Children have more and more tests and exams to do at school, sometimes starting from the age of five or six, right up until the age of 18. What are the advantages and disadvantages of making children do exams?

Due to

the high expectations

parents

have of their children, schools and

teachers

are being urged to hold

tests

and

exams

frequently in order to show the academic level of the

students

to their respective competitive

parents

. In

this

essay, both the pros and cons of

such

an increase in the number of

tests

and

exams

will be explored. On average,

students

, as young as 5 to as old as 18, may have to face around 4-6 critical

exams

and several other

tests

annually.

Consequently

,

students

no longer have

time

to be idle and have to pay their utmost attention to academics, resulting in getting higher test scores and becoming outstanding

students

praised by society.

Furthermore

,

due to

frequent

exams

with little intervals,

students

will undoubtedly develop essential life skills

such

as being ready for important tasks at any given

time

and having great confidence.

In addition

, they will be familiar with

tests

which may in turn aid them during job interviews.

Last

but not least,

students

will get timely feedback from the teacher, which not only indicates that their efforts have been well-paid but

also

shows their weaknesses and areas to improve on.

However

, on the opposite side, because of the increased number of

tests

,

students

are constantly being under pressure, from both

teachers

and

parents

.

Parents

, as usual, always pressure their children to do well in the exam and get a good score, regardless of their children’s will.

Teachers

, as well, press

students

to score perfectly in

exams

, as urged by the

parents

.

As a result

, whilst mentally-stable

students

may be able to perform as per se their

parents

’ expectation, others may just completely give up.

Additionally

,

students

may not be well-versed in other fields except academics,

due to

not having enough

time

to do research on things outside the academic scope.

Students

may

also

lose creativity and chances to display their personal skills as most

tests

and

exams

are based on nothing but memorizing. All things considered, despite the appealing advantages that the increased

exams

may give to

students

, it is important to acknowledge the noteworthy drawbacks of

such

occurrences. Rather than giving more

exams

to

students

, schools and

teachers

should give

students

more

time

to spend on creativity and personal skills, and

parents

need to be understanding of

such

actions.