Examinations Vs.Education ! Not really .

 

                 The subject caught our attention initially when news channels reported numerous increasing suicide levels after the board exams .Subtler versions of the news showed the ultimate showdown from the parents over their children’s results, results displaying a little less than the maximum possible marks. After numerous such incidents people had the most culpable event that is ‘Examinations’ to blame. It is a classic example of an innate ability of humans to judge a situation based on the results, agreed the results show one’s performance on paper, but what the child has gone through during the preparation is still under wraps. How can examinations kill something that we subconsciously do every single minute? Academics are a part of a life-long learning process which needs to be screened now and again via examinations for better placement of people in the society. Isn’t this how one is supposed to be allotted the most deserved place in our civilization?

              As toddlers, our parents encouraged us to walk, talk and when they asked us to showcase what is a nose, eyes, ears etc. it didn’t kill the ability to learn more; but as we grow up, parents are scared of being censured by the society if their child does not perform, they indirectly have their children subjected to unnecessary societal burden. The impacts of the examinations have been unpleasant for many of us, but the results make us realize that we need to chase our dreams and that we may just not be in the correct direction .We might be chasing something that we don’t even wish for deep down.Failure in an examination makes us grounded, it gives us the must needed time to ponder on our true interests and passions. The current generation is all about following the crowd, to do what is most demanded in the market, examinations are designed to break this stagnancy in a student’s mind-set. It breaks the resistance or fear of the student to discover his true passion which may not be on the same lines as their parents’ wishes. Examinations can never kill education if people comprehended the intended and true meaning of education.