Fake degrees
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Famous English Teacher a Fraud
By Bae Ji-sook
Staff Reporter
Lee Ji-young, vibrant radio presenter who attracted an audience of tens of thousands to learn English with pop songs, was revealed to have faked her diplomas.
Lee had said she went to Britain and graduated from University of Brighton, earning a master's degree from the same school in 1996.
In fact she graduated from elementary, middle and high school in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, but after failing a university entrance exam, went to Britain to take an English language course for a year in Hove, a small coastal town, and then a local educational institution for another year in Brighton.
After returning to Korea, she labeled herself as the holder of a British university's master's degree and found work at Yonsei University foreign language institute and Lee Ik-hoon Language Institute before landing a job as a radio presenter in 2000.
Lee has worked for the state-run radio KBS English educational program ``Good Morning Pops'' for seven years. The program that encourages learning useful English expressions through pop song lyrics, was one of the most popular on radio and Lee was awarded Best Radio Master of Ceremonies in 2004.
She is said to have talent for her work, and her classes at English institutes were always full of students. Her articles on the program's message board always had more than 20,000 viewers' hits.
She has written two English textbooks where she introduced herself as a graduate of the University of Brighton.
Lee said that her family was in debt and when one of her acquaintances who thought she had a degree offered her a job, she couldn't tell the truth and accepted it, that kept on till this day.
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She could go and study for a degree now.
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does it relli matter which sch u attended?
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ability is more than just papers...
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Papers don't prove your ability.
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she lied about it and got found out. Thats a career suicide.
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Some things we do will return to haunt us one day.
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This thread reminds me of an earlier incident where the Chief Executive of the Asia-Pacific operations of the InterContinental Hotel Groups was sacked cos he lied abt his qualifications. He was named the Asia-Pacific Hotelier of the Year, had 25 yrs work experience.
Such a pity. Papers aint everything.
http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_129691.html -
wth...with so much achievements oso kena sack.......Originally posted by forumer84:This thread reminds me of an earlier incident where the Chief Executive of the Asia-Pacific operations of the InterContinental Hotel Groups was sacked cos he lied abt his qualifications. He was named the Asia-Pacific Hotelier of the Year, had 25 yrs work experience.
Such a pity. Papers aint everything.
http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_129691.html -
thats why dun kay kiang
lose out is ownself.. -
ehh...
sorry ah, can I ask why is it fake? -
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she don't have the cert at all..Originally posted by airgrinder:ehh...
sorry ah, can I ask why is it fake?
she just claims she have it. -
I meant the post with the websites to fake degrees.
Fake as in didn't study for it, just pay money right?
sorry ah... me abit blur now -
some fake degrees are pay money and get it.Originally posted by airgrinder:I meant the post with the websites to fake degrees.
Fake as in didn't study for it, just pay money right?
sorry ah... me abit blur now
some fake degrees are you print and make urself.. meaning fake oso. -
this isn't about the qualifications you have .... this is about mis-representation ... about lying, period. -
Those with qualifications but can't perform or have no brains
are all in the Army. -
as fatum said, its about misrepresentation and fruad. in fact i think more serious issues should have come to that personOriginally posted by sg mata:wth...with so much achievements oso kena sack.......
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This topic can be seen as:
1) Lying to get the job
2) Buying a qualification
1) CVs are full of lies according to one study. The details are 'inflated' or 'exaggerated' to make the job applicant look good. Fake qualifications are included here too.
2) Buying a qualification could mean those degrees that could be bought with or without any form of study. There are universities that are easy to get in, without any requisites - just pay fees will do. Then, there are also universities that award doctorate to any 'successful' business man or woman in return for a donation!
Why this need to state a qualification you didn't obtained thru proper academic study? Well, a lot has to do with our employers' mentality.
A paper qualification is just a statement that you have met the minimum required standards for passing the examinations. It is not a statement about one's ability to perform at work. Yet many employers erroneously associate qualification with performance. The examples of teachers and hotel manager proved that qualification is not necessarily ability to perform. Look at Bill Gate and Steve Jobs - they don't have degrees! Look at all the professors, what have they produced? -
Fake degrees or papers can be easily bought.
Its just whether you have the knowledge or competency to back it up. -
Originally posted by bila_prem:Those with qualifications but can't perform or have no brains are all in the Army.
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You may have the knowledge or competency, but the act of buying a fake degree tells a lot about the kind of person you are.Originally posted by DC+:Fake degrees or papers can be easily bought.
Its just whether you have the knowledge or competency to back it up. -
Papers ain't everything, but I'm an investor and I see him as a fraud. I no longer have that confidence in the management and I want to pull out.Originally posted by forumer84:This thread reminds me of an earlier incident where the Chief Executive of the Asia-Pacific operations of the InterContinental Hotel Groups was sacked cos he lied abt his qualifications. He was named the Asia-Pacific Hotelier of the Year, had 25 yrs work experience.
Such a pity. Papers aint everything.
http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_129691.html
Get it?
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also depends on the individual's circumstancesOriginally posted by Viper`:You may have the knowledge or competency, but the act of buying a fake degree tells a lot about the kind of person you are. -
Circumstances? Like this?Originally posted by DC+:also depends on the individual's circumstancesLee said that her family was in debt and when one of her acquaintances who thought she had a degree offered her a job, she couldn't tell the truth and accepted it, that kept on till this day.
Do you have a conscience? Someone in this thread was right, some things we do haunt us for life.
Well, ha ha, do you believe in karma?