Filipino students took their teacher’s calling very seriously. Before an exam, they covered their faces with egg cartons, cardboard and underwear so they couldn’t cheat.
The students of the University of Legazpi City went to great lengths to present themselves for the exam with the most creative headgear. Their teacher Mary Joy Mandane-Ortiz invited the students to do this. She told the BBC that she wanted to counter cheating in a fun way with action.
The professor got the idea from Thailand, where something similar happened years ago. In 2013, photos of Bangkok students went viral. They wore flaps on both sides of their heads to avoid cheating.
Simple design
In fact, Mandane-Ortiz asked his students to come up with a simple paper project. But the aspiring engineers answered the call and created it all. They put paper bags on their heads, appeared with masks or made holes in old T-shirts.
The teacher posted photos of her students on Facebook, which quickly spread the action to the Philippines. Students from other schools and universities were inspired and followed suit.
Incidentally, the headdress did nothing but good for the students, says their teacher. They scored better than ever on exams and no students were caught cheating.
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