Exemptions in a Particular School

¶ … Exemptions In a particular school semester a student might be asked to finish their assignments, projects and chapter exams. The retention of the content of that semester is cumulatively assessed using a final exam. However there are some schools whereby a student is given a final exam exemption if they have met specific requirements. These requirements might involve attendance, classroom grade and a student's behavioral record. Most teachers feel that students should not be except exams at all.

Their argument is that it is an assessment of what students have learned throughout the entire semester. However I do not agree with their argument against exam exemptions. If a student has the opportunity to get an exam exemption they do not have to go back and study a particular short story that they had read or the math concept they had learned in the first week of school.in fact for students who have worked hard throughout the semester one gets the opportunity of completely skipping the exam altogether.

Exam exemptions from the final exams means that that particular student has performed in a standard that is exceptional throughout their school year leading to a high-end of term grade. The exam exemption is seen to give students some sort of motivation for them to demonstrate strong efforts in their unit tests, assignments, projects and even class participation. In this case we can say that exam exemptions are good since they act as a motivational factor for students to work hard in class.

Personally I can say that I am extremely motivated to get an A- over a B. so that I can exempt the exam and worry over one less thing. Through the establishment of academic excellence every day then a student will have proven an overall understanding of all subjects of the course. Other advantages of exam exemptions are the establishment of student commitment and drive in their classwork and everything that is required of them.

While students are keeping their eyes on the prize in this case exam exemption they end up building their traits and character which in turn are useful in their future whether they are moving on to post secondary education or even if they are entering the workforce (Dawe, 2012).

There can also be final exam alternatives that can be used to asses the concept of comprehension; teachers may also use other measures, which exempts all those who make the choice of taking an alternative to the final exam.at the same time exam exemptions provide an opportunity for students to take their electives in advance.

Instead of waiting for the next semester students who are exemption from taking final exams can begin familiarizing themselves with the course work of the next semester hence providing them with the opportunity to take their elective in advance. Exam exemptions also provide an opportunity for building a schedule that is more customized. With exam exemptions it means that those students who will not be taking the final exams can be doing something else while others are taking these.