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Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:22 pm

my son is a very gifted mathematician and last year he came first in the county maths show. my neighbour's son (at a different school) is also gifted but he only managed to come third last year. This year the rules have been changed and there will be much greater financial rewards available: 50 prizes available from £1000 for first place down to smaller prizes of £10.

that my son has the ability to win this competetion is not in question however, he feels that if he were to submit papers in the names of 49 of his classmates he would be able to hoover up all of the prize money albeit to the detriment of his honest and hardworking peers. should i treat this as admirable capitalist endeavour or scold him for his greedy fraudulence?

his maths teacher seems ambivalent.

ZAX · Post by **ZAX** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:34 pm

Its the unacceptable face of capitalism UP. Masked behind a silly name.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:43 pm

Cooooo. I wonder what UP really means

;o)

Ernest W. Quality · Post by **Ernest W. Quality** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:13 pm

unknownpseudonym wrote:his maths teacher seems ambivalent.

Not convinced by this part of the analogy.

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:47 pm

...Unless he's on for a share...

Ernest W. Quality · Post by **Ernest W. Quality** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:35 am

More "the examiners" than the teacher I would say.

pokerpete · Post by **pokerpete** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:28 am

what kind of parent are you?

teach your kid right from wrong. teach him this is dishonest.

'admirable capitalist endeavour'

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QuizMaster · Post by **QuizMaster** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:09 am

Hmm. Sounds like your boy needs a better role model than you if you don't think this is wrong. Do you also encourage him to cheat in exams if you think he can get away with it?

You should encourage him to work in Late Night Quiz TV. Sounds like he has the morals for it.

His maths teachers are no doubt ambivalent because they are more than likely still nerds despite their middle age. Try asking his English teachers for a view.

dm · Post by dm » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:08 pm

Let him do it. Then make him whine to all his (other) mates about how injust it all is, and how he would never do it and how he had to settle for a grand :P

BigEd · Post by **BigEd** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:03 pm

I suggest that you actually encourage him to do it, and when he wins all the money you teach him a sharp lesson in reality by taking all the prize money off him, thus demonstrating that “cheats never prosper”.

Remember that precocious female maths genius and her father who appeared on Blue Peter? Quite frankly I wanted to slap them silly. My left nut had more idea about computing than those Tandy TRS-80 tits ever did.

Knock Knock…

Who’s there?

Maths genius….

“Maths Genius” who?

Exactly!

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:35 pm

unknownpseudonym wrote:should i treat this as admirable capitalist endeavour or scold him for his greedy fraudulence?

I read that as "scold him for his greedy flatulence". Ha ha.

Storm Lord · Post by **Storm Lord** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:26 pm

The real question is who's paying for the pize money? Taxpayer I bet...

WaterGate · Post by **WaterGate** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:01 am

Is this like one of those riddles like 'I met a man going to the fayre, who had seven wives with seven cats...'
I think he's neighbour's brother's son is the nephew of his sister's best mate's maths teacher. Correct?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:47 am

well the maths teacher bit seems to have some relevance.

dangerous · Post by **dangerous** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:41 am

What does his Maths teacher reckon to the new Word Up dictionary?

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