Thomas Wingate Andrews High School - Reverie Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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Exams Students Rap About Pros, Cons of Exams Contemplating exams, Brenda McCaslin spends her time studying. Exam: see examination. A test of knowl- edge, fitness or ability. (Winston Senior Dic- tionary) Controversy over exams extended through the year and caused the administra- tion of the High Point City Schools to set up a committee to review the situation. As a result of this a committee of faculty, stu- dents, and administration met to discuss and debate the pros and cons of having a regular exam schedule. As a result each high school (Andrews and Central) made an exam sched- ule and stuck by it. The exam schedule followed a set time period for each exam with lunch and study time between each exam. On the first day of exams, students met with their first and fourth period teachers for the respective exams; on the second day exams were held for the second and sixth periods; and on the last day, students met with third and seventh period classes. The schedule called for an hour lunch period and about a 45-minute study time before each exam. The students at Andrews voiced their opinions in various ways. The two essays that follow were written by Alice Grainger and Sharyn Moore and represent opposing views on examinations. 30 Anti-Exam Although exams do have some value, many exams are of no help to either students or teachers. To have any real positive value exams must be true examples of what a stu- dent has learned during the semester or the year. If it is not truly representative of the course, then it is unfair to the student, as it does not give a real picture of his work. One of the major questions about exams is — the amount of weight they pull. Should an exam which lasts 2 hours be counted as much as “% of an entire eighteen-week semester course? For students who do not perform well under pressure this is unfair. And that brings up the question of pressure. Perhaps exams do have some value as preparation for college. However, this year students were not notified until almost three weeks before exams that exams were to be given. This is not enough time to prepare for exams, especially if you are taking four or more academic courses, as many students do here at Andrews. This short notice caused many students to cram. Cram- ming often does more damage than good and causes the student to forget what he knew. Because this is the first year we have had exams at Andrews since 1971-1972, teachers should have taken more time to cover how to study for exams. Students felt lost and did not know where to begin to study. Exams have some value, but only if used well by teachers and only if the students have a fair chance at succeeding. Sharyn Moar