Defining Moment For GSAT Students - Experts Urge Parents, Teachers To Support Children Regardless Of Performance

Students at Jessie Ripoll Primary School
 react after receiving news of their
 Grade Six Achievement Test results last year

Shock, glee, disappointment and denial are but a few of the many emotions parents, teachers and, particularly, students across the country will be feeling today, as all primary schools are expected to get the results for this year's Grade Six Achievement Test(GSAT).

However, parents and teachers are being encouraged to take today's GSAT results in stride and try their best to control their emotions for thechildren's sake.

The professionals say the adults are also to refrain from bashing the nearly 40 per cent of the 42,000 cohort who reportedly underperformed in this year's sitting of the exams.

Counsellors say parents and teachers are to support their children regardless of the results, as GSAT is not the be all and end all of the children's lives.

However, they do agree that the results can have a detrimental impact on students if not handled properly. READ More....