Uganda, Feb. 19 -- January and February are months filled with anxiety among hundreds of thousands of learners waiting for the release of examination results for Primary Seven (PLE.), Senior Four (UCE), and Senior Six (UACE).

This anxiety spills to other stakeholders including the parents/ guardians (or sponsors) as well as the teachers and several accountable personalities, both in the private and public sectors.

The media entities often hype this anxiety, warming up people's spirits into comparative and competitive moods. Whereas there are no statistics for the effects accruing from this manner of anxiety, cases of hypertension, cardiac arrest, trauma, stigma and suicide attempts have not been uncommon over the years.

The minister of...