Exam-preparation apps for the A-Level in Sinhala and Tamil with the past papers explained

A first step

Take one A-Level past paper in one subject, write a clear explanation of every answer in Sinhala or Tamil, and share it free through a tuition class as a document. Track how many students ask for the next paper. Then offer a set of 10 papers for a small fee. Paid downloads before any app is built are the proof.

Who pays first

An A-Level student without a good tuition class nearby, who will pay a little for past papers explained in their own language.

What leaves today

Only 45,000 of the 177,000 who qualify get a place, and students without good teaching in their own language are the first to lose out.

The idea and the mechanism are from the book. The first step was written for this site as a suggestion; if you know a better one, say so.

The test

Does it keep value that now leaves the island, or build the proof that lets somebody else do so?

The only test any idea on this site has to pass. The four rules that go with it are here.

In the book

• Ch. OneThe Letter That Says Yes and Means No
  177,588 qualified, 45,000 placed

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