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procto- , proct- Anus; (more frequently) rectum; Compare: recto-. [G. prōktos] Classy name for an invasive surveillance company. Personally I think the ro

by Netcob 6y ago

procto- , proct- Anus; (more frequently) rectum; Compare: recto-. [G. prōktos] Classy name for an invasive surveillance company. Personally I think the root of the problem is how much value is placed on the outcome of exams. Apparently the deal is that companies, in addition to their own invasive and broken interview methodologies, want proof from extremely expensive external institutions that you can cram a lot of information and retain it for at least one day. Maybe we should switch to the old Chinese system where you had to write a nice poem and then were automatically qualified to do pretty much anything.

sschueller 6y ago
We should be teaching trust and responsibility. This does the opposite. Guilty until proven innocent.
- imagine99 6y ago
  > Guilty until proven innocent. Not only in school or at university these days. Certainly seems to pervade large swaths of society and public opinion, that approach.
imagine99 6y ago
Those folks are obviously beyond having any sense of irony even if it slaps them in the face ("Honorlock" was mentioned as another piece of such software above), let alone an etymological understanding of their company name. I completely agree with you that any form of exam in which such a system would even theoretically add any value is broken, meaningless and should not be used in the first place. Ironically, nowadays Chinese schools (don't know about unis) are also among those who employ extremely invasive methods against cheating. Competitiveness for coveted spots at some institutions is orders of magnitudes higher than in the west, the tests are all completely standardized and students have shown remarkable inventiveness in finding ways to cheat. Don't say: "Undress to impress & show your proctos to your proctor." Say rather: The cloakroom pegs are empty now, / And locked the classroom door, / The hollow desks are lined with dust, / The students here no more. They sit at home, get perved upon / by proctors via cam. / I raise my glass and praise the fact / At school I no more am. Am I qualified to do pretty much anything? ;-)
m-p-3 6y ago
More closely related to proctor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctor > In the United States and some other countries, the word "proctor" is frequently used to describe someone who oversees an examination (i.e. a supervisor or invigilator) or dormitory.

by Netcob 6y ago

sschueller 6y ago

We should be teaching trust and responsibility. This does the opposite. Guilty until proven innocent.

imagine99 6y ago
> Guilty until proven innocent. Not only in school or at university these days. Certainly seems to pervade large swaths of society and public opinion, that approach.

imagine99 6y ago

Those folks are obviously beyond having any sense of irony even if it slaps them in the face ("Honorlock" was mentioned as another piece of such software above), let alone an etymological understanding of their company name. I completely agree with you that any form of exam in which such a system would even theoretically add any value is broken, meaningless and should not be used in the first place. Ironically, nowadays Chinese schools (don't know about unis) are also among those who employ extremely invasive methods against cheating. Competitiveness for coveted spots at some institutions is orders of magnitudes higher than in the west, the tests are all completely standardized and students have shown remarkable inventiveness in finding ways to cheat. Don't say: "Undress to impress & show your proctos to your proctor." Say rather: The cloakroom pegs are empty now, / And locked the classroom door, / The hollow desks are lined with dust, / The students here no more. They sit at home, get perved upon / by proctors via cam. / I raise my glass and praise the fact / At school I no more am. Am I qualified to do pretty much anything? ;-)

m-p-3 6y ago

More closely related to proctor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctor > In the United States and some other countries, the word "proctor" is frequently used to describe someone who oversees an examination (i.e. a supervisor or invigilator) or dormitory.