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Originally Posted by BillyMac
... my local board has encouraged, organized, and publicized exam study groups, even providing answer sheets to these study group leaders (no more answer sheets, we're trying a new study group model), "legalizing cheating" to keep the failure numbers down ...
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Old model was several publicized study groups with leaders having answer sheets. One had to show one's completed exam to get into such a group, like a "ticket" into the study group. No completed exam meant no entry into the study group. Simply attending the study group was considered a "passing score". Only those that failed to attend a study group had to submit their exams for scoring. Failing the exam (after not attending a study group) means to not get any assignments for the season, or to be forced to take remedial rules classes.
That was the "silver platter" model. Play eeny, meeny, miny, moe, fill in random yeses and nos on one's exam, show up at a study group on time, show one's "completed" exam, sign in to prove attendance, pay only half attention, with minimal participation, during the study session, don't leave the study group early, get a full assignment schedule for the season.
New model (this year) is several publicized study groups, those who wish to attend (totally optional) show up with, or without, a completed exam. However, no answer sheets are available. All have to submit their exams for scoring, whether one attends a study group, or not. Failing the exam means to not get any assignments for the season, or to be forced to take remedial rules classes.