sorry i havent written in so long but exams are looming and most everybody is being a pain in the ass so forgive me for my distance. i hate exams. it seems to me that the most logical reason for education is to make the populous more intelligent. we accomplish this by lessons and tests. tests, why tests? tests label children who arent capable of retaining the information required to "pass." you would think we wouldnt want to label kids, just teach them. however, we test them, separate them, teach them again, pass them, fail them etc. tests not only try a child's knowledge but stick with them as a permanent reminder of how well or badly they were performing that day. lets say lil timmy blue has a bad day, gets to sleep late, gets up late, eats no breakfast and does badly on a geography test. well, that grade will stick with lil timmy blue until the grades restart. it will haunt him, bring his grades down, cause him to be ridiculed because he had a bad day. lets say lil timmy blue just happens to be a smart kid and learns the material. now lil timmy blue is just as smart as the other children. he could take the test again and do very well, bring his grade up to an average that in reality represents his intellect. but the tragic part is, lil timmy blue doesnt get second chances. teachers view their job as what it is, teach the children, test the children, give the children grades and see if they pass or fail. in reality these tests dont mean much because it shouldnt be a matter of what lil timmy blue's memory held that day but what he accomplishes in learning.

in this way, exams arent so evil since they cover the year but regular tests are. but still, kids cram, kids stuff their brains and get sick and tired and irratible because they are about to be labeled with grades they cant change. lil timmy blue could have been a wonderful scientist discovering cures to AIDS if only he hadnt fallen asleep during that government exam senior year. sorry timmy, you blew it.

this is why lil timmy blue is so blue.