Students from a Philippine engineering university have recently made headlines for wearing imaginative headgear to avoid cheating during exams.
Mary Joy Mandane-Ortiz, a mechanical engineering professor at Bicol University College of Engineering, asked her students to make their own “anti-cheating” hats to wear during midterm exams.
Her students then came up with a range of creative anti-cheating hats, from Spartan helmets to hats made of egg cartons and hangers. She posted photos of their headgear on social media, which quickly went viral.
Photos of their anti-cheating hats have also been picked up by various international media.
(Courtesy of Mary Joy Mandane-Ortiz)
“I just want to say that I am very proud of my students for being creative and innovative in every way. Good job to all our talented students who inspired more people,” Mandane-Ortiz told The Epoch Times on Tuesday….