Children have more and more tests and exams to do at school, sometime starting until the age of five or six, right up until the age of eighteen. What are the advantages and disadvantages of making childern do exams?
It is true that
students
have a lot of exams
and quizzes in their schools when they are young. Some people believe making children do exams
in their school is good for their education. In my view, I think students
might struggle with some issues with this
situation.
On the one hand, the main purpose of exams
is checking students
' educational achievements because even if they take school program, the community do not know about their level of understanding. Thus
, teachers and educators can appreciate students
' abilities and they can provide feedback or extra classes to improve their educational achievement. For example
, most schools provide retake courses
to students
who failed in the courses
to students
' basic knowledge. Furthermore
, to check the students
' study, people have to make an effort such
as interviews or projects. However
, those ways spend too much time and the results are subjective. Therefore
, people can evaluate students
through exams
in a short time.
However
, the students
might have problems with taking tests. To begin
with, to take exams
, students
have to study a lot to prepare, thus
, they will be under pressure. It is true that extreme stress is harmful to children. For instance
, in Korea, some students
commit suicide because of their studies. In addition
, it is not right to decide the students
' education level in a test because each student had a different effort in their courses
. For example
, if the students
’ grades are decided by exams
, most students
will focus on tests, not their courses
.
In conclusion, although
teachers and society can check and evaluate their children's educational abilities, I believe exams
are not a good method to consider a student's education level and their efforts.Submitted by neinpair on
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic
IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.
Answer structure for the type of essay
- Introduction
- Body paragraph 1 – advantages
- Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
- Conclusion
Examples to start your body paragraph:
- The main advantage is...
- The disadvantage of this...
- The main benefit...
- Despite these advantages...
- One possible drawback...