Another UPA HRD minister continuing the legacy of his predecessors i.e. acting on merely his whims and fancies without properly thinking the outcome and consequences of his actions. This time it isn't reservations, this time it is something that completely breaks the backbone of our education system-- Scrapping the board exams.
With an eye to the future voters the Minister has come up with this draconian plan that removes the base around which a child's career is built.
Today an Indian student is considered superior than his western and eastern counterparts. An Indian professional is so much adept that he is feared by even the most powerful man in the world- The President of the United States who very recently said "Say no to Bangalore and Yes to Buffalo".
What is it that makes the Indian professional so much coveted by all the companies around the world? What makes him so successfull?
The answer is the competitive environment they find themselves into right at the childhood. By the time they leave college they are so much matured and so much used to hard working that they can easily take work pressures and get success in any field of life. It is the competitive attitude that builds inside the child that takes him to new heights in his career.
The reason given behind the scrapping-- To free the student of the stresses..
Hmm the minister must understand that a diamond becomes a diamond only after it undergoes high pressure and heat in the core of earth without which it is nothing but a lump of coke.
Another reason given is suicides..well suicides are there but how many?? 10-15-20-25 that is it..Now exams cannot be blamed for 25 committing suicide out of 25 million appearing for boards. The real culprits are the atmospheres at home which forces the students to take this step.
The minister says to stop all board exams and have a single test for all entrances.. Now will that single test wont traumatize the students? Also for hundreds of courses will we be now having a separate test for all? A nation wide test for law, a nationwide test for history. a test for literature etc etc...will that hold any meaning?
Also the students whole career will be based on his performance in those 2 hours of test..how fair will that be??
Now he comes up with another plan a grading system in boards.. So now some one having say 89 marks out of 100 will have the same grade as the one having 80 ( considering the various slabs of grading) so there it will kill merit. Not fair not fair at all to the ones burning the mid night oil to get good marks.
For grading system based on performance in school well I can only give a laugh..In a country where schools try any measure to get a "100%" result in boards which are fair, what will they do if they have the power to grade their students all by themselves?? Lol..teacher's pet anyone? I certainly wasnt one so maybe I would have failed under the proposed system...
As far as excelling in extra curricular activities are concerned students still have a lot of time for them right from Kindergarten classes to class 9th and then class 11th..It won't hurt to devote a couple of years from those 13-14 yrs of school life to studies.
The minister has to understand that competition builds confidence, it gives maturity, the strength to face the world and a platform for career building.
Moreover since the minister stresses that 10th board is not as important as the 12th boards then why not let it be??
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Gimme Red!!
Funny how things turn out to be; an event leads to another which in its turn leads to another and so on..each one of these events, small or big can sometimes completely change a beings meaning of life, his morals, his ideologies and his perception of life.
The author of this blog used to be an absolute hater of communists, a pro-capitalist to the core but that was till he used to be a "drawing room thinker". But now, the things have changed. He is out in the "big bad" world. And for him now communism is the only thing "holy".
Why?? Let us see.. In the past six months or so over twenty four million people are "directly" out of jobs due to recession, the "indirect" victims being in billions. People are being thrown out of jobs, careers are being wasted, bright kids are being forced to beg and families are being forced to commit suicides. All for this recession --the great depression. These people are suffering and its not their fault, they are paying the price for other people's mistakes. And the real culprits, the real ugly dark faces are simply driving past the misery in their shiny silver plated mercs clad in rich tux..they have enough dough left to make sure their coming generations in live comfort.
What penalty are they paying for pushing the age into darkness?for destroying the livelihood of millions? What punishment are they liable to get for making the innocent lives miserable?None can suffice for the crimes they have committed are heinous. And are they feeling guilty?any remorse? No sir they are not..the money provided for the bail outs of their companies is being spent on the CEO's bonuses. So the money provided to help common man get a square meal is being well spent on thanksgiving turkeys, holidays in Miami and gold tapestries in their bed rooms.
Communism , a tool which takes power from these handful of billionaire villains responsible for the present catastrophe is the right thing to be endorsed. Control should be taken by governments and used for the well being of working masses.These capitalists must be made to pay for their sins. Equal rights must be given to the employer and the employee , a clause underlined in communism. The rich should not be allowed to get away with their crimes, equality must prevail, justice must prevail...Time to go Red.....
The author of this blog used to be an absolute hater of communists, a pro-capitalist to the core but that was till he used to be a "drawing room thinker". But now, the things have changed. He is out in the "big bad" world. And for him now communism is the only thing "holy".
Why?? Let us see.. In the past six months or so over twenty four million people are "directly" out of jobs due to recession, the "indirect" victims being in billions. People are being thrown out of jobs, careers are being wasted, bright kids are being forced to beg and families are being forced to commit suicides. All for this recession --the great depression. These people are suffering and its not their fault, they are paying the price for other people's mistakes. And the real culprits, the real ugly dark faces are simply driving past the misery in their shiny silver plated mercs clad in rich tux..they have enough dough left to make sure their coming generations in live comfort.
What penalty are they paying for pushing the age into darkness?for destroying the livelihood of millions? What punishment are they liable to get for making the innocent lives miserable?None can suffice for the crimes they have committed are heinous. And are they feeling guilty?any remorse? No sir they are not..the money provided for the bail outs of their companies is being spent on the CEO's bonuses. So the money provided to help common man get a square meal is being well spent on thanksgiving turkeys, holidays in Miami and gold tapestries in their bed rooms.
Communism , a tool which takes power from these handful of billionaire villains responsible for the present catastrophe is the right thing to be endorsed. Control should be taken by governments and used for the well being of working masses.These capitalists must be made to pay for their sins. Equal rights must be given to the employer and the employee , a clause underlined in communism. The rich should not be allowed to get away with their crimes, equality must prevail, justice must prevail...Time to go Red.....
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