Exams: A review and indictment of our education and our future generations' expectations
This review is being written having completed 19 of my 24 exams ** in the hall dreaded by so many. This is in addition to Speaking exams in Language and practical assessments in GCSE PE and Drama. I want to give an end of year report on the end of education as we know it and how the future generations may look back on our experiences, in 2 separate parts. So here goes... ** Though by the time this article is finished, all exams are completed and a flight to Greece awaits! ------------PART ONE - An Overview----------- After several mock exams and much content crammed into our cerebral cortexes, exams began with quite a whimper: Religious Studies. Our R.E department had never been of the highest quality nor a faculty for the school to be proud of. As such, if it wasn't for our head of department's insistence, the entire year would've been entered into the short course. Not even a complete GCSE. In the end we didn't even study a complete course with our ti