Perre De La Roche ! Mee no enlish..No comprento like No Nintendo !! WoW..I'm very proud of Heng Kothai , native of Xiem Leap !!
Cheers, Dude Prum Ta On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Pierre Henri de Poipet < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Taprom dude, > > Please explain how you can get an overall score of 100 if you got a C in > english ? > > BTW, anybody know the score of the Lon Nol's son republican party ? > I bet he got at least one vote from KLM of kangaroo land. > > Joe, slow iq from America > > ----- Message d'origine ---- > De : Perom Uch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > À : [email protected] > Envoyé le : Vendredi, 5 Septembre 2008, 12h05mn 44s > Objet : Top two students slam cheating > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Tolaca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 5:47 AM > > > > Top two students slam cheating Written by Chhay Channyda Friday, 05 > September 2008 > Source: > http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2008090521551/National-news/Top-two-students-slam-cheating.html > > *The only two grade-A students in Cambodia say that the government needs > to do more to curb cheating and bribery to ensure that exam results really > reflect students' abilities > > * *[image: 2-story-1-LARGE-VERTICAL.jpg]* *VANDY RATTANA * > Heng Kothai from Siem Reap province obtained 100 percent in his exams, as > well as A's in five subjects. > Chhay Sopanhana was lucky to be born into a family that values learning, > while Heng Kothai is a perfectionist. For both, hitting the books has paid > off: they were the only students in Cambodia to receive perfect exam scores > out of a field of 55,178 who passed their high school finals. > > Chhay Sopanhana, 17, from Hun Sen Sereypheap High School in Kandal > province's Takhmao town, said she was delighted when she received news of > her 99.99 percent exam result. "I did my best to receive this grade. It > makes me happy and proud of myself and my whole family is also proud of me," > she said. > > As the youngest daughter of a health official in Kandal province, Chhay > Sopanhana is now on holiday and is preparing for university. > > "I am interested in studying medicine because my father is a doctor and my > older sister is also approaching this field," she said, adding that she > thought her outstanding grades might owe something to the fact she was > "lucky to be born in a family that is encouraging me to pursue higher > education". > > Despite obtaining the highest possible grades in all subjects at school, > Chhay Sopanhana feels that her foreign-languages skills still need some > work. "I stopped learning languages for one year because I was focusing on > my school exams," she explained. "I need to learn more English and French to > compete with other students when I enter university," she said, adding that > English would be essential in the future were she to apply for overseas > scholarships to pursue her education still further. > > Pech Lang, who was Chhay Sopanhana's math professor, told the Post that the > A student had only used her own knowledge during the exam and did not cheat. > "Sopanhana has been an outstanding student in Kandal province," she said. > > Heng Kothai, the only other student in the country to obtain grade-A marks, > also cited a perceived weakness in foreign languages as a factor of concern. > > Despite admitting to a slight obsession with perfection, Heng Kothai says > that what really got him his grades was his work ethic. > > He said he is confident this will stand him in good stead when he tackles > improving his language skills. "My English is not as good as my general > subjects at school, but if I study hard like I studied for my exam results, > I will achieve success." > > The Siem Reap native received an overall exam score of 100 percent, and > said he got an A in five subjects: maths, philosophy, biology, physics and > chemistry. > > "I only got one C for English," he added ruefully. > > "I must study hard to improve my English results," he said, adding that he > admires Phnom Penh students' access to finances and education. > > "I am not rich enough to pay for a part-time tutor," he said. > > *Widespread cheating* > [image: 2-STORY-1-SMALL-HORIZONTAL-TWO-COLUMN.jpg] *PHOTO SUPPLIED * > Kandal province's Chhay Sopanhana says she will study medicine. > The news of widespread bribery and cheating during the exams comes as no > surprise to Heng Kothai. "Students are cheating all over the country," he > said. "It is normal in Cambodia that students collect money for proctors. > Government measures to crack down on such bad habits seem ineffective," he > said. > > According to Heng Kothai, even noncheating students have to cough up cash > for teachers. "It is a must to get all 25 students in the examination room > to pay," he said. "I did not cheat so I did not pay, but proctors demanded > all students to pay, so my friend spent money for me. Everyone knows I did > not cheat." > > The student is now in Phnom Penh searching for an appropriate university to > continue his education. "I want to pursue my degree in civil engineering > [as] it is easy to find a good job in this field." > > Nhoek Sakun, deputy head of the Department of High Schools at the Siem Reap > Provincial Education Department, said that he was happy to see a student in > his province receive one of the only two perfect scores in the country. "The > good result shows his true capacity: He is an outstanding student in Siem > Reap," he said. > > However, Nhoek Sakun admitted that outstanding students with a sense of > ethics were a rarity. "We cannot prevent all cheating. Cheating still > exists." > > Chroeng Lim Sry, of the Ministry of Education, said he was pleased to see > that the two students who received A's used only their knowledge to pass the > exam. > - > > > > -- > Mr. Perom Uch > > www.ibuddhi.blogspot.com/ > www.wattkhmer.org/withpartners.html#administration > "It's simply a matter of doing what you do best and not worrying about what > the other fellow is going to do." > ~ John R. Amos > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. 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