In all of my years in elementary, middle and high school I never had an instance where any test was left totally unattended, a proctor is required in the event that it turns out that a test question isn't correctly worded, or for other sundry reasons. How was that class left totally unattended?
MGD
It was proctored by the teacher, who apparently did not do a very good job on it. Also, it might have been the "honor system" only - if someone is caught cheating, the honor code will help identify the perpetrator.
No, Professor Gierasch had left the room at test's inception. There was nobody in the room.
You need to pay better attention Boris.
MGD
It was part of the honor system in place at the school. The students were trusted to follow the rules.
A college I attended used the same method. The instructor would leave the room during tests and wait in his office. If a student had a question during the test, he could go to the instructor's office.
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Fowler's knots? Did you say ... fowler's knots?
I thought that was silly myself, regardless of the whole "Honor Code" deal.
Whether it be an elite prep school like the one portrayed here or a college, I'd never leave the room during a test if I was the teacher-professor.
On reflection, I suppose that the practice is intended to teach the students integrity, that they should exercise proper moral values all the time, regardless of whether someone is watching them.
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Fowler's knots? Did you say ... fowler's knots?
I've attended prep schools and a college with the Honor Code.
The entire point of the Honor Code is that the students police themselves. No proctors.
I went to public school and teachers were typically present during the whole time. I remember once when a teacher left, one of the students went up to his desk and gave the rest of our class the answers. I think this was definitely a combination of the time period and the fact it was a prep school.
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I went to a prep school in the 1980's. There was always a proctor present during exams.
shareI think the same situation happened with the French test, we don't see it, but it's hinted at when Cleary, the French teacher accuses Connors (Cole Hauser) of cheating, even though he signed the honor code and only used the dictionary as required
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