In Poland, separation of church and state doesn’t exist, and priests teach religion courses in publicly funded schools.
Today I caught a student writing cheat notes on his arm for a quiz he was having in religion class!
“You realize that when you take a test and you cheat, it’s the same as lying, right?” I asked him.
“How so?”
“Well, when you take a test, aren’t you implicitly saying that you’re taking the information only from your own knowledge?” I asked.
“I guess,” he muttered.
“Then cheating is a form of lying,” I concluded.
A thoughtful moment. “So?”
So, indeed.
What a very interesting series of posts this is.
From the previous comments, you might now agree that cheating is an international phenomenon. Perhaps the attitude of Poles is a little more lackadaisical than in North America. At least it’s not hypocritical and readily acknowledges the reality of cheating, lying, or otherwise behaving badly.
But then again, it’s what separates the cheaters form the non-cheaters. Cheaters cheat because they don’t see anything wrong with it.
I found your blog via Michele. I’m of Polish descent myself and have fond memories of visiting there. I look forward to reading your further adventures.