Today, children are forced to take many exams in their school life, sometimes for a very early age from the age of five or six, until the age of 18. Many people believe that the more exams children take, the more knowledge they get. However, it is argued by some that it is incredibly stressful and it could sometimes be unfair. This essay will present both pros and cons of this phenomenon.
Let’s begin by looking at the advantages of taking tests and exams. Many people believe that it is the best way to discover and develop children’s abilities. Based on those tests, teachers and parents know children’s strong and weak points in their knowledge to give some methods to assess or encourage their students. For instance, there is an entrance exam for the new students to classify by class or level they should join in many schools.
Secondly, tests and exams will force children to learn. To get high marks or promote, children have to try their best to study all subjects in the curriculum, including the subjects they do not enjoy or difficult ones. Moreover, those tests and exams also make students concentrate on studying in class and apply themselves studying before the examination.
On the other hand, there is an argument that this evaluation method is enormously stressful. Most students feel very nervous during the exam because of parental pressure and the competition among classmates and sometimes freeze even if the student reviewed well. As a result, both their physical and mental health will suffer. For example, the children often get sick during the examination period because of stress.
Taking more and more tests and exams affects children negatively and positively. Regularly doing tests and exams can easily define and raise children’s abilities. On the other hand, children will be under pressure, leading to some health problems and being afraid of taking exams. I believe that tests and exams are necessary for children and adults should help children get rid of stress by other exciting activities.
Today
,
children
are forced
to take
many
exams in their school life,
sometimes
for a
very
early age from the age of five or six, until the age of 18.
Many
people
believe that the more exams
children
take, the more knowledge they
get
.
However
, it
is argued
by
some
that it is
incredibly
stressful and it could
sometimes
be unfair. This essay will present both pros and cons of this phenomenon.
Let
’s
begin
by looking at the advantages of taking
tests
and exams.
Many
people
believe that it is the best way to discover and develop
children’s
abilities. Based on those
tests
, teachers and parents know
children’s
strong and weak points in their knowledge to give
some
methods to assess or encourage their
students
.
For instance
, there is an entrance exam for the new
students
to classify by
class
or level they should
join
in
many
schools.
Secondly
,
tests
and exams will force
children
to learn. To
get
high marks or promote,
children
have to
try their best to study all subjects in the curriculum, including the subjects they do not enjoy or difficult ones.
Moreover
, those
tests
and exams
also
make
students
concentrate on studying in
class
and apply themselves studying
before
the examination.
On the other hand
, there is an argument that this evaluation method is
enormously
stressful. Most
students
feel
very
nervous during the exam
because
of parental pressure and the competition among classmates and
sometimes
freeze even if the
student
reviewed well.
As a result
, both their physical and mental health will suffer.
For example
, the
children
often
get
sick during the examination period
because
of
stress
.
Taking more and more
tests
and exams affects
children
negatively
and
positively
.
Regularly
doing
tests
and exams can
easily
define and raise
children’s
abilities.
On the other hand
,
children
will be under pressure, leading to
some
health problems and being afraid of taking exams. I believe that
tests
and exams are necessary for
children
and adults should
help
children
get
rid of
stress
by other exciting activities.