Today, I was a TA for a history class and the class was taking a test. About halfway through, I noticed one kid had a small piece of paper in his hand. I ran up the row, grabbed his test, and ripped it into four pieces. Then I took the note from him. It said "I believe in you, -Mom." FML
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Today, I was taking the final exam for one of my classes. The teacher came over to my desk, grabbed my test and ripped it in half. Then he grabbed my hand and read the note I had written on it to remind myself to pay rent. FML
Today, I found out why my history grade is so low: the kid in front of me takes my homework, writes his name on it, and passes it off as his own. FML
Today, I attempted to cheat on a test by writing some notes on my hand. During the test I had a question. I raised my hand. FML
Today, I cheated on a math test by writing a couple of equations on my hand. Totally satisfied, I handed my test in, feeling like I had aced it. As I was heading toward the door, I happily waved goodbye to my teacher. She saw everything. FML
Today, I was passing notes in class with my crush. I started to pour my heart out and tell him about how I've liked him for years. I was caught by the teacher. He looked at it, laughed, and tore it up. He then looked at me and said, "I just saved you from years of embarrassment. You're welcome." FML
Today, we had a surprise test at school. I was totally unprepared for any of it, so I BSd the whole thing and turned it in. A few minutes later, our teacher said we were allowed to use our notes to finish the test. FML
Today, I was in my psychology class taking the hardest test ever. After I spent most of the period trying to fill in the few answers that I knew, I looked up to see everyone with their notebooks on their desks. It was an open-note test. FML
Today, I passed my math test with flying colors. My dad thought I had cheated, so he emailed the school and told them that I had. They lowered my grade. FML
Today, I went into my classroom to find a bag of shit on my desk with a note saying, "Thanks for failing me b*tch!" FML
Today, I collected my students' notes in class to check them. One girl, who is always drawing weird anime crap in her sketchbook, turned in just one piece of paper that read, "FUCK YOUR CLASS." FML
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jm88 0
Jerk! ;] Poor kid..
snapperturtle 0
Shouldn't have been so quick to rip that up...
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yay_fml 0
I have been a TA and I have caught people cheating, and I have never done that! You take the paper, check it, pull them aside to talk to them, then take the test away if need be. Some people cheat because of emotional distress, so doing something like tearing a test up is one good way to give them a mental breakdown. Being a TA takes patience. No need to be a bitch.
blah_blah_shity 0
you have no soul.
yay_fml 0
Oh and other posters have mentioned how you aren't allowed to have any piece of paper with writing. This is true, but what you should have done was looked at the note and asked him to put it away, and then whispered "Good luck" or something, just to keep up his confidence. Making a huge scene and going 'OMG YOU ARE CHEATING GIVE ME YOUR TEST RAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRR' is a good way to startle the other students, distract them, and make them nervous. Even in a huge lecture hall you need to exercise some calm when dealing with the situation.
rainesan 0
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I am at a university and while I am not a TA or a professor, I have seen both rip up tests because a student was cheating. There should never be any doubt by a superior about your academic honesty, there are zero tolerance policies that we are made aware of upon entering a university for a reason. The fact of the matter is, no matter how harsh it seems this is college level, not high school. If you cheat, nobody takes your hand, pats it, and tells you its okay and you can try again later. If you cheat, you fail. End of story. This is the real world and in the real world if you cheat there are consequences, most of which are way harsher than someone ripping up your test such as leagality issues. If a person did this at a job, they would be fired no questions asked. The kid should be grateful it happened and that they learned their lesson in a class in college instead of at a job where they would be fired on the spot.
Sunnay 0
You work at a university, and clearly this test wasn't at one. Would a mom have given their kid a note to hold on to in a university test? No. For all you know, this is probably middle school. Middle school =/= army.
bsteinberg 0
He clearly wasn't cheating, it was just an encouraging note from his mom, and I don't know any jobs where a note from mom can get you fired
kdb268 1
Um, except he wasn't cheating, so what's your point again?
eok_06 0
tru
SoundnVasion 0
he wasn't cheating...
MiaLoves 8
that comment was pretty intense. anyways, like they said, he wasn't cheating, and actually he wasn't doing ANYTHING wrong from the way I see it.
mehwhocares 9
Actually, at a lot of universities, if they suspect you of cheating, there are consequences, and if you're caught you can be kicked out. It's not taken lightly. That said, I do doubt the kid was at a university, however, even in middle and high school you are not supposed to have anything other than test materials on your desk, no matter what it says.
ikldeadman 0
that's why if I cheat, I don't get caught
Kuhu1993 21
Didnt you read the whole thing before getting all overly-sensitive about it? The kid,from no angle was cheating and neither was he a university level student (obvious reasons). It was just an encouraging message from a mom who cares. Thats all.
Amkii 0
Why wouldn't you look at the piece of paper in his hand first? Jump to conclusions much? I can understand what you were thinking, but damn! Learn to think before acting! You'd better give that kid an A on his test now. Seriously. Don't even offer to let him retake it... that'd be an insult to both of you. Just give him the A. #3 - I agree! #24 - I also agree!
dustyp986 1
That's a good idea! I also agree!
Charlizard1030 15
You can't just give someone an A for no reason, even if you messed up and ripped his test up
quazimozart 19
Of course you can
jm88 0
#14, how difficult is it, exactly, to ask "Let me see what you have in your hand?" and then decide what actions you should takee from there.
King_of_Kings 3
my other comment did sound harsh. but it sounds like this history test was a major part of your grade. so, yeah. if a TA ripped it up without even finding out first if i actually was cheating, yeah, i would make sure that TA is fired. wouldnt you? think about it.
Shadic 0
You deserve it. You really do. It's what you get for your power trip. You're supposed to be authority, sure. But you're also supposed to be respectful. In a large or small class, you DON'T do what you do. You take them aside, even if they actually were cheating.
prvag23 0
Man, that was a pretty dick move. For those saying 'omgomg too many kids in a class to look at everything oh noes' -- how long does it take to look at the sheet of paper he's holding, turn it over and tell him to put it away? 10 seconds? Less? And how hard is it to say 'I know you're nervous, but I can't let you have that out. Stick it in your back pocket, and it'll still be close', smile and walk away after he puts it away? I sincerely hope that you let him rewrite his exam and allowed him extra time to calm back down, since he was obviously very scared to begin with.
OMGhi2YOU 0
@ #32 who has a TA in highschool? if that happened to me, id punch you in the face.
themixedt4pe 0
You're probably right, but in high school I had some assistant teachers, but we called them TA's even though that's technically backwards.
dell126 0
There were TAs in my middle school and high school.