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by coldtea 3287 days ago
The secret ingredient is a culture of cheating. Its absolutely fine to cheat on any level of exam (unless you get caught, obviously). This makes students think about the weak points of any system, gives them a chance to train their skills etc.

Sorry, what? They are better at math because they cheat at exams, and thus they "train" their minds?

That's not even wrong.

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I read this as the culture of cheating teaches analysis of the system (education /testing) and how to identify weak points and exploit them

Then, using the same analytical skills, students are better prepared to analyze other systems (eg security) and pinpoint/exploit their weakness

>I read this as the culture of cheating teaches analysis of the system (education /testing) and how to identify weak points and exploit them

Still far fetched (and plain wrong -- it would work for all other "cultures of cheating" too).

I found his logic weird as well