Opinion / Columnist
Exams must go on, trade WhatsApp time with study time
10 Jul 2018 at 08:26hrs | Views
The education department should be given credit for allowing exams to go on despite the call by students to have the exams shelved due to reasons known to them.
What surprises me the most is that most students of the twenty-first century are always glued to WhatsApp even in classes during lessons thereby wasting precious time.
This is not the first time that we have elections. From 1975-1980 which was a period that the war of liberation was fought, students went to school and wrote exams. Some passed and some fail. The pass rates were high compared to these technology boys and girls we have today. I think they are failing because they are misusing the technology that is there these days. Technological advancement is good and if put to good use, students can achieve better results. But if abused like we have seen most students do, it can lead to failure.
Many people experience stress or anxiety before an exam. In fact, a little nervousness can actually help you perform your best. However, when this distress becomes so excessive that it actually interferes with performance on an exam, it is known as test anxiety.
The symptoms of test anxiety can vary considerably and range from mild to severe. Some students experience only mild symptoms of test anxiety and are still able to do fairly well on exams. Other students are nearly incapacitated by their anxiety, performing dismally on tests or even experiencing panic attacks before or during exam.
It seems those who wasted time reading useless material on their gadgets are now looking for ways to do away with the exams and make their parents pay more fees for them. My advice to you is that make use of the time that you have now. Trade you WhatsApp time with books because after school you will have more unrestricted access to your gadgets to the extent of not knowing what to do with it.
What surprises me the most is that most students of the twenty-first century are always glued to WhatsApp even in classes during lessons thereby wasting precious time.
This is not the first time that we have elections. From 1975-1980 which was a period that the war of liberation was fought, students went to school and wrote exams. Some passed and some fail. The pass rates were high compared to these technology boys and girls we have today. I think they are failing because they are misusing the technology that is there these days. Technological advancement is good and if put to good use, students can achieve better results. But if abused like we have seen most students do, it can lead to failure.
The symptoms of test anxiety can vary considerably and range from mild to severe. Some students experience only mild symptoms of test anxiety and are still able to do fairly well on exams. Other students are nearly incapacitated by their anxiety, performing dismally on tests or even experiencing panic attacks before or during exam.
It seems those who wasted time reading useless material on their gadgets are now looking for ways to do away with the exams and make their parents pay more fees for them. My advice to you is that make use of the time that you have now. Trade you WhatsApp time with books because after school you will have more unrestricted access to your gadgets to the extent of not knowing what to do with it.
Source - Erick Matotoba
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