I'm not entirely sure which I dislike more, finals or midterms... Finals sort of just ruin the 'end of the year bliss' for me, but midterms not only come in the stressful middle of the year, but also do not allow you to be exempt as finals do...
I do not dislike midterms simply because I do not like school. (I'm indifferent to school depending on class, teachers, peers, stress, etc...) I dislike them because they are annoying, as I have many more things to be worrying about all year (especially this year - Junior Year - one of the most important years) than trying to re-cram, previous information back into my mind for one test that usually doesn't even need all of that information.
Isn't it rewarding enough for the educational system when I'm reading a book and spot a word like 'aplomb' and exclaim, "Hey, that was one of my vocabulary words! I know what it means."
Sigh, but of course not. All the state cares about are test scores; never mind the bad test takers, the people under stress who don't really need any more tests than necessary, and the teachers who also have to make time to grade hundreds of students' midterms.
It's just sad and annoying to me. I never had midterms or finals at my old school, and I came out just fine.
Mideterms... would rather not have them, honestly.
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