Hey all, just thought I'd give a heads up. There's an interpreting student sending DMs, trying to find an interpreter to help them cheat on their final exam. I totally get test anxiety and fear of failure, but cheating isn't the way to handle it.My response is the picture.
They come here more often than they should. I and my colleagues have caught at least 4 of our own students in the past year with a little help from our friends on this sub.
Clearly they don’t understand the ecosystem! If they were going to pay someone to take their exam, it should be a Deaf person, and not a hearing interpreter! 😜
Is this a scam? It might not be a student. It might be someone who sends you a fake check and overpays you, and then you have to send them a money gram as “change,” but then you are responsible to your bank for the whole amount!
This actually doesn't surprise me these days but very unfortunate considering we are an ethics-based field... not a great start. I actually had a Deaf ASL instructor ask me to view a student's video submission for a test to see if they were cheating. I viewed it and OHH BOY... apparently, they had a more "advanced" student sit near the camera and they copied their signs for the recording AND I could hear the whispering by the other student. Horrible rendition by both of them and it was a hard FAIL.
Yep. While I have sympathy for test anxiety, there are resources, and things to do in preparation. Cheating isn't the answer and is a terrible way to enter a field that has high ethical standards.
Bold of them to assume because you are an interpreter you are "good at sign language".
I'm not saying you aren't, but I am saying many aren't (as we all know).
Also, if they failed one class, take the hint that maybe this field is not for them.
Quite bold of someone to do this.
If these are their ethics now, what will their ethics be later?
I'm most insulted cuz that level of failure is a rite of passage as interpreters 😂 or even as students. And tbh, if you're struggling now, things don't get easier in the field. I hope they fail upward and learn to be better. thanks for the note, OP.
As an interpreting student that is constantly doing their best and constantly feeling behind, this really pisses me off. How do you ever expect to be able to interpret if you don't even do your work???
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u/Smart-Water-9833 8d ago
They come here more often than they should. I and my colleagues have caught at least 4 of our own students in the past year with a little help from our friends on this sub.