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OPINION: Failing in exams does not necessarily mean lack of intelligence

Academic excellence is something every parent, guardian, teacher, and student would be proud of. Demonizing pupils and students who perform poorly in exams is wrong.

In fact, exams are not the best tools to measure someone's brightness. For instance, Richard Branson- Founder of Virgin- never finished high school dropped out at 16 years of age.

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