Comments on: Hyped SSLC

By: John

John — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:54:51 +0000

I would say that the problem is not with the exam or the study part of it. When I was 10 years old – I did not know I will get into computers – so I will learn only computers…
The problem is the social pressure creaated around the student – the kid has learned hardly to walk and talk – and the parents want him to become a engineer if not a doctor.
For Christ’s sake we are talking about kids…

By: TheAnand

TheAnand — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:24:43 +0000

Dhanush, learn things, but dnt study. there are a million things that a 10/12yr old is curious about, and I am sure he is not bothered whether neolithic or monolithic ape comes first!

Let him learn what he wants to, not what others think what he has to .

By: admin

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:27:19 +0000

Learning is important, exams are not.
“To make students study”…… what are we making them study forcing them to sit in the class from 8 am to 7 pm.

I studied 12 subjects for my sslc. I dont even remember what I studied for history and geography now, even though I got very high marks. Learned many subjects out of context, and those were useless.

Wait for some other thoughts on education in my next post.

By: Dhanesh

Dhanesh — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:11:28 +0000

Dont you think that exams are still important….
after an age(say 10 or 12 yrs)you will never study
to satisfy your curiosity.(if u r an ordinary guy).So to make students study or give them a motivation there must be something.Now it is exams…if you fail..your future is dim..that makes u study…and i think they must stay..in this form or in better way..there must be a system to evaluate..not to create winners and loosers but give a motivation,
to make us study what we dont want to study,but we need to study.

By: JMJ

JMJ — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:01:33 +0000

My cousin sister is writing her SSLC exams this year. It was a real pity to see her. She had classes from morning 8 to evening 7.
You can tell from number of books that the students are asked to carry everyday that there is something really wrong with the education system. We are more of training them for manual labour than giving them any knowledge…
I think it is high time someone took some real steps to improve the educational system in India.

By: Niyaz PK

Niyaz PK — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:37:32 +0000

Keeny, TheAnand,
It is very true indeed.
A very refreshing thing is that Kerala Education Departments are trying to change the scenario by giving less importance to SSLC.
Now with the new grading system, the pressure factor has a bit decreased.

By: TheAnand

TheAnand — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:36:10 +0000

studies dont matter one bit in todays scenario . . .in my school too, we were kinda treated like something else than students. no tours, no sports, no fest nothing .

the sheer hype based pressure kills a student and ends up making him take life easy in +2 and engg. when that is the real time he is supposed to be studying well.