This week, thousands of students in Years Three, Five, Seven and Nine, sat The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) exams.

Before they began, numerous schools all over the country sent letters home, reminding students, “This test does not assess all of what makes each of youexceptionalandunique.”

Mia Freedman, Monique Bowley and I discuss whether NAPLAN is unnecessarily stressful on Mamamia Out Loud. Post continues below.

The letters, which largely followed the same format, tell students that these tests don’t know, “that some of you love to sing” or, “that you are caring, thoughtful, and that everyday, you do your best.”

The full letter reads as follows:

To every Aussie student sitting their #NAPLAN tests, this letter from St Thomas More Primary School Hadfield is a brilliant reminder ???? pic.twitter.com/krxwkQwB9d

— Kidspot (@KidspotSocial) 8 May 2017