Well first reaction @$^$%@^ why didn't you get that sense few years back! I could have saved myself from the constant pain of looking around and seeing how good other people where doing, the pressure to perform better, relatives checking in and asking " How are your studies going" (This was not outta any affection, but to make sure they kept a constant tab of my activities so that they could know whether I am going to perform better / worse than their respective sons/daughters).
I thank my parents, infac I thank God, for the amazing parents I have, no pressure nothing, but just a word "Don't overwork yourself"! My mom's major concern was my health than anything else during exam days. I remember my dad coming into my room (if I was studying late nights) to go off to sleep as it was already very late.
Second reaction, is this model operative in India? My doubt given the kind of education curriculum we have presently. CBSE NCERT has done a nice job of deleting some irrelevant stuff and adding some relevant stuff to the curriculum in past few years. But how much will the changing books and syllabus help!!! Faculty remains the same and so do their teaching methods. Private schools in India can be grouped in two: Big private school societies (DPS, GD Goenka) and local private schools (like the one I studied in). Big private schools given the kind of resources they have may be able to adapt to the new model very quickly. So this leaves behind government schools and small private schools. Resources are a constraint for these schools and the facutly they have is old and used to old methods of teaching. The new model presents quite a lot of challenges for them. The students in such schools don't have much exposure to outside. There are not many school fests, competitions (Competitions I mean relevant National Level Competitions), technology availability is an issue. So exams in such case are a better way of judging the competency of a particular person (though they may not be the best but they were good enough). How many such schools have training program and coaching programs for teachers. What is the level of salaries given to teachers to attract the best to teach! Well these questions are still question marks..!! Exams atleast made sure that students went back and studied on their own..!
The govt. gave increased suicide rates and increasing burden on students the reason for taking out the examination! But how do you filter the NICHE! Go back and look at the stats, how many suicide cases have happened outside metros, well the figure will be almost neligible.. The step may be in the right direction.. But is it the right one given almost 70-80 percent (no source here, my guess.. ) of schools don't provide a platform and infrastructure for students to realize what their potential is, My only concern is whether this is the RIGHT TIME for this step.. or did we jus take a long jump and miss few important steps.
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deeply thought n well stated..dis surely is a matter of concern..bt i hav vry less to say..
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