as WC Fields once said a thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for or
having is a thing worth cheating for or
having is a thing worth cheating for or is Mark Grace of the Chicago Cubs once
is Mark Grace of the Chicago Cubs once
is Mark Grace of the Chicago Cubs once said if you ain’t cheatin and you ain’t
said if you ain’t cheatin and you ain’t
said if you ain’t cheatin and you ain’t tryin everybody understands why a kid
tryin everybody understands why a kid
tryin everybody understands why a kid would want to cheat on the SATs right
would want to cheat on the SATs right
would want to cheat on the SATs right they have huge gains of being able to
they have huge gains of being able to
they have huge gains of being able to get into Stanford or Harvard and and
get into Stanford or Harvard and and
get into Stanford or Harvard and and have a good life a result of cheating on
have a good life a result of cheating on
have a good life a result of cheating on a test okay what’s harder the thing is
a test okay what’s harder the thing is
a test okay what’s harder the thing is why would it teacher cheat for a kid on
why would it teacher cheat for a kid on
why would it teacher cheat for a kid on a test and yet when you go to Chicago
a test and yet when you go to Chicago
a test and yet when you go to Chicago and you look back a few years ago we
and you look back a few years ago we
and you look back a few years ago we find that lots and lots of teachers were
find that lots and lots of teachers were
find that lots and lots of teachers were cheating well why were they cheating
cheating well why were they cheating
cheating well why were they cheating well because there’s tremendous pressure
well because there’s tremendous pressure
well because there’s tremendous pressure on these teachers to produce high test
on these teachers to produce high test
on these teachers to produce high test scores so that their schools wouldn’t
scores so that their schools wouldn’t
scores so that their schools wouldn’t get into trouble
first of all it’s it’s very expedient to
first of all it’s it’s very expedient to go to the end of the test good at the
go to the end of the test good at the
go to the end of the test good at the end of the test a lot of kids have left
end of the test a lot of kids have left
end of the test a lot of kids have left things blank so instead of having to
things blank so instead of having to
things blank so instead of having to raise something fill it back in you can
raise something fill it back in you can
raise something fill it back in you can just fill in the answers well it might
just fill in the answers well it might
just fill in the answers well it might look kind of funny because how often
look kind of funny because how often
look kind of funny because how often when kids take a test do they answer the
when kids take a test do they answer the
when kids take a test do they answer the first 20 questions leave 17 questions
first 20 questions leave 17 questions
first 20 questions leave 17 questions blank and then fill in the last eight
blank and then fill in the last eight
blank and then fill in the last eight questions okay and even maybe a little
questions okay and even maybe a little
questions okay and even maybe a little funnier when they fill in the last eight
funnier when they fill in the last eight
funnier when they fill in the last eight questions and they get all the questions
questions and they get all the questions
questions and they get all the questions right and those just happen to be the
right and those just happen to be the
right and those just happen to be the hardest questions on the exam when I
hardest questions on the exam when I
hardest questions on the exam when I have the data from the Chicago Public
have the data from the Chicago Public
have the data from the Chicago Public Schools I mean we’re talking about
Schools I mean we’re talking about
Schools I mean we’re talking about millions and millions of answers by
millions and millions of answers by
millions and millions of answers by thousands of kids over years and years
thousands of kids over years and years
thousands of kids over years and years and I looked at the data and I couldn’t
and I looked at the data and I couldn’t
and I looked at the data and I couldn’t see anything how could you ever see any
see anything how could you ever see any
see anything how could you ever see any if you can think like a teacher who
if you can think like a teacher who
if you can think like a teacher who cheats and then look again at the sea of
cheats and then look again at the sea of
cheats and then look again at the sea of data these patterns come to light
data these patterns come to light
data these patterns come to light patterns which are subtle that are
patterns which are subtle that are
patterns which are subtle that are buried in mounds and mounds of data when
buried in mounds and mounds of data when
buried in mounds and mounds of data when look at just through the right lens and
look at just through the right lens and
look at just through the right lens and suddenly it’s just as clear as day and
suddenly it’s just as clear as day and
suddenly it’s just as clear as day and once you know what to look for you can’t
once you know what to look for you can’t
once you know what to look for you can’t help but say this has to be cheating
help but say this has to be cheating
help but say this has to be cheating well he’s really good at he’s like
well he’s really good at he’s like
well he’s really good at he’s like pretending he’s a cheater
pretending he’s a cheater
pretending he’s a cheater and a criminal and a thief and a cheat
and a criminal and a thief and a cheat
and a criminal and a thief and a cheat and all these things because really he’s
and all these things because really he’s
and all these things because really he’s not that far front I mean if you think
not that far front I mean if you think
not that far front I mean if you think about what an economist is the line
about what an economist is the line
about what an economist is the line between like economist and criminal is
between like economist and criminal is
between like economist and criminal is incredibly thin and what about
incredibly thin and what about
incredibly thin and what about journalists no line because he can put
journalists no line because he can put
journalists no line because he can put himself in the shoes of someone who
himself in the shoes of someone who
himself in the shoes of someone who would behave criminally or who’s a
would behave criminally or who’s a
would behave criminally or who’s a cheater then you can kind of back up the
cheater then you can kind of back up the
cheater then you can kind of back up the process and reverse-engineer and that’s
process and reverse-engineer and that’s
process and reverse-engineer and that’s what you have to do because unless
what you have to do because unless
what you have to do because unless you’re in the room with cheaters it’s
you’re in the room with cheaters it’s
you’re in the room with cheaters it’s really hard to catch him it’s not that
really hard to catch him it’s not that
really hard to catch him it’s not that some people cheat and every second or
some people cheat and every second or
some people cheat and every second or some people never achieve it we all
some people never achieve it we all
some people never achieve it we all cheat sometimes and not others and
cheat sometimes and not others and
cheat sometimes and not others and everyone’s got the wrong moral compass
everyone’s got the wrong moral compass
everyone’s got the wrong moral compass that determines what they’ll do and what
that determines what they’ll do and what
that determines what they’ll do and what they won’t do
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