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I think SAT's should NOT be scrapped because they are very important when it comes to putting students into a class that suits their ability.

I also never found mine stressful, nor did I revise for them. I don't think it is wise to practice in preparation for SAT's because it gives a bit of a false representation of what you have learned and actually focuses more on what you are capable of memorising. It's a bit like an IQ test, only accurate if not practiced for.

Of course everybody wont agree with me, and that is fair enough, but I can see the benefit of SAT's and your right to an extent Sam because I don't see the real relevance of GCSE's, mainly because you get up to this level and they are never mentioned again except in the odd conversation with friends.

I think the unnecessary stress surrounding exams cant be blamed wholly on teachers, parents often encourage the stress to in my opinion. The people who I find worry most about them are the people who's parents focus on exam results too much, and it just shouldn't be about that, and thankfully it isn't like that at uni otherwise I think I would've lost all faith in education.