ADOPTING unfair means in exams is a despicable crime, to say the least. Students involved in such crime are not only cheating their examiners, institutions and the examination system as a whole, they are also cheating themselves.
More often than not our education does not reflect our ability. One reason that has contributed most to this state of affairs is that we take recourse to unfair means while taking examinations and thus fail to comprehend the meaning of knowledge as well as of life.
Thanks to the endeavours of successive governments, the nefarious practice of copying is declining. But there is still a long way to go before the heinous act of copying can be fully eradicated. Sensible students should keep their hands off this practice as it destroys their pursuit of learning, kills self-confidence and prevents them from doing hard work to achieve a goal.
The teachers have a big role to play in curbing the crime by using their authority or power over the students. They must extend punishment under the existing laws of the land and never be lenient on this account. Those who take recourse to such ways they suffer as well as make others to suffer in the same manner. Because of this, merit suffers and as a result the country suffers. Exemplary punishment should be given to those who are involved in adopting unfair means in exams. The government should also take preventive steps so that exams can be held in a fair manner. Let us free our education from the cancerous practice of cheating.
Asma Ahmed
Norda, Dhaka
- Saturday, 18 May 2024 |
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