Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Go Back                 Case Posted on March 15, 2015 10:57 pm Add to Favorites aheGeG Reps: 115 Teacher confides intent to cheat on state wide testing A friend and fellow teacher comes into your room after the school day is done. She complains about the necessity of state wide testing and her opinion on the subject of state wide standardized testing. She further elaborates on the unfairness of the testing as it relates to her as a teacher based on student performance. She confides that she intends to falsify students responses on the test and states "who's going to know?". This event happens before the tests have started and you have not seen her act on her intent only what her intent maybe. Should her intent be reported before the event can take place or wait until she commits the act of falsify student responses before reporting it?                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.                 Solution 1 Posted March 16, 2015 2:23 am ebenuD Reps: 101 I would absolutely contact administration right away. If she is given the opportunity to cheat, that would invalidate all of her students scores and possible all of the scores from that school which negatively impacts the students and other teachers. Votes: +18 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Valerie Burda Reps: 100 I agree, I think that if someone is willing to cheat on a test as important at this, who knows what else they could falsely report. Its important to notify immediately.   Posted on: April 1, 2023 8:18 pm Add a Comment                 Solution 2 Posted July 2, 2015 6:50 pm uZynaG Reps: 103 Like many of the comments below, I would immediately contact administration. Votes: +3 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution meXyHy Reps: 158 This is the solution I would use.   Posted on: October 15, 2015 9:18 pm Add a Comment                 Solution 3 Posted July 7, 2019 8:14 pm sygaru Reps: 201 You must unfortunately report this teacher to administration. Any attempt to persuade them not to may cause them to pretend that they agree with you, only to go behind your back later. Especially if they feel they are completely in right by doing this. Regardless of how unfair the state test is or isn't, attempting to change your students' scores can hurt them by making their test scores unrepresentative of their actual preparedness for the next level of education. There is another problem too: If this teacher is exposed and you are found out to have known beforehand what she was doing, then you will be seen as an accomplice by being complacent with what she is about to do. Votes: +2 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 4 Posted March 15, 2015 11:03 pm yQadyH Reps: 129 I would contact administration Votes: +1 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution uzyXuV Reps: 208 Definitely talk to administration.   Posted on: October 18, 2015 2:11 am Add a Comment                 Solution 5 Posted February 21, 2019 6:38 pm Desiree Boyd Reps: 204 Truthfully, she is right that the state test are unfair but teachers are not allowed in the testing center because of this factor and plus the teachers are not allowed to know what type of questions will be asked for. The teacher should follow the state rules and teach his/her lessons around the standards that are provided for the grade level he/she teaches. Votes: +1 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 6 Posted October 14, 2015 4:04 pm aHeRaJ Reps: 128 Stay as far away from this teacher as possible! Votes: +1 / -4 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 7 Posted April 17, 2022 11:20 pm uVeneH Reps: 204 If you contact the school administration, it is your word against the other teacher's. You have nothing to help back up your claim if she denies your allegation about her. I would suggest speaking to the teacher and letting her know that she should seriously rethink her plan. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 8 Posted February 28, 2016 5:00 am buteJy Reps: 100 This must be reported to administration. This friend has just involved you in cheating on state tests! In a situation like this, you must protect yourself. Votes: +0 / -1 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 9 Posted March 7, 2016 1:48 am yLeBun Reps: 200 Talk to your friend and explain to her that what she is doing is wrong. Tell her that you will help her better prepare her students if she needs you. But that if she does falsify the students answers you will have to report her actions. 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