Are+senior+exams+necessary?

Hi John & Bob

I'm writing my thoughts down now, so that we might discuss this at a later time for next year.

I'd like to propose that we discontinue our annual senior exam week in Term 2. If individual subject areas absolutely need to hold a 2-3 hour exam, I propose that it be treated like any other lengthy exam (eg midyis) or even like a field trip if its an all day exam (CHE301). If possible they should occur during their regular class time plus whatever extended time is necessary. That way those of us who don't hold real exams at this time won't lose 3-4 hours of classroom teaching time because of the 4 days of exams. We might lose a few students for a few hours, but at least the whole class won't be affected. Every year we talk about reducing the number of days for these exams, but it's virtually impossible to do. I really think we need to consider discontinuing the exam week in Term 2. What do you think?

Cheers Eric