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"Abolish Coursework?"

What are people's views on this? I can't quite decide whether it's a good idea or not.

Coursework provides people who tend to panic in exams the chance of getting a decent grade, but is that necessarily a good thing? With all of education being finally assesed by exams is giving people a way out a good idea?

Sooooo... anyone?

English and, to a lesser extent, History aren't memory tests.

I'm not quite sure which way to argue on this. Abolishing exams is also an idea that I'm not quite convinced of. The modular A-level system seems a fairly good way of doing it to me.

I just find some subjects coursework ridiculous, per examplé: I can not turn up to my Drama exam and will get a very strong B. I need around 14/80 for an A, and around 42/80 for an A*. It's just ridiculous. Same goes for Geography, I've already passed the subject just with my coursework. Silly. And History...

..that are essentially a memory test.

I think it should be the other way round - abolish exams. I don't think it's fair to determine someone's future by the result of a bunch of 1-2hour long tests.

What are people's views on this? I can't quite decide whether it's a good idea or not.

Coursework provides people who tend to panic in exams the chance of getting a decent grade, but is that necessarily a good thing? With all of education being finally assesed by exams is giving people a way out a good idea?

Sooooo... anyone?