Do MPs even live on this planet?

[semi-pro waster]

Originally Posted by (Rubber) Johnny69

Everybody gets stressed doing exams, but imagine how much worse it would be if you'd never done one before. You don't walk in there shaking not knowing what to expect, you know the score because you're accustomed to it. Nothing wrong with a bit of practice in my opinion.

I'm not sure that is entirely true for everyone, exams have never really bothered me and I don't know quite why. I think that a lot of people put too much emphasis on them, sure they are important (at least for getting to the next level) but it is very rarely the end of the World if you fail an exam.

It definitely isn't fair putting really young kids under pressure to achieve in exams, some people naturally aren't academically inclined, such is life. I also don't think that league tables are a terribly useful way of measuring schools, as with any standardised measure they tend to ignore individual circumstances.