Nice story, Dave. I think both of you made the right decision. Thanks for sharing.

Mark

Thanks for sharing this, Dave. The student is to be commended for his integrity. You handled the situation well. Good job.

TomS

------------------
My Profile[/URL" target="_blank">

Yes, thank you for sharing this story. So many times the bad kids get all the headlines and attention. It's so nice to hear that there are still some good kids out there. I really like how handled the situation.

------------------
Holly[/URL" target="_blank">

A funny story here.....when I was in college my girl friend and I both shared this one class and would study together. After an exam, I got called into the professors office the next day. It seems that on one question where an outline that we were supposed to memorize was supposed to be filled in.......only she and I had certain answers the same (and wrong). The accusation was that somehow we were cheating in the exam and passing answers. However, the problem was quickly identified when our study notes (which I had gotten from her) contained the WRONG OUTLINE.....JUST LIKE WE GAVE AS AN ANSWER. After producing the notes, the professor laughed and said...."Knowing you both, I was hoping there was a logical explanation". (I never used HER notes again)



------------------
vista129[/URL" target="_blank">

That is a great story Dave! Thanks for sharing. High school teachers would be wise to share this one with their students. The knowledge that professors are using data matching software to check for cheating might scare some straight.
cheers,
cfli

------------------
MyProfile[/URL" target="_blank">

That's amazing considering a whole culture of lying and obfuscating these days and at the forefront of the lying is our current government and media. I wish people would rise up.

------------------
I worked at a fire hydrant
factory. You couldn't park
anywhere near that place.

Thanks Dave. The things Johnnystella mentioned have become so commonplace that I think we expect dishonesty, to a degree we aren't even aware of. Stories like this remind us of what's possible. Might even help us give someone the benefit of the doubt when it's important.

I also liked how you handled it. Especially considering it hit you out of the blue! He helped you (& us) have faith in people, & you helped him have the same. (strange loop)

for one exam a student convinced me he needed to take it in the disabled student's center (to get extra time) since he was having trouble understanding my exam, and with the english. i agreed to this arrangement, giving him the benefit of the doubt... why would he lie? during his exam the director of the facility called me and told me that she had caught my student cheating, and confiscated his exam and notes. i visited her office; his notes were of course in english. at a meeting in my office he denied everything, claiming that the director of the center was lying.

it gets better: the assistant coach for the soccer team called me; "this student's a good guy and a great soccer player, and if he fails my class he's not eligible to play." before a string of four-letter words left my mouth, i managed to say "tell me the name of your boss and give me his phone number, NOW." i gave the athletic director a piece of my mind, but the assistant coach still works there, and i left...

i'm sure you have similar adventures dave. hopefully this good one may make up for a couple of the others...