考试对教育的负面影响(Examinations Exert a Negative Influence on Education)

wemightmarvelattheprogressmadeineveryfieldofstudy,butthemethodsoftestingapersonsknowledgeandabilityremainasprimitiveasevertheywere.itreallyisextraordinarythatafteralltheseyears,educationistshavestillfailedtodeviseanythingmoreefficientandreliablethanexaminations.

forallthepiousclaimthatexaminationstestwhatyouknow,itiscommonknowledgethattheymoreoftendotheexactopposite.theymaybeagoodmeansoftestingmemory,ortheknackofworkingrapidlyunderextremepressure,buttheycantellyounothingaboutapersons

trueabilityandaptitude.

asanxietymakers,examinationsaresecondtonone.thatisbecausesomuchdependsonthem.theyarethemarkofsuccessorfailureinoursociety.yourwholefuturemaybedecidedinonefatefulday.

themomentachildbeginsschool,heentersaworldofsharpcompetitionwheresuccessandfailureareclearlydefinedandmeasured.canwewonderattheincreasingnumberofdrop-outs,youngpeoplewhoarewrittenoffasutterfailuresbeforetheyhaveevenbegunacareer?canwebesurprisedatthesuiciderateamongstudents?

agoodeducationshould,amongotherthings,trainyoutothinkforyourself.theexaminationsystemdoesanythingbutthat.whathastobelearntisrigidlylaiddownbyasyllabus,sothestudentisencouragedtomemories.

examinationsdonotmotivateastudenttoreadwidely,buttorestricthisreading;theydonotenablehimtoseekmoreandmoreknowledge,butinducecramming.themostsuccessfulcandidatesarenotalwaysthebesteducated;theyarethebesttrainedinthetechniqueofworkingunderpressure.