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The only issue I have with Chinese students is how acceptable cheating seems to be in their culture. Obviously this isn't true for all Chinese students, but it
by fhood 10y ago
The only issue I have with Chinese students is how acceptable cheating seems to be in their culture. Obviously this isn't true for all Chinese students, but it is wide spread enough that my parents (Professors who teach grad classes in physics and oceanography) say that you can't trust the standardized test results of Chinese students because there is a good chance they cheated.
Oh and they are often racist. Really racist.
- sotojuan 10y agoThis applies to many "model minorities" that aren't form Western countries. I've heard the same thing about people from India and Russia/Eastern Europe.
- kartD 10y agoFrom my experience Indians (and practically everyone else, except the Chinese who cheat everywhere) only really cheat once they get into college. The Chinese probably cheat because English qualifications are really difficult for them. But YMMV. It's really pointless to point fingers. Americans cheat by abusing ADHD drugs, heck there's a shortage in most states and a $20 prescription (~20 pills) goes for $20 a pill on the street. And really, everyone is racist. It's practically innate. It's going to take a while to get over this. I mean as animals we always distrust those who are different from us. Some are just more expressive of there racism than others
- fhood 10y agoabusing adhd drugs is not the same as cheating. A person who uses ritalin to study still knows the material at the end of the day. A person who cheats does not!
- kartD 10y agoHardly, it's an unfair advantage. There's a reason it's a prescription drug.
- fhood 10y agoyou are missing the point. Cheating is bad because a degree is supposed to be a guarantee of a certain level of knowledge about a subject. People who use medication to study have that knowledge, people who cheat do not. Is using drugs to study fair? No. But that isn't what I am arguing.
- kartD 10y agoA degree is also a guarantee of a certain level of capability. If I can only achieve it while taking a drug, then isn't it just as deceptive?
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