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Cheating- WWYD?
I know I've had cheating situations before- but none as obvious as today's and my school has no real official policy (though the city does- will check on Mon.)
Anyway, I told two kids to stop talking during a test I gave today. They are in 7th grade. It looked like student A was giving Student B answers (B is a very weak student). When I checked the test, both had the same 5 answers wrong.
WWYD? Beyond calling their parents, who likely won't do much.
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Posted 12/3/10 7:51 PM  |
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PennyCat
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Re: Cheating- WWYD?
I teach 8th grade and honestly if I saw this happening, I'd probably give both a 0. I hate those situations 
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| Posted 12/3/10 10:08 PM |
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nicrae
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Re: Cheating- WWYD?
I teach high school. I usually give a zero, call home and give detention.
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| Posted 12/3/10 10:53 PM |
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nel
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Re: Cheating- WWYD?
Posted by nicrae
I teach high school. I usually give a zero, call home and give detention.
I do the same -- this is actually our school policy, pretty much. (Plus, throw in my signature guilt trip to try to ensure that it doesn't happen again. Tends to work.  ) I hate dealing with this stuff, though... sorry. 
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| Posted 12/3/10 11:18 PM |
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evrythng4areason
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Re: Cheating- WWYD?
Posted by nicrae
I teach high school. I usually give a zero, call home and give detention.
this is what i would do
*thankfully* ive never had a situation..but i also tell my kids before every quiz/test that if i catch them cheating their paper will be ripped up and they'll get a zero..i think it may deter them lol
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| Posted 12/4/10 9:45 AM |
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CAMCaps
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Re: Cheating- WWYD?
Here are the two things I have done with cheaters:
automatic zero, call home, referral
(this is what I do for labs since they have to be given the opportunity to get a satisfactory grade in order to take the Regents) call home,tell admin, give them a zero, but allow them the option to redo the lab (alone) after school.
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| Posted 12/4/10 1:00 PM |
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Palebride
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Re: Cheating- WWYD?
I like to grade the test and then give each of the students half of the grade. I let them know that if they want to share answers, they can share a grade as well.
And a phone call home is always good.
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| Posted 12/4/10 9:00 PM |
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AutumnDreams
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Re: Cheating- WWYD?
Students talk during a test...automatic zero and phone call home.
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| Posted 12/4/10 10:36 PM |
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MrsRivera
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Re: Cheating- WWYD?
Posted by Palebride
I like to grade the test and then give each of the students half of the grade. I let them know that if they want to share answers, they can share a grade as well.
And a phone call home is always good.
I really like this idea!
I've been called a harda$$ because if my 3rd graders talk during a test, I take the paper and they get a zero. Sorry, but they have a warning before every single quiz not to talk.
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| Posted 12/5/10 12:03 AM |
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mathteach
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Re: Cheating- WWYD?
Posted by Palebride
I like to grade the test and then give each of the students half of the grade. I let them know that if they want to share answers, they can share a grade as well.
And a phone call home is always good.
I prefer this as well. I swear they hate it more than the zero. And I make sure the whole class hears me telling them. Passive aggressive, yes. But it gets the point across to everyone.
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| Posted 12/5/10 12:14 PM |
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Re: Cheating- WWYD?
Posted by Palebride
I like to grade the test and then give each of the students half of the grade. I let them know that if they want to share answers, they can share a grade as well.
And a phone call home is always good.
I actually did this with one of the cheaters on a graded classwork assigment- when he asked me, I explained why and he didn't seem too bothered. 
Thanks for all the responses. I am going to talk to my principal tomorrow.
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| Posted 12/5/10 2:21 PM |
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