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| Boeung Trabek High School (Photo Siv Channa, RFI) |
23 July 2011
By Ky Soklim
Radio France Internationale
Translated from Khmer by Si Sophon
Click here to read the original article in Khmer
"If Hun Sen's government sets out to keep the youth “dumb”, it cannot do a better job after 18 years of power." - Anonymous
Two days prior to the final high school exit exam, young male and female students seem to be very confused. Some went to offer foods to the spirits, others tried to get blessed with holy water, while others are only looking to buy the cheat sheets so they can copy the answer. On the other hand, teachers from the Cambodia Independent Teachers Association (CITA) are calling for an end to the leak of exam topics during the exam day.
At about 8AM on Saturday, 3 female students from Boeung Trabek high schools carried food and fruits on their motorbikes to a spirit shack located near the sport field close the high school.
With smiling faces, the three students said that they are preparing an offering to the spirit in the school in order to ask for wellbeing, as well as to ask for the spirit to help them pass their exams this year. One of the students confirmed that the offering prior to the exam is a Khmer “tradition” that was passed on from one to another. Such offering will help secure the students’ determination and not let them have fear during the exam day.
Another group of students who just completed the offerings said that the offering must be conducted, but the studying must be done as well in order to pass the exam. Another group of students discussed about the merit of being blessed by holy water. Some plan to have their parents pour the holy water on them, whereas another group talked about asking the service of monks instead.
In Cambodia, superstition is still going strong among the people. Offering to the spirits is usually conducted when people face a dangerous situation or when they want succeed.
Another group of students are talking only about buying the solutions to the exams (cheat sheets) so that they can copy them. Some plan on paying $2 for each exam subject, or a lump sum cost $30 for all the subjects combined. By buying the solution to the exams, the chance of getting the right answers is 80%. On Saturday, officials from the ministry of Education declined to comment on these activities. However, in the past, officials from the ministry of Education explained that buying cheat sheets has nothing to do with the actual exam topics, therefore, the students should not buy them.
On Saturday, Mrs. Ouk Chhayavy, a CITA vice-president, called on the ministry of Education to take measures to stop all exam topic leaks during this year’s exam. The leak of the exam topics led to mass plagiarism and it affects the quality of the exam. The ministry of Education posted announcements along schools stating that plagiarism is prohibited.
Mrs. Ouk Chhayavy said that exam proctors should not accept bribes from students because this goes against the teachers’ ethics.
The 2011 exam will last between 25 and 27 July 2011, more than 100,000 students will be taking this exam.
13 comments:
*we are CAMBODIANS....I am not surprise about some young guys Swear with GOD for PASS EXAM.
BRAVO KIDS
*BEUONG TRA BAIK HIGH SCHOOL [1979-NOW]
*LYCEE HE RAIK REAMEAR [1958-70]
*LYCEE KHMERO-ENGLAIS [1970-75]...THE OTHER SITE IS :
-LYCEE KHBAL THNAL [1970-75]
-LYCEE MONIQUE SIHANOUK [1969]
KHMER1970
You can't just blame the government for everything that goes wrong in a society, especially this one involving the exams in school.
The parents and the students should also take part in being proud of themselves and thus learn to depend totally on their study to pass the exams.
That way, corruption involving exams is killed when it buds and the spirits can starve to death without any offerings.
Cheating occurs in any recent regimes of Cambodia.
In this case, blame the parents who give the money and the students who have no pride in themselves and want diploma or degree by cheating. Degrees or diploma obtained that way are useless anyway!
Anet Khmer
Don't need to study, just open your legs and laid down, boys or girls. A lot of tourists come and look for Khmer cheap pussies
*RONG CHHOUN,MAY OPEN ONE TEACHERS TEAM FOR PUBLISH SOME IMPORTANT BOOKS FOR HELP KHMER STUDENTS.THIS IS A GOOD WAY FOR HIM.
TOO MUCH JEALOUS
Cheating on exam is very serious problem and lead to be expelled from the school if the system works.
Secondly, Blessing or spirit food offering is not help those who believe in it. If you don't study your subjects very well, no matter how much you bless. It won't help you to pass exam. As I always told my Christian friends who very deeply believe in Christ to help guiding them. I told them Jesus Crist won't help you to find the job or graduate from school if you don't help yourself first. You're the one who makes it happen, not Jesus Christ.
Wish you all success in final exit exam and sleep very well before exam day.
Former student in Anouwat Primary School near Independent Monument, Phnom-Penh, and Alliance Francaise, Cambodia in 1975.
Khmer in the USA.
Hun Sen offers the youth incredible opportunities to easily pass exams, just like him and his gangs who have easily got their PhDs.
Kuoy Pichet
ចេះមកពីរៀន មានមកពីរក។
ខំរៀនទើបចេះ។
ជួយខ្លួនឯងសិន ទើបទេព្ដាជួយជាក្រោយ។
នេះជាជំនឿអកុសល ។បន់ព្រះ សំពះទេព្ដា
ឲ្យជួយ។
Help yourself first,Go will help
you.
Aide-toi,le ciel t'aidera.
The Buddha said,believe in yourself,or help yourself.
JUST GOOGLE TO EXPAND YOUR STUDY, SELFSTUDY TO EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE, YOU DON'T NEED USELESS LEARNING INSTITUTION.
A PIECE OF USELESS PAPER ( DIPLOMA)WILL NOT DO YOU ANY GOOD MY KHMER STUDENTS, IF YOU HAVE NO REAL KNOWLEDGE ATT ALL.
To 8:10 AM,
‹ចេះពីរៀន មានពីរក› ត្រឹមត្រូវ ប់ុន្តែសាច់រឿង
សព្វថ្ងៃគឺថាបេីមានប្រាក់គឹដឹងតែពីប្រឡងជាប់ទេាះបីសិស្សនេះមិនចេះក៏ដេាយ ។
In Cambodia, you just need money to pass the exams. That's why smart and poor people are useless while rich and stupid people control everything. This is so sad for Cambodia as a country.
Today's headline on DAP-News: Dr. Academician Ben Rany Hun Xun ... no more jaleousy in the Hun Xun family?
They learn it from their LEADER.>>>>>> to pass the exam to to pay the teacher that is simple. if i am happen to be a teacher and poor of course I will take the money.
Why should the teacher care about the future of Cambodia when the government doesn't care about it.
5:30 AM,
Lycee Kbal Thnal was not part of Lycee Boeung Trabek. Boeung Trabek was khmero-anglais, we at Kbal Thnal were still required to do French language.
There used to be a rectangle pond that divided the two schools, even though we shared the soccer field. Majority of students at Boeung Trabek were rich and spoiled girls, and we used to love to go there and "nhae" or "dite" them girls.
The soccer field was at one point used to deploy anti-aircraft gun unit to protect Chomkar Mon, the presidential palace. Later on they moved that unit to ecole elementaire Boeung Keng Kang because some soldiers in that unit got into a fight with the son and nephew of Ith Suong, the general commander of Infantry Battalion 1.
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