"Keith!" my teacher called out, my math paper in his hand. I know i was about to be disappointed as always. Guess what, i was right. Apparently, my math grades were no better than last time as it seems. So i got 27/40. Having mixed feelings about it.

So apparently it seems, tests seems to give students nowadays alot of problems, being accountable to their parents for the grades they get. It seems like if we are unable to achieve that dream score our parents want, we would seem to have undermined our parents attempt of bring us up to become geniuses and achievers. So it seems, tests seem to be adding a lot more frowns to the faces of students nowadays. To put it bluntly, these tests are extremely stupid and useless. Using these tests results the adults will jump on some conclusions depending on what your results are. For example if one gets a low score, their family and friends would most probably jump to the conclusion that the kid is retarded and useless and would most probably not make it big in the future. However on the other hand, if one passes with flying colors, he or she would be seen as a future success. How is it that the adults based their immature and childish judgments on such minute things such as tests. This is extremely preposterous. I would really like the parents to use tests as a motivational factors to cheer and motivate the kid to study more instead of putting them down and hurting their feelings. Although it is true that tests are needed to gauge how the students fair in school, the emphasis placed should not be so massive. Furthermore in a elite class like mine, grades are all that matters. If i do not get an A1, they will take it as if i have failed. This is crazy. The pressure is insane even though i take it in my stride, it still haunts me till this day. I would really hope that one day tests would be wiped out from the world. However, having said that, it is a totally Utopian ideal which will never materialise. Arhh, how helpless i am. Pathetic.

Having vented all my anger on that,i have got to concede to some of the plus points of exams and tests. Due to the meritocratic style the Singaporean education system has adopted, they have placed heavy emphasis on tests and exams. Due to this, many students have no choice but to freak out over exams, push themselves to the limit just to barely scrape that mark that is needed. However this forceful way of handling things have inevitably lead to the majority of the students having higher than average grades. Hence, i think i still support the governments policies to a very very very small extent.

All in all, I have got to say that this is a love hate relationship i always shared with the singaporean education system. yes guys i know what you all want to say, it definitely is tough being a student.

Keith,
stunned

"Keith!" my teacher called out, my math paper in his hand. I know i was about to be disappointed as always. Guess what, i was right. Apparently, my math grades were no better than last time as it seems. So i got 27/40. Having mixed feelings about it.

So apparently it seems, tests seems to give students nowadays alot of problems, being accountable to their parents for the grades they get. It seems like if we are unable to achieve that dream score our parents want, we would seem to have undermined our parents attempt of bring us up to become geniuses and achievers. So it seems, tests seem to be adding a lot more frowns to the faces of students nowadays. To put it bluntly, these tests are extremely stupid and useless. Using these tests results the adults will jump on some conclusions depending on what your results are. For example if one gets a low score, their family and friends would most probably jump to the conclusion that the kid is retarded and useless and would most probably not make it big in the future. However on the other hand, if one passes with flying colors, he or she would be seen as a future success. How is it that the adults based their immature and childish judgments on such minute things such as tests. This is extremely preposterous. I would really like the parents to use tests as a motivational factors to cheer and motivate the kid to study more instead of putting them down and hurting their feelings. Although it is true that tests are needed to gauge how the students fair in school, the emphasis placed should not be so massive. Furthermore in a elite class like mine, grades are all that matters. If i do not get an A1, they will take it as if i have failed. This is crazy. The pressure is insane even though i take it in my stride, it still haunts me till this day. I would really hope that one day tests would be wiped out from the world. However, having said that, it is a totally Utopian ideal which will never materialise. Arhh, how helpless i am. Pathetic.

Having vented all my anger on that,i have got to concede to some of the plus points of exams and tests. Due to the meritocratic style the Singaporean education system has adopted, they have placed heavy emphasis on tests and exams. Due to this, many students have no choice but to freak out over exams, push themselves to the limit just to barely scrape that mark that is needed. However this forceful way of handling things have inevitably lead to the majority of the students having higher than average grades. Hence, i think i still support the governments policies to a very very very small extent.

All in all, I have got to say that this is a love hate relationship i always shared with the singaporean education system. yes guys i know what you all want to say, it definitely is tough being a student.

Keith,
stunned