a brutal way to avoid cheating in school

dont we have schools with lack of classrooms, the classes are done under a mango tree, well at least mango tree provides shade,

Ah. Yes, we do have those classes under mango trees... But like you said, at least the mango trees provide shade. Also, I'm sure if they had a choice, they'd still choose to put the kids in a classroom, or a covered place at least. The case of the Chinese above, they chose to put the kids outside...

But even if the weather is fine, or the weather is cold - even if there's a breeze - it is still not advisable to stay under the midday sun. Although, of course, you are right... if it were here... If it were here, the exams would be useless. Because at the end of it, the test papers would be reduced to pulp, saturated with sweat that dripped from the students' face, hands, arms... Or rain...

Uv rays,Air pollution,bugs,dust well those things are brutal, I studied in a Catholic school and I live in an obsessively Catholic country and the school never treated me like that.

Since I burn easily and don't take well to the heat. I break out like i'm allergic.. I wouldn't want to be forced to stay outside. What if it is raining outside the day of the test.. or windy and you can't hang on to your paper.. unless it is all done online... still if it was hot.. I couldn't take the sun for very long. Sun screen doesn't do much for me.. I still break out like I have prickly heat.

Yup! Instead of creating them confident with themselves. Creating them to be isolated on their own... They are coming to school to learn being independent, confident and worthy of themselves being a man and woman to be a good leader someday. But if they suffer from being mistreated on their age. What we expect with them to be in the future...Chinese government is an example of such values. Where the government identity is hiding of fears that is why they are extremely oppose anyone who criticize their administration... In the private side of the peoples their in China. They are all intelligent in terms of business and appreciate those people due to their broad minded...I only not agree with other rule of china government dealing with their people which is still no equal protection of each individuals...

even if there is no sun,the situation of doing it outside is already uncomfortable, people who walk by are looking at you and there will be too much nuisance and disturbances outside that would make them lose their focus, When you are still a student, what are the ways of your teacher to prevent students from cheating their exams.,

it is demoralizing.

the setting is intimidating too. it can make some students too nervous that they will block out and remember nothing.

and if its not hot,the wind can also cause some discomfort. there could be some bugs crawlingin the ground too,

the article didnt say anything about burning sun.. or kids suffering from heat stroke or sunburns etc. the kids are just simply on the playground that theyd normally be on during recess. omg, such torture!!

Morai you just summed it up for me, aside from Uv rays there other risks factor too, the fact its outside, makes it very distracting, its easier to focus in a quiet shaded classroom,

True, the article did not say anything about burning sun. I took that phrase from the original post above. In any case, you don't need to have suffered from heat stroke or sunburns to suffer from adverse effects of sun overexposure. Here are articles from WHO: - http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs305/en/ - http://www.who.int/uv/sun_protection/en/ And here are some points taken from those articles: - Skin cancer is caused primarily by UV radiation, not just from artificial sources but also from the sun. - Excessive sun exposure in children and adolescents is likely to contribute to skin cancer in later life. - Children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of UV radiation. Excessive sun exposure in children is likely to contribute to skin cancer in later life. The mechanisms are unclear, but it may be that skin is more susceptible to harmful effects of UV radiation during childhood. - Fair-skinned people have a higher risk. [These are Chinese children, yes?] - The rise in the incidence of skin cancers over the past decades is strongly related to increasingly popular outdoor activities and recreational exposure. Overexposure to sunlight is widely accepted as the underlying cause for harmful effects on the skin, eye and immune system. - The sun's UV rays are the strongest between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The recommendation is to limit time in the midday sun. [Isn't 10am-4pm likely to be the school hours when these tests are taken? Unless they do it very early in the morning - before 10am, when sunlight is beneficial - they should provide some protection or cover for the children.] There is a difference between kids playing on the playground in the sun and children taking tests under the sun. The former group moves around and could easily get out of the sun when it becomes uncomfortable. Children takings tests can not get out of the sun until they've finished the exams, which I expect take much longer than recess. Peace!

you know complaining to the officials is not allowed in China.

I remember my classmates whom I call human giraffes because they stretch their neck to copy answers which is very crazy,with the distances they have apart I think stretching necks wont work. that school is in total martial law for sure. Thank god I dont go to school anymore and I didn't experience something like that. the worst thing I experienced at school is when my teacher forced everyone to do classes on the floor, not on the chair as a punishment.

well there are actually afternoon classes too, so it sucks to be the afternoon shift student for sure, China isover populated and some classrooms where used by 3 batches of children a day.

Well, that's true. If this was taken before 10am, then the sunlight is actually beneficial. But I don't know... When I was in school (a long, long time ago) and it was exam time, we'd have, let's say 9 subjects divided into 3 days. So 3 exams in a day, and each exam would take around 1-1 1/2 hours, with an hour break in between. I don't know how things are like in school nowadays, but if it's more or less the same here, then limiting the exam to before 10am would give them only enough time for 1 subject (2 if they start really early). I expect it more likely they do this throughout the day, which means there would definitely be some exams taken after 10am.

I will share 1 story , everyone in my classroom are cheating, for like 3years I'm the only 1 who didnt cheat, then on my first time cheating.... I'm caught.... its so embarrassing.

I remember I use to have a teacher and I have the hots for her,cos not only she is hot, she have an innovative system of teaching,she is able to make the students memorize their studies even without studying at home. she is so good no one cheats on her class and everyone passes, her style of teacher is really unique, so I remember myself not struggling in examinations on her classes. I think teacher should try to be innovative on their teaching style so the student will be interested on studying and they wont end up as cheaters in exams.

I have a feeling the pressure these students feel is tripled because its awkward to be outside, I guess if the students studied well they can finish earlier, so they can leave earlier.

Yeah the pressure to think and also the pressure to finish fast. Having to think under the sun is really hard. You can't think very well if you're under it.

I guess it makes the international news because they just started doing it. so this system could be newly implemented. even if there is sun,I dont think its comfortable to do examinations outside.

felt bad for those students who dont cheat but they have to do the same process. students who focus and studied might have more chance to be out of the misery faster though.

did this make it inthe news in China? I think its the only school that practices it, I saw someschools in China and the classrooms are big enough, so they can make the students seat apart. speaking of cheating, I have a male classmate who wrote all answers on his palm and a female classmate who wrote the answers on her legs, we know female students wear skirts so she gets to cheat easily.

I think if the teacher is observant enough cheating can be stopped. I feltlike the students were treated like prisoners being punished.

There are no mosquitoes in sunny, open places. Mosquitoes like dark, damp areas.

My worries is that some kids who dont cheat might fail the exam because of the discomfort of doing exams outside. also what if it rains suddenly.also they might get mosquito bites or something.

I thinks its not a teacher's decision ,its more of a school administration's decision, I guess they have high standards. for sure if a teacher is really observant they wont need to resort to something like this.

I know Its very uncomfortable, I think some kids willlose their focus if they started sweating because of too much heat.

I think that if the scores come out low the admin will just think that they are successful in stopping the cheating, because no one was able to share answers, thus the low scores. This is actually dangerous. There is such a thing as heat stroke. It is when the body can't regulate the heat anymore. They have dehydrated and lost fluids from too much sweating, etc. It could be deadly.

Or what about if they do it under the shade of trees instead? I agree Capt. Albert. I feel bad for those who studied and be punished this way.

I think some parents might have already complained, its very unfair for the kids who studies very hard and doesnt cheat. I think its also not comfortable and it might feel awkward for many students.