This is exactly 2 hours and thirty minutes after that dreaded one. What are my thoughts? Hmmm.. Why do I have to agree and disagree on that topic; and why do they need to measure the extent of that agreement and disagreement. Why do I forget to shade that minute and nasty box to indicate the module I had? Why does the guy's accent sounds more like a guy in a cave?Whoaaa!!! I am just trying to unload whatever I had and am having right now-- trying to be vague and ambiguous, trying to justify the mistakes I committed.
I have admitted in the past that I hate examinations and the act of preparing and taking examinations. Does it completeley and wholly define and measure a person? No!!! Definitely not!
I had taken a number of tests from primary school up until now. And my conclusion is that: "Tests had only drained my body's energy for preparation, and afterwards, eliminated my body's remaining energy plus my happy hormones". In my primary and secondary school, I think I had one of the most effective study habits in our class, thus substantiating the medals hanged on my cabinet. I had all the time in the world to memorize the chapters indicated in our "POINTERS to REVIEW" and outlining them into a test itself which entailed me months of preparation. When I stepped into college, the preparation time became concised and frankly there were no "POINTERS" at all, just unreliable notes I had taken down myself and notes that I had photocopied from my G.C-turned -laude- classmates.
I remembered a friend (who I think was just a little bitter on his board exam performance) who said (as I quote him): "bakit kapag board topnotcher ka ba, gagaling kang duktor o nurse?" . Wow, way to go. I could not agree with him more. These tests will not point out or highlight our own capabilities but only our scholastic achievements. One will not meet any societal expectations for correctly identifying that missing word in a gapfill or encircling the letter of the correct answer (which happens to be the longest choice). He or she only gets an award for being the one with the highest score in that examination and the highest average score in that class for succeeding tests, in that manner.
I really hate examinations and the apprehension it bring while waiting for the results. Especially with this recent examination where only technicalities will definitely decide whether or not I'll pass.
The positive thing about taking "man-made examinations" (jerry, thanks for the term) is that you could still take it again. Unlike those life tests where when you committed mistakes and no matter how hard you have learned from these mistakes, you can no longer undo and retake the test.
