Honor Code In The Education System

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Honor code:

An Honor code is a set of rules / guidelines / principles which govern a sect/community based on the pre-defined ideals or rules which constitute the desired/acceptable behaviour. The honor code in the education system for universities is to ensure the ethical values of students being kept at check. The honor code need not necessarily be a constitution by the university. In most cases it is the council of students that forms this and the community pledges to abide by the same. The inherent idea behind adopting an honor code is that, people can be trusted to follow this code individually or as a group and act honorobly. In case of violation of honor codes, appropriate repercussions can be followed.

Honor in home culture - Indian …show more content…

Interdependent learning: When a teacher teaches, it is not just the student who learns but also the teacher, who learns, unlearns and relearns as well from the student. The individual pride and ego of one should be ignored in order to keep the process of learning alive and extremely critical to create such a healthy environment.

3. Retaining Power: Indian education system is often criticised to be a rote type of education system. But the key idea behind this is to instil a retaining power in the students so that they are conceptually strong by remembering the information they receive. Practical exposure to a student helps only after a point of time, when the student is completely aware of the concepts behind it. Practical exposure without theoretical knowledge is similar to driving on roads without being aware of the traffic rules.
The teaching of ancient Vedas (Holy Scriptures) has been done through the methods of learning by heart. The repetition of a concept over a period of time helps one to remember it forever. If subjected to a visual explanation later, then this concept becomes stronger than before. Hence emphasis on retaining power has been a core value of Indian education …show more content…

For instance, the proposed honor code of IIT-Gandhinagar is as follows:
*“We, the students of IIT Gandhinagar, affirm that we will uphold the highest principles of honesty and integrity in all our endeavours and foster an atmosphere of mutual respect. We will not take undue advantage of another individual of the IITGN community. We will be personally and academically honest and treat others with respect and courtesy. We will neither give nor receive unauthorized aid explicitly or implicitly for any academic activities. We will not only pledge our honesty to the Institute and its community, but we will also be responsible and speak out against any unjust practices among

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