Educational tools enable children to learn and allow teachers to to assess students. But how is evaluating students in the same manner and even lower their marks and averaging them out an accurate representation of how well that child is doing and what they are truly capable of achieving. As Albert Einstein once said ‘Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid’ In the same way that if we judge a students intelligence and ability based of their exam score we may not see them for their true potential they really have. A teacher is unable to confidently judge a child’s learning experiences through the same style for all child. We know that each child is different and has different learning styles, yet when we assess them we don’t offer any of these differences. These would then give an inaccurate reflection of a students progress and learning abilities, in the same way Einstein’s quote doesn't cater for the fishes ability. If we understand that students all learn in a different way, why do we insist on examining them in the same way?
If you fail a an exam or even a test, the content isn't retaught, meaning you never really learn from your mistakes and aren't given that chance to prove yourself. Instead the next topic begins. Wouldn't a more logical and beneficial approach be to simply reteach those common mistakes and allow students to fully grasp the concept rather than just move on?
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