Egzaminy - stres czy konieczność? - Exams - stress or necessity?

Exams, tests and marks make up school life, or rather its dark side. Every student knows how stressful exams can be and he has to take several of them each year. They ask themselves the question: is it all necessary?

There exists the opinion that the results of exams depend not only on how much one knows but also on how good one is at coping with the stress caused by the exam. One can work hard preparing for it, and when the moment comes one's nerves let one down. In such a case exams fail to give the true picture of one's knowledge and are no encouragement for the future.

Some people are in favour of exams. They stress the importance of this evaluation method. In the first place, exams provide both teachers and students with useful information on their progress, strengths and weaknesses. Then they help to mobilise one's resources as well as teach how to plan the strategy to achieve good results. They also save a lot of time. There is yet another thing which explains that exams are useful for young people have to learn how to go through difficulties.

One can come to the conclusion that no matter how stressful they are, exams are a necessary part of education.

[Joanna Nadolska]