Parents demand academic publisher drop Proctorio surveillance tech

Re:Parents demand academic publisher drop Proctorio surveill... by legerdemain on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @03:15PM (#25510665)

A wise man once said, "Cheating is another way of being prepared. Basically, memorizing something is cheating. You knew the answer before the test was given. And so, by taking the test and saying you learned that stuff, that's cheating."

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Re:Parents demand academic publisher drop Proctorio surveill... by jpambrun on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @03:22PM (#25510758)

"Stealing is just another way of earning". This is some seriously odd mental gymnastics.

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Re:Parents demand academic publisher drop Proctorio surveill... by MeinBlutIstBlau on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @11:57PM (#25514532)

That said it's pretty absurd you can't use a search engine to find an answer nowadays. Is being able to ace a test really going to prove you "learned" something? No it's not. It's just the system devised for accredited institutions to say "it sure is!" This is why technical colleges focus on internships, apprenticeships, and employer advised programs so that you get skills employers want upon graduating. Not worthless head knowledge.

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