Nah stress comes from them being infrequent and high stakes. Each test should have less impact on your overall grades. The current system is like raising children but only ever giving them any quality feedback 2 times per year and then being confused when they did stupid shit in that last half year. Thats stressfull for everyone. What we need is a regular feedback loop so you can actually course correct in a realistic way.
Thats why exams need to be unannounced and frequent. The current school system is a failure.
I think the amount of stress that would cause would lead to significantly higher drop out rates at pretty much every level.
Nah stress comes from them being infrequent and high stakes. Each test should have less impact on your overall grades. The current system is like raising children but only ever giving them any quality feedback 2 times per year and then being confused when they did stupid shit in that last half year. Thats stressfull for everyone. What we need is a regular feedback loop so you can actually course correct in a realistic way.