BooHoo...Midterms and Finals

I have been very concerned about MIDTERMS and FINALS. There is a "sense" from students that "very few people do well on them".

A think the following should happen to increase success...

• midterms and finals should be created/modified during the summer so that all teachers can see the depth of the questions
• midterm and final review packets should be given at the beginning of each semester
• study skills need to be taught every year even high school
• should they be scaled like the state standardized test

Any thoughts?