I ' d argue the very idea of an exam is absurdPeople put far too much weight on what amounts to glorified piece of paper . When was the last time an architect had to worry about how a platypus reproduces ? What good is knowing how a frog ' s heart works if there is no real life experience ? When was the last time you go to a doctor and ask by the way , what ' s your GPA ? I only go to doctors with at least 3 . 5 The education system needs a massive overhaul remove exams entirely from education , reduce the number of courses . Instead of teaching every kid everything and hope something sticks in their brain , find out what they like , what they love , and teach the ever loving shit out of them in that . We need to produce a genius doctor that can diagnose your disease merely by the way you blink , not an average doctor that knows how a poem is structured but have to guesstimate your disease after a 24 hour marathon of questioning and examination . We need to recognize that as society advances , we need master of one thing more than jack of all trades . We need people that actually master their field and can push it beyond what we currently know . This antiquated system of scores and exams means that we work on our evaluation and not evaluate our work . The end result is a bunch of kids that can recite to you 32 digits of pi but will be thoroughly confused if you tell them to play and work instead of work and play as noted in their Textbook for College 5 th EditionIn essence , don ' t ask Picasso to build you a car , and don ' t ask Elon Musk to investigate earthquakes .