Writing a personal commentary

Scrap the CCTs

He sits there, frantically scribbling on those long black lines that seem to extend to infinity. He panics as he desperately searches his vast pool of knowledge for the answers and fails to find what he needs. This student is taking the dreaded CCTs, or else known as the Common Class Tests. So why should we take these CCTs? They're not liked by any of the students, and cause so much stress, and yet they are still there, tormenting these poor souls. Why are these students tortured so? Why are these students forced to stay up late to study for these CCTs so that they can achieve good grades?

The reason is simple. CCTs is an important way to find out how much students understand. Without CCTs, teachers won't be able to find out if students actually understand what they are being taught during lessons, or if the students were actually paying attention. If the students didn't understand what was taught during class, what would be the point of going to school? It would just be a huge waste of time. To be better able to teach the students, CCTs were created. This way, teachers could understand their students level better and be better able to educate the students with a more efficient method.

However, so what if the teachers knew how much the students can understand? Do the teachers have time to teach each student about the topic, and explain to them what they do not understand? Is each and every student willing to learn more about the topic? Obviously not. There are always students who are unwilling to learn anything, and most teachers do not have the time to conduct extra lessons for those who need them. So what's the point of CCTs being conducted if it is not able to facilitate the education of the students?

Furthermore, CCTs create a lot of stress for the students. Already extremely busy, these students have to study and revise things that they have already learnt, wasting precious time. These students have to squeeze in time in their busy schedules so that they have time to study. With all this studying for CCTs going on, how can they have time to play? As we all know, fun and games is an important part of child's life. With no fun, how can these children and students enjoy their young lives?

CCTs are a pathetic waste of time. They waste our time, and cause us stress, so why should we not scrap the CCTs?