language, their plans, including the profanity.
The lesson here isn't that never assume your conversations are private.
The lesson here is, don't cheat.
The lesson here isn't that never assume your conversations are private.
The lesson here is, don't cheat.
The worst part apparently was that the two students weren't even struggling in the course or anything. And according to the professor, did understand the material and were smart. But it's like they decided to do everything by hook or crook for that guaranteed A. In one course.
By doing so, their entire academic past is now in question. Who knows what grades in their transcripts were theirs and which were from cheating? That's kinda why there's generally a one strike and you're out approach to blatant cheating in US schools.
I've seen a few such cases. And it's often "pehli galti, maaf Kar do" and they don't get it's not pehli galti, but pehli baar pakde gaye. Kya maloom kitne-sau-vi galti hai.
"Please forgive first mistake"
No, it's just the first time you were caught. Could be your 100th time.
"Please forgive first mistake"
No, it's just the first time you were caught. Could be your 100th time.
Forgiveness and reform is something you'll see if cheating is caught in middle or high schools or even early in college years, like maybe one warning. But a 24 year old grad student can't stand there and say, pehli galti, maaf Kar do. Just doesn't work.
Yeah, this is not the kind of leniency you'll see in the US for academic cheating. Lots of other crimes. But not this.
https://twitter.com/KidCharlemaine/status/1460526223856062467?t=Db7t36nHHog2QSdp4EnRHA&s=19
Remember that Biden first ran for President in 1988 as a high flying young senator. Was caught plagiarizing parts of a speech. Not even academic cheating. A speech. Ended his campaign. Took an honest mea culpa and 30 years of work for the public to forgive him on that.
Without that plagiarism instance, who knows, he could have been president instead of Bush Sr. Or even been a serious contender in the wide open Dem primary of 92 that created the Clinton dynasty.
America made him wait 32 years.
America made him wait 32 years.
Has anyone in India ever paid a price for plagiarism? I mean even our Teacher's Day celebrates a known academic plagiarist.
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