Students: Maths hard, English easy

But finally, after months of no cellphones, TV, or games...they were free.

“I think number 41 in Section Three was the hardest,” Justin Rambarran, 11, a student of Grant Memorial Presbyterian Primary School in San Fernando, told Newsday. “It was about a runner…I think? They asked...I can’t really remember but I know for sure that question was hard.” Rambarran was not the only student to have completely forgotten the exam having just written it. “It was good,” said Joshua Hosein, 12, also of Grant Memorial. “Maths was tough and somewhere in section three was the hardest but I can’t remember the question.” This forgetfulness was shared by other South students, hundreds of whom had already shed the burden of their heavy book bags and months of intense studying to flock to Chuck-E-Cheese at the C3 Centre in Corinth.

“Studying for SEA was the most frustrating thing ever,” said 11-year-old Angeline Sookeran of Penal Presbyterian Primary School as she blissfully knocked down pin after pin with a ball in Chuck-ECheese’s arcade. “It was more frustrating than chores at home. Now I just want to party and have fun, and finally I can get back my phone for the first time this year.” The consensus among students yesterday was that English and Essay writing were “easy” while Mathematics - in keeping with the history of results coming out of the SEA examinations - was “tough.” Despite the challenge however, most students remained confident that they would achieve the goals they set out to when they began studying for the exam.

At the El Dorado North Hindu Primary School, students were greeted by Tunapuna MP Esmond Forde who took time off to visit the school and congratulate students.

Forde advised that the SEA exam was a stepping stone in their path to educational success. Students Ashleigh, Sanjana, Chelsea, Samara and Erin all agreed that the exam was fairly straightforward and the topics in the exam were covered during their intense studies led by Standard Five teachers Mr Rishi Ramsingh, Mr Vivek Mohan and Mr Ashish Deonarine