British parents say that their children are under stress because they have too much homework.0:06
Philip Pullman, a famous children's writer, agrees with parents that there are too many tests.0:12
I want to change the way the young people learn at school nowadays because it's no fun.0:20
He was a teacher before he became a writer and he school pupils don't have the time to enjoy reading books and they learn to say the right things to get school marks instead of saying what they really think.0:26
In Britain, young people take about 87 exams during their school life.0:39
They take national exams at the ages of 7, 11, 14, 16, 17 and and 18.0:45
Some young people are leaving school early in order not to take exams and not to have so much stress.0:53
Others stop doing hobbies such as sport, music, reading, dancing or singing because they have so much schoolwork to do.1:00
But do lots of tests help pupils to learn more?1:09
Scientists say that when students have more tests, they don't work as hard as and they get worse marks.1:14
Some British schools are trying to make school life less stressful for pupils.1:20
For example, teachers at a school in Birmingham want pupils to eat bananas in class while listening to classical music.1:26
Another school in Liverpool has a special quiet room where pupils can go when they feel stressed.1:34
In this room, they smell lavender and talk about their problems.1:40
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