"For a fair selection, everybody has to take the same exam: please climb that tree."
Is it still considered fair if you ask a fish or an elephant to climb a tree (which is impossible for them) and include monkey as one of the participants? The result is obvious, only the monkey is able to climb the tree. So, what about the rest of the animals? Failed the test??? What if you ask the animals to swim? The result will be different! Every animals have their own abilities. The ability to climb a tree does not reflect their actual ability.
"Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
-Albert Einstein
Same to human
beings also. Different students have different abilities and learning styles. So, in
my opinion, it's indeed unfair to judge everyone's abilities on a particular
exam. However, due to our educational system, every students must sit for a
standardized exam. Actually, if a student perform badly in a test, it doesn't mean
that he or she is "not good". Meanwhile, the one performing well in
the same test is not always good in everything. This is because some people can do well in exam conditions whereas others can present their knowledge better orally. This is why I think it's not fair to assess or measure students' performance using a particular test only.
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