3 Hana's Work 18.03.13

South Park Primary School

Seven Kings

Ilford, Essex

IG3 9HF

 

Wednesday 13^th March 2013

 

 

To the Minister of Education,

 

I am writing to express my feeling towards the elimination of SAT’s. I am a concerned 11 year old who is dissatisfied about the daily curriculum. I believe that SAT’s bring nothing but demotivation, deprivation and numerous losses of enthusiasm.

 

Surely you must agree, that children are much too young to be tested during their ‘thought to be’ childhood. This obligation mustn’t carry on, how would you feel? In contrary, high expectations create anxiety, pressure and fatigue. Also, statistics show that when tested, children aren’t able to showcase their exceptional abilities.

 

In addition, with many hindrances, children depart from primary school with an etched permanent lack of self-esteem. 80% of time is spent on boring English lessons and Mathematics per day! This extensive education does not provide an improvement to our learning. Burden on young shoulders, engraved nightmares, do you really want all this on your conscious?

 

Furthermore, this eviction is vital to all children in England. Statistics show that children in school in Sweden begin school at the age of 7, whereas British children begin at 3. Swedish children, however outperform us in GCSE’s with an average of 95%. As a result it is proven that with education mixed up with fun, children enjoy school and perform highly in class.

 

Overall, recent surveys show that children thrive when learning is fun! With various lessons, children become motivated and there is a major increase in both education and behaviour. I hope you take everything into account.

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

Hana Ismail.