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German Teenager Gets Job Offer By Trying To Use FOI For His Exam Papers

Posted by samzenpus on from the looking-for-an-edge dept.

Bruce66423 writes "A German schoolboy has taken exam preparation to ingenious new levels by making a freedom of information request to see the questions in his forthcoming Abitur tests, the equivalent of A-levels in the UK." and SATS in the USA. The media attention from his FoI request has already garnered him an offer of work from another transparency-related organization, the research website Correctiv. “If I have time before university starts I’ll definitely do it,” he said.

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  1. Somehow I'm reminded of Kirk by Derekloffin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Give this kick a commendation for original thinking.

    1. Re:Somehow I'm reminded of Kirk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Not really.

      Kirk was in a manufactured no-win situation and the test was therefore faulty: it doesn't matter if you don't know how to lose if you can find a way to still win. Winning is fine.

      But this was a paper to test how well he learned his subject. He doesn't want to find out how dumb he is, therefore he cheats. And really that's all this is. It's no more original thinking than working out how to steal the papers or someone else's answers. Someone who finds a different way to steal the papers before issuance isn't thinking originally in any worthwhile and meaningful form. Original crimes are not laudable. They're just original.

  2. Re:Classified! by penguinoid · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's not classified. I'm sure they'll comply with his FOI request for exam questions... on exam day.

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