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I totally understand your concern.
You have described the exact picture of the education under the local education system.
There are many reasons why the local system is "not working" (or at least, is not working as good as 40 years ago). Yes, students/parents care too much about marks or scores. In fact, they probably care ONLY about marks or scores. I do not want to go too far in discussing why this is so. I would only say that it is probably a habit or culture that has rooted very deep in our DNA for a few thousand years.
I do not believe that there are big concerns in international schools. Western curriculum, IB or non-IB, is totally different from local curriculum. The teaching methodology, the culture, etc are also different. If you are familiar with the set-up at international schools, you will agree that students in are all curious little fellows that want and enjoy to learn. Even in secondary level, students are encouraged to be curious learners. Lots of students in international schools have sat for IBD, GCSE or IGCSE exams, etc. for many years. I am sure all of them have at some point looked at some past papers. However, we never have as huge a problem with those students regarding their attitude towards learning.
My attitude with past papers would be part of a learning process. Exams are some of the pointers of how good a person is. Exams are as important and as significant as projects. And by checking out a couple of past papers, students would at least feel psychologically more at ease.
Past papers can be good or harmful, depending on how parents are teaching their children. As a parent, I think I need to feed my children with the correct attitude of how to face exams; and I need to help them prepare for exams. |
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