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Teachers Hate Cheaters

An English teacher named Rosie
Thought one of her pupils was dozy
He’d cribbed off the web
From a man in Zagreb
The language he’d used was too prosy!


In false glory he’d tried to bask
So Rosie she took him to task
She said it’s not neat
if you try and cheat -
when needing some help you should ask!

NB cheaters is an anagram of teachers!

Sadly this is based (with some poetic licence about Zagreb) on a true event in the school I worked at. The english teacher was fully aware of the capabilities of the student and it was blatantly obvious the work was not his and it was merely copied and printed off the internet ... he failed to get a mark

2/2/18

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Marc Acrich February 17, 2018 at 9:57 AM Nice, so dangerous to be a teacher today, Who knew? , my mother in law now 96, she was a sub teacher once and a student grabbed her by the neck and put her up against the chalk board it was special  kids I like your style  And the way it isweaved

Gershon Wolf February 6, 2018 at 9:00 PM Ha, ha. simply substitute me--"Gershie"--for Rosie and 'he' for 'she' and someplace in India for Zagreb---and you could have written this about me 'edumacating' international students from Hyperbad, India. Thanks for sharing this realistic limerick. Jan Allison February 7, 2018 at 9:38 AM I think many who teach or who have worked in schools can relate Gershon it really is sad when the students try and pretend they have written the work when the teacher is fully aware of their capabilities:-( hugs jan xx

Agnes Krampe February 6, 2018 at 4:41 PM Oh I had not see this one, nice limerick, Jan. And I had not realized about the anagram, how fun! I could tell my own stories on the subject.... Jan Allison February 6, 2018 at 4:47 PM I'm sure you have had work that you know the student couldn't have produced themselves ... teachers are clever and can spot cheaters!:-) hugs jan xx

Paul Callus February 4, 2018 at 3:04 PM You have definitely pressed the point home, Jan! Teachers and cheaters never see eye to eye. I can vouch to that from experience! ~ Wonder what your weather is like....here it's not that cold, but cloudy and drizzly. Hugs // paul Jan Allison February 4, 2018 at 3:09 PM I know you taught for many years Paul it is sad when a student tries to pass work of as their own when the teacher is fully aware of their capabilities:-) Next week the UK is set for winter weather I've not checked the forecast for us but today has been warm and sunny and hubby was gardening:-) hugs jan xx

Jack Horne February 4, 2018 at 12:09 PM ha ha, lovely work & with a good moral too. Hope you are feeling bright-eyed & bushy-tailed again now xx Jan Allison February 4, 2018 at 3:04 PM I'm doing fine Jack I just experienced a cheater and also a liar today on 2 separate incidents :-( I hate being lied to and deceived:-) health wise am doing fine just seeing the surgeon about the haematoma but they think it will go over time... but we are talking years still I can live with it:-) hugs jan xx

Kim Rodrigues February 2, 2018 at 9:33 PM Too sad! Liked your limerick! Jan Allison February 3, 2018 at 11:33 AM Thanks Kim:-) hugs jan xx

Line Gauthier February 2, 2018 at 8:10 PM Cute poem and great message. Jan Allison February 3, 2018 at 11:32 AM Thanks Line:-) hugs jan xx

Mick Talbot February 2, 2018 at 7:54 PM Sadly most tend to live their whole life that way. The internet their modern day sidekick. A nice pair of limericks, which have inspired me, you'll see, hugs... Mick... (FREE VERSE - CHEATERS - https://www.poetrysoup.com/member_area/my_poems.aspx?np=new ) (LIMERICK - I KNOW A POETESS NAMED JAN - https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/inspired_by_jan_allison_-_i_know_an_amazing_poetess_named_jan_988158 ) Jan Allison February 3, 2018 at 11:31 AM Thanks so much Mick i read the poems earlier but have only just found your comment:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich February 2, 2018 at 5:34 PM oh geez, I see this so often with the ESL students, Jan. So sad! And they have to know we only need to google three sentences to find the whole article they took it from. Jan Allison February 2, 2018 at 5:37 PM They fail to realise the teacher knows their capabilities and also can spot a plagerised piece a mile off :-( hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham February 2, 2018 at 12:30 PM Sadly Jan they are not doing themselves any favours in the long run and as Robert says they eventually get found out. The internet is great for doing research but to print something off and just put your name on it beggars belief.Life's losers comes to mind. Regards Tom. Jan Allison February 2, 2018 at 12:42 PM Unfortunately Tom you are so right - the teachers are fully aware of the capabilities of the student and sadly this young man go caught cheating and he paid a heavy price as it was for his GCSE and he failed the exam - its a long time back but it always stayed in my memory:-( hugs jan xx