Exams or assessments?

AS a parent who has been diligent in mentoring her children at home, and who also has the experience of seeing them through the national schooling system for both the primary and secondary levels, I would like to give my two cents’ worth concerning the exam versus assessment methods.

I was among those who cheered when exams for the primary school level were abolished for Years One, Two and Three pupils in 2019. Exams, as were carried out in national schools, were a barrier to the joys of learning. My daughter was then in Year Three in a national school and the change started with her batch.