To encourage DD to fake a sporting injury during her GCSEs so as she can use a computer?

[BigSandyBalls2015]

DD(16) took her first set of mock GCSEs last Dec - she had injured her hand during a football match and had two fingers taped up on her writing hand. So she was put in a separate room with a computer to type her mocks and did better than she expected.

Currently doing a second set of mocks, with everyone else in the main hall, writing instead of a computer and has found it much harder.

So would I be unreasonable to encourage a fake injury in May?

[BigSandyBalls2015]

Should have added, no point in asking school about it, I know they won't allow it unless she is 'injured'.

[Berthatydfil]

I assume you are joking?

[TwentyCups]

Yes, very. I'm sure a lot of students would improve this way to - but the exam is marked as being handwritten - injury/disability/special needs exempted.

[BigSandyBalls2015]

Deadly serious. Why?

[MovingOnUpMovingOnOut]

Yeah totally fine but you'll need to make that hand really look properly injured.

Have you considered smashing her fingers with a hammer? Or maybe shutting her hand in the car door a couple of times?

[Thegirlinthefireplace]

Of course yabu. My son Would find it easier if he took his revision notes in to the exam, whbu?

[BarbarianMum]

Because it's cheating?

[LIZS]

Use of laptop etc is to level the playing field, not to gain an advantage

[Tissunnyupnorth]

AIBU to encourage my child to cheat in her GCSE's? Er....yes.

[ShowMePotatoSalad]

So you want your daughter to lie so she has an unfair advantage in her exams?

And you're serious?

WOW.

[HattiesBackpack]

Are you on glue ?

[bibliomania]

Of course YABU. It's attempting to gain an unfair academic advantage through deception. How can your moral compass be that badly off?

[Armadillostoes]

YABVU-Not only is cheating very wrong in itself, it is a horrible message to send to you DD. It is basically telling her that what she is genuinely capable of is not good enough.

[mrsmalcolmreynolds]

As PP have said, this would be cheating so YWBVU! Why on earth should your DD get an environment more conducive to concentrating etc. without a genuine medical reason?

[ilovesooty]

FFS. Just when I think I can't see someone with more appalling ethics.

[LolaTheDarkdestroyer]

I've heard it all now. How would that be fair on others? So wrong.

[Hogs]

Aside from the fact it's outright cheating and wholly unfair to the other students, I believe that your daughter would be disqualified instantly if she was discovered and her result would be "U".

[PhilODox]

Was it the computer or the small room setting that made the difference? If there's Evidence you cannot request small room for final exam, but you're cutting it v fine!

[PenguinLife]

Yabvvvvvvu, encouraging her to lie to gain an unfair advantage

[PhilODox]

Hogs- in fact, all exams sat with that board would be Us.

[user1476185294]

What is it about using the computer that she feels helps her? Then maybe try work with that so she can sit the exams with everyone else. Maybe being alone was less stressful/anxiety causing so maybe learning breathing exercises or Bachs rescue remedy or similar to take the edge of. Or finding a more comfortable pen to write in etc.

[Blossomdeary]

I put my arm in a sling for the French oral mocks and learned a spiel about it - worked like a dream!

[Hogs]

Thanks PhilODox - and rightfully so!

[BigSandyBalls2015]

Okay, okay, almost unanimous responses - I admit I'm getting het up about it and possibly can't see the wood for the trees.

[IDontLoveGlitterGlitterLovesMe]

YABVVVVU.

Encouraging your daughter to fake an illness would result in you being a liar and a cheat.
Your child would also be a liar and a cheat.

You are teaching your child to lie and cheat.