Students get grades they deserve, they don’t fail examinations

Teachers at Maseno School check the results of their 2018 KCSE candidates. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Normally, examination results -whether KCPE or KCSE - are defined from two extremities; the victors and the failures.

Society will hail the victors and condemn those who have failed in almost equal measure. This dichotomous grading has induced a great fear of exams in our children. Having panicked, they enter examination rooms with sweaty palms, and sometimes with suicidal thoughts.