By Vic Odarve
Without warning, a teacher
slapped the student’s face twice after being caught twisting his head to copy
another student’s script during the final exam of the course. The student
simply did nothing in response after seeing perhaps a million stars twinkling
in heaven! In another cheating incident, the lecturer tore the script into
pieces before his very eyes in the closing minutes of an exam. Scripts were
nothing more than a waste thrown into a garbage can. Surely, this student
failed the course! “No copying, please!” the teacher warned.
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| Final Exam in Engineering Math |
The above scenarios are common
sight during final exams. Twisting the heads to almost 360 degrees with eyes
dangling a mile just to see and copy the scripts of the classmates seems an
eyesore inside the exam room. Sometimes invigilators of an exam talk in a stern
voice but lose and raise tempers; hence slapping of faces has acted in. Copying is more prevalent at the last minute
of the exams such that teachers can be seen confiscating scripts and tore them
into pieces. “I am not surprised by this
cheating. I have seen this for so many years. It is already in our culture and
these strong punishments are messages to our students during final
examinations”, quoted one native professor. So be it!
Eastern and western countries
have different modes of disciplining college students’ misdeeds. Scripts are
merely confiscated and advised the students to go out the classroom quietly. Some
schools are stricter when it comes to examination time. In China, for instance,
lecturers are allowed to slap students in the face and kick out of the class.
But in most countries, physical harm is to be avoided or else you will end up
in a court battle. Here, we can beat students with a stick, slap their faces,
and kneel before you. And they will not bring you to a court!
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| African University Students |
But in no way cheating is
pleasing to the eyes of God and mankind. Copying one’s scripts during final examination
is synonymous to cheating. Whether these disciplines are an extra mile or just
a quite short with the red lines established in the student’s manual, this
university is not lifting her hands in defeat. Whether one is cheating or
copying scripts or corrupting millions of government funds, one is certain: in the
last days, we will face God face to face and be judged according to our deeds.
"I am coming soon, bringing
with me the salary I will pay for each one according to his deeds”. Rev 22:12
Glory to God in the highest. So be it!
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