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Thanks for sharing what happened with math kangaroo . Sigh It is hard for me to understand some would be willing to cheat or help cheat in order to get a high score for school admission purpose (TJ or college). It is such a bad way of winning. [/quote]

Ugh. I can understand kids having the desire to cheat and going through with it. They’re kids. But parents helping them cheat has got to be one of the most f’ed up things I’ve heard. Sad. [/quote]

PP who has proctored for math contests here:  I agree completely.  If you help your kids cheat, the one and only thing you're teaching them is that they aren't smart enough or capable enough to do well on their own merits.  Also, AMC 8, Math Kangaroo, MOEMS, CML, Mathleague, and any other contest given to elementary or middle school kids aside from Mathcounts are low-stakes contests that really are just practice for the important contests later, like MathCounts or AMC 10/12.  Helping your kid cheat on the low stakes, practice contests just means that your kid is less likely to do well on the more important ones later.

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