tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post7338163231253080700..comments2023-10-05T03:12:14.296-07:00Comments on poemette: cheated outgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-85613480617017199652008-03-30T13:46:00.000-07:002008-03-30T13:46:00.000-07:00Oh my goodness! I was reading along thinking how ...Oh my goodness! I was reading along thinking how well you had captured the experience of an exam, and then...<br><br>How sad and tragic and awful and wrong.Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-23582148381232335412008-03-28T11:00:00.000-07:002008-03-28T11:00:00.000-07:00Tami this is excellent. What a dreadful story. Thi...Tami this is excellent. What a dreadful story. Things like exams are very important in India but it is only a test.<br><br>love-MelanieBeloved Dreamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625091389788114012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-71454735491566323942008-03-27T09:28:00.000-07:002008-03-27T09:28:00.000-07:00wow, who knew.... still thinking abt the reality o...wow, who knew.... still thinking abt the reality of the event...One More Believerhttp://pieceofpie.wordpress.com/category/3ww/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-14819024182730578162008-03-27T02:01:00.000-07:002008-03-27T02:01:00.000-07:00gautami,Doing the "right" thing has beco...gautami,<br>Doing the "right" thing has become too passe today if not outright dangerous as you've so aptly detailed here. Gives one pause to see what mankind has come to.<br>relRemimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030572981830789370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-80317569717832204152008-03-27T01:50:00.000-07:002008-03-27T01:50:00.000-07:00Wow, that last line slapped me in the face, I so w...Wow, that last line slapped me in the face, I so was not expecting that! I can't believe things like that really happen, that is so awful. But, it was a great read!Jane Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11087464056692451751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-67191937866386934902008-03-27T00:43:00.000-07:002008-03-27T00:43:00.000-07:00not a pleasant thoughti have spent many hours invi...not a pleasant thought<br>i have spent many hours invigilating - glad to say i escaped unscathed<br>thank youflootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530734765701940680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-22386458803863293822008-03-26T21:16:00.000-07:002008-03-26T21:16:00.000-07:00horrible!!horrible!!J. Andrew Lockharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12567156257114496618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-43415895621286211512008-03-26T18:35:00.000-07:002008-03-26T18:35:00.000-07:00Despite the horrible subject you have an amazing w...Despite the horrible subject you have an amazing way with wordspiahttp://courtingdestiny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-52101381374072799052008-03-26T17:17:00.000-07:002008-03-26T17:17:00.000-07:00This is hard core cheating! What a drama you creat...This is hard core cheating! What a drama you create, even worse knowing it is based on fact. Life is always stranger than art. Great job setting the stage.<br><br>You taught me a new word too, invigilator. I've always said "proctor."Christinehttp://mariacristina.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-86436255438831603172008-03-26T16:38:00.000-07:002008-03-26T16:38:00.000-07:00WOW! That last line caught me off guard and then t...WOW! That last line caught me off guard and then to read it's true!Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673290512175050093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-3305167302843252432008-03-26T15:40:00.000-07:002008-03-26T15:40:00.000-07:00The shock value of words is absolute.The shock value of words is absolute.anthonynorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-235958780943400022008-03-26T12:56:00.000-07:002008-03-26T12:56:00.000-07:00wow.... kinda dangerous being an educator these da...wow.... kinda dangerous being an educator these days isn't it???paisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-38672666397840077472008-03-26T12:21:00.000-07:002008-03-26T12:21:00.000-07:00wow!like others, i was knocked out by the ending a...wow!<br>like others, i was knocked out by the ending and it being true is all the more poignant.polonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-84366872359024742572008-03-26T11:48:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:48:00.000-07:00Wow - I was so sure this was strong fiction. Sad, ...Wow - I was so sure this was strong fiction. Sad, sad, sad. Well told, however.tumblewordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-30196700299021052032008-03-26T11:08:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:08:00.000-07:00maybe its time we really stopped all this examinat...maybe its time we really stopped all this examinations...just get them to do practicals. they learn and they use, no need to force them to remember inane stuff. and have separate skills classes for different disciplines, and then get the students to choose what they want to learn or do.Ghost Particlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07439371766182405053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-83913017356015685012008-03-26T10:35:00.000-07:002008-03-26T10:35:00.000-07:00that's a dose of reality I wish I wouldn't...that's a dose of reality I wish I wouldn't true. totally surprised by the ending.lissahttp://www.justwritingwords.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-63515185835444555352008-03-26T10:27:00.000-07:002008-03-26T10:27:00.000-07:00My God! That ending, especially being true, just s...My God! That ending, especially being true, just slammed me up against the wall. How much crazier can this world get? I think you made the reality more real by giving no clue to the ending.Pat Paulkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-34507753706683826142008-03-26T10:02:00.000-07:002008-03-26T10:02:00.000-07:00Holy cow.Ok, I was reading along, thinking of taki...Holy cow.<br><br>Ok, I was reading along, thinking of taking exams myself, laughing when the kid first got caught cheating. Wow... that ending totally came out of nowhere at me. And to know this really happens makes it that much more horrific.TChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-56734341813369591492008-03-26T09:42:00.000-07:002008-03-26T09:42:00.000-07:00i wish this didnt take place in india..of all plac...i wish this didnt take place in india..of all places! the land i was raised didnt make criminals out of kids, not in this way, what's the world coming to..ULhttp://ul-typingaway.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-27058498451477312732008-03-26T08:37:00.000-07:002008-03-26T08:37:00.000-07:00.The inherent privileges of cast society are diffi....The inherent privileges of cast society are difficult to dismantle, the ideology of entitlement ultimately must be found detrimental to progress. Knowledge is not acquired by brute force and to destroy those who deploy knowledge is akin to lacing your foundations with dynamite. All hard lessons. <br><br>so sadozymandiazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891897071966903895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-2042186444397034312008-03-26T08:01:00.000-07:002008-03-26T08:01:00.000-07:00Oh, wow, I think you stabbed me with a knife with ...Oh, wow, I think you stabbed me with a knife with that ending.<br><br>It's crazy how kids act these days.Noah The Greathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603792157174161967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-38934258347951585802008-03-26T07:59:00.000-07:002008-03-26T07:59:00.000-07:00Why am I not surprised?Why am I not surprised?Whitesnakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07681488364720396274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-32186909085095926812008-03-26T07:07:00.000-07:002008-03-26T07:07:00.000-07:00You've done this one justice Gautami...extreme...You've done this one justice Gautami...extremely disturbing that this type of thing happens; you've written this well.Sherry ~ Cherie ~ ms. herbes de provencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-3339360986774774162008-03-26T06:40:00.000-07:002008-03-26T06:40:00.000-07:00I didn't even see the explanation below it unt...I didn't even see the explanation below it until I saw marcia's comment. That's tragic and infuriating.<br><br>The poem does the scene justice, I think, by putting you into the exam room and then whomping you in the gut.pjdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-14539864570248194792008-03-26T06:32:00.000-07:002008-03-26T06:32:00.000-07:00Like Marcia before me I was just reading along and...Like Marcia before me I was just reading along and following the flow when I came to the last line that didn't seem to fit...it rattled around in my head for a bit before I read your explination below. I had no idea that type of thing happened in India..or anywhere! How horrible!Jo Anne O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15893357205938906463noreply@blogger.com