Moral Dilemma
Ok, so I took my test this morning. I don't know how I feel about it yet. We'll see how it's graded before I make up my mind :-) So, I have a bit of a moral dilemma regarding the test. Apparently some of the students in the class got a hold of last year's test. I should tell you that the class is taught by several different professors with each one writing their own portions of the exam. Well, one of the professors didn't change his questions much if at all, so those students who were able to look at the old test pretty much had the answers given to them. I have to say I feel really cheated by this. For one, I studied my butt off with no real idea how the test was going to look. There was a lot of material and the professor in question didn't give any real guide as to his expectations. He didn't even bother to show up for the review session. So first of all, these students had an unfair advantage just knowing the format of the questions. Not to mention they had the answers! Second, the class is graded on a curve. So if these guys did really well, then I'm just out of luck as far as my grade goes. So what do I do? Should I go to the professor that coordinates the course? Or do I just grin and bear it. I'm afraid that if I say anything two things will happen,
1) Nothing. Then I am faced with this rather bitter feeling that there is no academic integrity at this university.
2) He takes action and the students that had the chance to see the test get penalized somehow. This is bad too because then they may find out it was me and then I look bad to my fellow students (not to mention, one of the people that saw the test is the guy I teach with).
The best possible solution would be to allow us a second chance at the exam, each of us with equal footing. Arg.
What is the right decision? Tell me what you think! I have a book of daily devotionals and today it focused on the story of Esther and how she spoke up and told the King about assassination plans against him. In this case she earned his trust by being the whistle blower. How is this going to play out for me?
1) Nothing. Then I am faced with this rather bitter feeling that there is no academic integrity at this university.
2) He takes action and the students that had the chance to see the test get penalized somehow. This is bad too because then they may find out it was me and then I look bad to my fellow students (not to mention, one of the people that saw the test is the guy I teach with).
The best possible solution would be to allow us a second chance at the exam, each of us with equal footing. Arg.
What is the right decision? Tell me what you think! I have a book of daily devotionals and today it focused on the story of Esther and how she spoke up and told the King about assassination plans against him. In this case she earned his trust by being the whistle blower. How is this going to play out for me?

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