While there were no major hiccups in the South land during the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) exams on May 7, several students in San Fernando reported being unable to finish the exam on time.
But with so much pressure on, students of the San Fernando TML Primary School said they could not help but burst into tears.
One child, whose parent allowed her to speak to the T&T Guardian, explained the reason for the tears.
“The maths was kind of hard, a lot of children did not get to finish in time,” said Kavita Gosine. “We started to cry because we couldn’t finish.”
However, Gosine said she was relieved the exams were over with and was looking forward to enjoying her vacation.
One of her classmates, who was not identified, said she too cried at the end of the exam.
“It was the maths, it was tricky and I thought I was not going to be finished on time,” the girl said.
Aside from Gosine and several other students, the other students were relieved and joyous.
Sita Persad smile broadly coming out the exam rooms, describing it as “ a good experience.”
“It was a bit challenging, not the English, that was a breeze. But the Math was a little hard, but I’m happy to know we got it over with, it was a good experience.”
At the St Paul’s Anglican Boys School, mother Pauline Augustus, whose son Caesar wrote exams, told the T&T Guardian she was more nervous that her son.
“Everyone at my jobs said I was way too nervous,” Augustus said with a smile. “I think it was more nerve wrecking for me than it was for him.”
Trying to wiggle out of his mother’s embrace to rush off to play with his friends, Caesar described the exam as “good.”
Augustus said she had heard of no incidents at the school and was looking forward to spending the afternoon at Gulf City Mall with her son.