Honey, did you see the news? Many places have canceled the end-of-term unified exams for grades that aren’t graduating.

I saw. This was a direction the Ministry of Education set earlier—mainly to reduce pressure on kids.

From a teacher’s perspective, I actually support it. In the past, because of unified exams, teaching easily turned into endless drill practice.

But some parents worry that without a unified exam, they won’t know their child’s level compared with others in the region.

That concern is understandable, but primary and middle school shouldn’t start competing over rankings so early. Interests and habits matter more.

What the policy really means is to bring exams back to a diagnostic role, instead of treating them like a “verdict.”

And schools are also strengthening their ability to write exams, plus there’s quality monitoring—so it’s not like they’re just letting things go.

In the end, it’s a shift from “only looking at scores” to “seeing the student as a whole.” The direction is right; the key is implementing it well.