Homework the easy way. Do you do it?
• 20 Jul 2015 at 06:43 5,034 viewed1 comments
• WRITER: TERRY FREDRICKSON
• Level switch:
1. Intermediate
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Surprise, surprise. Students are sharing the answers to homework assignments through the social media. A local Thai education Facebook page has posted many examples and criticised the practice as being counterproductive.
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Homework photos posted on the Admission Reality Facebook page. The pageadministrator says the practice is counterproductive, allowing students to turn intheir assignments, but failing their exams.
Students share homework solutions through social media
A Thai education Facebook page posted dozens of photos of homework solutionsopenly shared by high school students on social media, and discouraged young learners not to share or copy them for their own good.
"Students now take pictures of their homework solutions and share them. You might actually be able to complete your homework and send it to your teacher, but have you ever asked yourself what you would learn from this, besides getting the scores? You will also fail the examination.
"We urge all of you to work on your assignments by yourself. It is for your own good. You will get the knowledge inside and outside the school. We support you," theadministrator of Admission Reality's Facebook page wrote.
The administrator added that the issue will be forwarded to the Ministry of Education for consideration.
On this Facebook page, top comments included students showing even more photos of homework solutions being shared online.
A student wrote: "We don't just simply copy. We have to read it first before copying it."
Another wrote: "You can't blame us. The teachers clearly show us that the scores are more important than education."
If you think this is just a Thai problem, do a search on "homework cheating websites" or something similiar.