Is it considered cheating if a teacher takes 50 questions from a summary prepared by one of the students and includes them in the subject's exam? And what is one's duty regarding that if it is cheating? And is it considered cheating if some teachers omit problems from the curriculum, and what is one's duty regarding that if it is cheating?
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There is no harm in providing summaries, even if the questions are derived from them, and there is no harm in omitting some curriculum topics if the teacher is authorized to do so. This falls under the category of easing burdens on students, and it is not considered cheating.
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