Is cheating a double standard?

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My nursing school took great measures to fix grades when not happy with outcomes. However, this nursing school took great measures to prevent students from cheating. They had a zero tolerance policy towards cheating and any students caught cheating would almost certainly be dismissed from the program. The clever, deceitful, and crooked way in which final grades were fixed at the conclusion of the final semester of the two year associates of science degree in nursing program was a grade fixing scandal of monumental proportions. I was dismissed from the program as a result of not achieving the 75 required to pass the final course of the semester only to have insider information disclose to me that 28 of 79 students initially failed the course with zero "A" students. Ultimately, only 5 unfortunate students including me were not passed and graduated and I strongly believe that I was used as a cover up by the school for their grade fixing scandal just so the school could make the outcome of the semester look realistic. Is cheating a double standard?

Specializes in hospice.
Huh? What's going on here?

That's for me to know and you to find out.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
My plan for the future is currently

in progress. Since I left nursing school, I abandoned the world of nursing

altogether and moved on in a big

way. I started my own business utilizing

what I learned in nursing school. I

am the owner of an educational consulting company. The primary

goal/objective of my business is to

educate educators about the many

different ways to fix grades.

So you want to teach others how to fix grades so they can hurt people like you were hurt?

I'm confused...:down:

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Specializes in hospice.
So you want to teach others how to fix grades so they can hurt people like you were hurt?

I'm confused...:down:

There are always those who, sadly, choose to make themselves feel powerful by perpetuating a cycle of abuse.

People who actually want to be of value to the world, though, break such cycles.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
...still looking for answers...I want

closure...we all want closure in these kind

of situations

Here is your closure. Your school failed at teaching the students properly. They had 28 students fail. They wanted to save their behind and accreditation (if they were accredited) so they changed the grading scale to pass more students. You...and according to you 4 others....were not one of them. You were failing before they changed the scale. You failed after they changed the scale to allow more to pass. You still failed. You sued. You got money. That school and instructors were poor examples of professionals and they should be ashamed. They paid you money to keep it quiet. Case closed.

Now begin the rest of your life.

I am always one to give the benefit of a doubt. However, even I am second guessing the validity of this situation.

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Specializes in Public Health.

Can we just haiku

You guys this isn't a new thing

Subject matter lame.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
What can we do to help you move on?
We can provide 28studentsfailed with support and guidance as (s)he moves on from this unfair chapter in his/her life. While the past is a place we can visit on occasion, living there can be unproductive and downright dangerous.

Grade fixing is not a common occurrence in nursing programs. 28studentsfailed should focus his/her smarts, time, energy and effort on getting admitted to a different nursing program.

To 28studentsfailed: I assure you that your former instructors at the nursing program aren't thinking of you or losing a minute of sleep over you. It is time to stop obsessing over people who don't give you one second thought. Consider today the first day of the rest of your life. Start fresh and look to the future. Waste no more time thinking about what could have been. Instead, become energized at your potential future as a nurse.

Good luck to you!

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Petulant whining

Three years old contaminates

All Nurses dot com

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Whoever told you life is fair lied.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

I think the OP is frustrated and angry we can help the OP and be respectful and polite.

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Petulant whining

Three years old contaminates

All Nurses dot com

Hey you. You're irritating me.

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So you want to teach others how to fix grades so they can hurt people like you were hurt?

I'm confused...:down:

That's not the case. I want to teach

educators that fixing grades is

cool because it improves results.

If your students are performing

poorly in your course, just fix the

results and it all works out!

Yeah fixing grades is cool!

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Specializes in Public Health.

Ahh, agreed.

OP is sitting at home with a bag of popcorn and laughing equally as hard as I am right now.

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