Some kid used his mobile phone-connected watch to receive incriminating text messages during a college-entry exam in Thailand and now “all kinds of watches” have been banned from 18 exam centres. Thailand has a seriously competitive testing system, with selectivity in some engineering and medicine programs reaching 1 in 100. Still, you’d think that a kid caught using an innovative way to cheat would be sent to the head of the class (kinda like Captain Kirk and that Kobayashi Maru business). I wonder what they’ll do when everyone has cellular/GPS implants—little bit harder to ban, I’d imagine. [Reuters]
Seeker
Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 10:55 AMHe was cheating. Are you honestly suggesting that someone should get an advantage simply because they have more money than other students and can afford the latest gadgets?
How very neo-con of you.