Awh... yaastis that was really sad hey... I am not sure what a TA is, but it sounds like what we call "relief teachers" here in Sunny South Africa... You should have rather looked at the note first before tearing up th exam paper, and some student whether from College or High School get nervous, he could have been stressing the night before, he's mum could have noted and then wrote a note, a note he could have most probably found only when he was in the examination room, I used to always find papers in my pockets during an exam, so ummm... you were rash.. he should have been smart and obviously discarded the paper, but who knows he could have been caught up in the fact that he's mum left a note. I think you should have let him complete the exam, then took he's note and attached to the paper at the end of the examintion, handed it over to the actual "Teacher" or "Lecturer" and then let him launch he's own investigation into the matter if need be..

This is why TA's are the most vilified members of university life. They're 5 years older than you, but they think they're hot shit. Pathetic and totally uncalled for.

#31 the problem with America man, schools are for creativity and learning. They are for preparing the next generation of pimps and ****** lol. Anyways, I am on the fence about this a little really. I think it was a bad move, but what a note says isn't always relevant to the information that it contains. I doubt a note that short could have any value, however, if I was ever going to cheat on an exam I would probably use an encrypted sheet.

that's terrible :( you should give him an automatic 100. HOW COULD YOU BE SO HEARTLESS?!

Maybe it was a secret code!

You should have looked at the piece of paper first! Poor kid! :(

Wow you're a dick. Sorry bud.

You're gonna be remembered for a long ass time as the bitch teacher. Have fun (:

personally, i don't think you should be a TA. it seems like you were flaunting your authority and dominance over some innocent kid, and i hope you get punished. Even if the person was cheating, there is a more mature, fair way to handle this, and i don't think acting like you are still in high school is the proper way of solving this problem.

dude even if he was cheating i wouldnt have done anything.