Indian College Forces Students to Put Boxes on Their Heads (5 photos)
This happened in Thailand, when students were asked to show up for the test wearing visored hats so they wouldn't cheat, and they showed up in whatever they could. But the Indian college, oddly enough, turned out to be a role model in this trend.
Because it introduced a box uniform. No pampering or hats, they thought of it, this college has standards. Standards for a box on the head.
Box +1 to intelligence
In the Indian state of Karnataka, Bhagat College makes students wear boxes on their heads during tests and quizzes. All to prevent cheating, which is at a very "high level" in India.
The fact is that there are very few modern methods for recording cheating in India, schools are not particularly equipped with cameras, the desk stock is quite old, there is not always enough space - students sit tightly.
Note that the first desk is right next to the board, there is not enough space
Which opens up a huge scope for cheating, and many parents provoke their children to cheat. They even climb over the gates and even the walls of educational institutions to prompt them on an important test.
And a sari for color!
A very interesting perception of the culture of learning among the people. For comparison, in China, parents force you to go to a million evening courses so that your knowledge is top-notch. In India, they also understand that studying is a chance for social mobility, but they rely on prompting and cheating to get ahead of other students.
Do boxes on students' heads humiliate them?
The marks on the boxes must be the same size, there must be standards!
A scandal broke out on social networks (but not immediately, but when an influential blogger posted a photo from the test). The Minister of Education was outraged and said that it was unacceptable to treat students like this, it was like animals. If this happens again, the college will lose its license.
However, Bhagat College stated that there was no coercion, students could voluntarily not put the box on their heads, and there were also those who never put it on during the test. Moreover, such a box helps to concentrate on one task and not get distracted.
Parents in Bihar climb into school windows to prompt their children on tests
The photos show that the school is very simple and poor, not equipped. And if they found a way to combat fraud like this, then so be it. Inexpensive, fancy, but it works! When they get rich, they will refuse boxes, but now what to replace them with.