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August 4, 2006 |
| Dear Associate, |
The majority of the cheating articles I’ve reviewed this week deal with Floyd Landis’ win of the Tour de France, and whether or not he did it legitimately. Generally I try to limit my cheating reading to testing oriented topics – but I like bikes.
I compete in triathlons and cycling is my favorite leg of the race. I’m in awe of the raw talent and excruciating training it takes to rise to the top echelon of professional cycling. I was blown away by Floyd's historic comeback in Stage 17 of the race, and then bummed to later learn that he had been accused of cheating in that very Stage. Why would he risk it all?
Clearly if he did break the rules his sole purpose was to win, to take it all. He may have felt he had to “cheat to compete.” If that’s the case, knock another almost hero off the pedestal.
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Best regards,
Don Sorensen
VP of Marketing
Caveon Test Security |
1 > Agony of deceit in sports comes from the game of life
USA Today - USA
...It isn't only Americans who have a death grip on deceit and deception despite our fascination with pseudo-heroes who juiced their way to prosperity. Suspected cheaters come in all stripes and occupations. In the Philippines, a widening scandal involves cheating on nursing board exams. In India, scam artists have sold access to test answers for medical students.... |
2 > GCSE coursework to be curtailed to stop internet cheats
Guardian Unlimited - UK
...The drive to stop cheating was stepped up last night as the exam watchdog unveiled plans to prevent students from taking GCSE coursework home. The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority said tests should be completed under controlled conditions in the classroom to curb online plagiarism and excessive parental help. ... |
3 > Cheating by recruit roils Fire-Rescue
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
...Desmond Luster was a poor student in firefighter school: He ranked last at the academy, had the lowest score on his midterm and flunked another test he had to pass to get his emergency medical technician certification. Yet he scored the highest grade in the class on his final exam.... |
4 > Stricter exams may save millions for state budget: official
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh city,Vietnam
...Estimating the amount of students who could not pass the exams on their own to be some 300,000, he argued that incapable students may drop the idea going to high school or sitting for university entrance exams if cheating were strictly monitored.... |
5 > School exams are the best way to combat internet cheating
Times Online - UK
...Cheating on such a vast scale undermines the whole notion of any fair assessment of ability, making the results of dubious value to both employers and universities.... |
6 > No Child Left Behind emphasizes test-taking over a love of learning
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
...Columnist Ruben Navarrette tried to defend the No Child Left Behind law by trashing the National Education Association. ("NEA intent on gutting No Child Left Behind," July 22.) His defense failed. NCLB is a deeply flawed law and should be repealed or drastically revised. NEA aside, here are some of the things wrong with NCLB.... |
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