Incorrigible? No, I salute him for his courage.
Hey guys, I believe this news is pretty big out there right now.
Xavier Ong, this kid who has taken a photo of his O level Social Studies cover page and posted it on Twitter. Couple of days later it appeared on STOMP and apparently SEAB was unhappy about it. This news has gotten big big big big big right after that.
Some may say that he's not being apologetic for his actions and his wrong doings. What were the wrong doings? Violating the rule that stated "No electronic devices are allowed in the examination hall."
But here's the catch. He said that "We are allowed to use our handphones, but I didn't take a picture until this Monday." at 0:45 of the video below.
What? They're allowed to use their phones. So what was the problem then? The invigilator allowed him to bring his phone in, was he at fault? Or was the invigilator. He didn't brief them (I assume?). Or even if he did, why wasn't he caught for doing anything like that on the spot? Funny huh, now SEAB is going all over Xavier Ong who obviously did something wrong, but don't feel anything about it.
He claimed on his video that he loved attention. Who doesn't? So in the end the video received comments like "The hell I care what exactly happened. YOU should be given 0 for the paper. And hey, I might forgive you because you helped push the bell curve lower. Anyway, people like you are a disgrace to students like us who treat the Os with utmost seriousness and we slogged our asses to study and mug for the paper. Way to go." and "If you need to be briefed to actually know and follow the instructions, that's PATHETIC.
Xavier Ong, this kid who has taken a photo of his O level Social Studies cover page and posted it on Twitter. Couple of days later it appeared on STOMP and apparently SEAB was unhappy about it. This news has gotten big big big big big right after that.
Some may say that he's not being apologetic for his actions and his wrong doings. What were the wrong doings? Violating the rule that stated "No electronic devices are allowed in the examination hall."
But here's the catch. He said that "We are allowed to use our handphones, but I didn't take a picture until this Monday." at 0:45 of the video below.
What? They're allowed to use their phones. So what was the problem then? The invigilator allowed him to bring his phone in, was he at fault? Or was the invigilator. He didn't brief them (I assume?). Or even if he did, why wasn't he caught for doing anything like that on the spot? Funny huh, now SEAB is going all over Xavier Ong who obviously did something wrong, but don't feel anything about it.
He claimed on his video that he loved attention. Who doesn't? So in the end the video received comments like "The hell I care what exactly happened. YOU should be given 0 for the paper. And hey, I might forgive you because you helped push the bell curve lower. Anyway, people like you are a disgrace to students like us who treat the Os with utmost seriousness and we slogged our asses to study and mug for the paper. Way to go." and "If you need to be briefed to actually know and follow the instructions, that's PATHETIC.
posted by lantis_play at
7:38 PM
Well obviously these people do not understand the logic of how human beings have been improving for the past few years.
You see, the internet was made a safer place by hackers who continuously find loopholes in the system and exploit these things. Get caught by the people who created the internet, and then these "creators" fix these exploits. In this case, who are the real creators? The hackers or the original creators? If there's a loophole, it will be discovered in time to come.
Just like Jason mentioned during the Facilitator Camp, "What can go wrong, will go wrong."
Is this SEAB's part to look through their exam protocols once more to determine if they are really strict about the usage of mobile phones? I mean how the hell did Xavier Ong even bring in his mobile phone??? This is a funny issue for me to begin with. SEAB better come up with something to resolve this issue. Though giving Xavier Ong a big fat ZERO for his O level won't really bother him that much. Since he's going to the states to take his SATs and enroll in some college.
Yup! I'll probably post another one later about Taiwan Taekwondo player Yang something about the cheating at the Asian Games. Another issue which has got me pondering. Is the individual's fault for not following the rule, or is it the referees'/invigilators' fault for not telling?
See ya guys next time! :D