This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition RAISE HUMANS NOT ROBOTS- reduce emphasis on nationalised testing in schools
Every year 1000s of 15-16 year olds across the country are forced to sit the GCSEs. What the education ministers do not realise is the harm this severe pressure causes such young people causing mental health problems, this year it was estimated that 1 in 10 children have mental health problems.
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As Einstein (the cleverest of them all) said, 'Everyone is a genius, But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it's stupid'.
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