"Best of FIVE "Well that's the slogan the most of the school students are saying now..
These 11 days of January 2010 has seen a lot of teen suicide cases and most of them as per various sources are due to exam pressure..
We thought after all this the education ministry would look into the type of syllabus and try to make it more interesting...but i think our dear ministry had some other plans..so what do they do...
they plan to introduce best of 5 system for 10th std board exams..where in the students have a chance to omit one subject from their syllabus of 6 subjects..now if you ask me..i really don't understand the logic behind this..
As per them this will help reduce stress and fear about tough subjects and students will be able to attempt exams without any pressure also.Oh ya forgot to tell you the main thing ,the ministry also i guess assumes that by introducing this system they will curb the suicide rate in teens..
My first reaction was WTF...what are they trying to do...
I mean are we trying to build a future wherein students will grow and face the tough world or are we making them into people who will run away from pressure and stress?
By bowing down in front of such things are we indirectly inviting more trouble in future?
I am sure there might be better ways to see to it that the stress on students are reduced...but i am sure this is not the right one
4 comments:
Education today means a lot of stress to the little ones, by way of the intense competition, peer and parental pressure! Its about time the system is overhauled to take care of this serious and overwhelming problem, by addressing the issue head on by supportive counselling and the likes!
But then, slow as we are ever, lessons will be learnt tough and hard!
First the parents and teachers need to be "educated" -- though nothing, apparently can help better our education system in the near future....
and at the end of it, we produce products who can light the bulb in paper, but not on a bulb holder --
anyway, concerns remain concerns!
wishes,
devika
Arggh !! Will they ever learn !!The only way to reduce kids stress is to provide counseling to parents , teachers and children alike . Make them understand that the kids happiness is of more priority that his/her grade . .
Nice post :)
These days kids are too spoilt for choices; its more like a option thrown open to the : u dont do well, its ok....cos we have somethin cool for u!! Phew!! our education syatem is sure down the drains....
keep writing!!
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