The Use Of Exams In The UK

As a young teenager I experience many troubles with exams and tests. With important examinations appearing in the very near future I have realised the need to pressure the government about the use of such exams and external exams becuase of the stress and physiological torment caused to people which could jeopardise their future career preference. Exams aren't good enough to test an individual's mental ability as I and many of my classmates know the emphasis of doing well can push us into a state of great nervousness resulting in bad results. Another point is the amount of "pot-luck" involved with tests for example the examiner writes a question in the paper (lets say- Bob) is taking but Bob cant answer that question because he can't remember the answer; now say that the examiner had written a different question Bob could have got a better mark. Tests just aren't reliable particularly on their own. Another Issue about tests is the fact they are bulked together into the same period of time and teachers expect pupils to be able to revise for all their subjects prop-ably and remember it all is frankly not acceptable. Having said all this I know some people excel in these circumstances and its all a matter of who you are but from mine and my petition co authors opinion exams are unfair and a load of paper wasted because they just are not doing anything for us.

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