Reshma R
LEAVING THAT MARKS SHEET BEHIND
What is the first question one would be asked on entering a new college for
admission? What goes on top of the resume right after your name? If you still
presume that is the academic scores, you probably are having jet-lag of a
decade. It is no more a number game out there when skills and exposure is what
a Human resource person is hunting for.
Marks can help one understand a
person’s ability to learn but this, certainly is not a parameter to judge a
person's calibre When a student sitting in the
first bench of the class room is focused on understanding what is thought in
class, the last bencher is usually busy discovering something himself. There
was once a time when the topper of the class was regarded ‘the brain of the
class’. Not surprisingly, the phrase is now replaced by the words ‘nerd’ or
‘book-worms’.
“Blame it on the system” is not a
rear thing to hear. From parents to teachers, each one tunes the young mind the
chew and vomit repeatedly not bothering to understand the child’s ability to
digest. A marks driven curriculum to a money oriented job, it all smothers the
dreams. A shift for the good this way is indeed as a welcome.
