Damage Control

Pupils of 2A1 and 2A2,

I have collected your exam scripts, and will commence marking shortly.

I understand that this exam might have been quite tough for many of you. I hope that at least some of my hints and tips proved to be useful. And I am sorry I did not realise that many of you had serious problems with mapwork; if I had known mapwork was going to be such a challenge for many of you, I would have devoted a few lessons towards refreshing your memories and helping you remember things that you had been taught in Secondary 1.

It definitely has not been easy for all of you, having to cope with so many changes in teachers over the past year. I wish it did not have to happen to your classes. But it is too late for regrets, and I do hope that all of you at least gave your best for this paper.

In any case, don't worry too much about it. What's done is done. Now is the time for you to focus on the other subjects. You've got Literature and Art tomorrow, and there's History on Friday.

And I hope that the experience from this exam has not completely turned you off Geography. Do try and remember the stuff that you have been taught over the past 2 years, especially if you plan to take Geography at the O-levels, because much of what you learned is directly relevant to the Geography syllabus at the upper secondary level.

All the best for the rest of your subjects.