Romania curtails cheating in final exams

Only 67 percent of Romanian secondary school pupils passed their final exams this year, roughly ten percent less than in previous years. The Education Ministry sees this as proof that it has successfully combated cheating, tidings welcomed by Emilian Isaila in the daily Adevărul: "The fact that generations of pupils cheated in their secondary school exams means that millions of youths have been released into society without the slightest feeling of responsibility. These young people come of age in a vague reality that can be changed at will by cheating. ... It's no wonder that for the rest of their lives they look for the easiest way, for shortcuts to their dreams. I think those who cheat on their final exams would give you a baffled look if you said there's no such thing as the easy way. Even if the shows on television would have us believe that beauty and wealth were available for everyone, reality is another thing altogether. But how can you explain that to people who have learned from the start that cheating is the quickest way to success?"

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