<p>“Cheating on tests has come a long way from writing notes on the back of your hand – and it’s getting harder for schools to police as technology advances.”</p>
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<p>sad but true…</p>
<p>Cell phones are not allowed at our high school. Yes, kids do have them and bring them to school, but they must remain invisible until the end of the day. If a teacher sees one or hears one, he/she is obligated to turn it in to the office. The student cannot get the phone back until a parent comes with him/her to talk to the administrators first. </p>
<p>As a high school teacher with teens of my own, I have heard all kinds of cheating techniques discussed. Therefore, I constantly monitor my classroom any time I give a quiz or test. I usually stand at the back of the classroom and scan the rows of students constantly. If I suspect anything unusual, I go stand beside the suspicious student and continue to scan the rest of the room. My daughter often tells me how she wishes that her other teachers were so vigilant during tests.</p>
<p>Another thing I do to avoid opportunities for cheaters is to NEVER let students check any of my papers - not their own work or anyone else’s. Teachers who are too lazy to check all the work on their own have no business teaching in my opinion. These kids are under pressure to help out their peers by changing answers, etc. Besides, what someone else makes on a quiz or test is a very private matter. It is no one else’s business except that student and the teacher’s.</p>
<p>parentofteen, i really like your teaching ways and wish other teachers would do the same. You’re absolutely right, it is no one else’s business what grade the student gets, except for the teacher’s and the student’s. I have a teacher and she likes to call out all grades from 90+, and usually it’s me and my buds and it’s sorta irritatating. Why? Because then other kids get the notion that we’re oh-so-smart and never stop bugging us for homework help and what not. Many students also cheat when grading their own papers. And it’s even more irritating when I, a student, have to make sure that no one else is copying my hard-earned studied answers because I’d rather concentrate on the test. The teacher should be making sure no one else copies. A lot of times people have copied off me when I was really absorbed in the test and it’s really disappointing.</p>