Are exams fair?
People aren't always equal and neither are exams, apparently. Exams are a frustrating but important part of academic life. They serve as a (sometimes inaccurate) assessment on the skill level and understanding of students in a particular field, and are also important for admission to a lot of educational institutions, particularly at the tertiary level. With the current state our world is in, the university entry process has been changed radically. For one, a lot of people didn't do exams in the first place. A-Levels and GCSE's (General Certificate of Secondary Education) were cancelled in the UK altogether, with students' grades being determined by ‘teacher assessment’: things like homework, tests and students' predicted grades. Exams were carried out in most countries outside the UK (like my own country, Kenya), so we had to suffer through all the hassle of examinations. So results day pulled around and the UK saw a record in A-Level results, with 44% of students...