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Oh God, it’s results again!
CBSE results are out. And the Maharashtra Board results are just a few days away. The tension is slowly mounting. Last year, around this time, I met a girl from my neighbourhood who had just come to know of her HSC results. She seemed absolutely down in the dumps. Assuming that she’s failed, or at the very least, performed real bad, I inquired as mildly as I could, about the cause of her gloominess. She was bit uncomfortable initially, but …
Schooling Values
At the Sri Ma Group of Institutions (SMGI), the first week of February each year is a time for contemplation, reflection, learning and dedication. The annual celebrations mark the foundation of the group in 1975 by a spiritual-oriented woman called Sri Ma, fondly known as the Divine Mother. Right from its inception the educational institutes established by SMGI have promoted value-based education. One look at the annual calendar of the SMGI’s schools will convince you that the group practices what …
Obsessed with marks?
Last month, over a dozen students from Mumbai took their lives in fear of the impending board results. And this is an annual phenomenon. Every year, around May and June, we witness paranoia among students awaiting their class X and XII board results. Thousands of students go into depression, take to drugs or commit suicide. A study by The Week magazine found that approximately 4000 students commit suicide in India each year, most of which are exam-related. What’s more, because …
There’s room for learning
It’s exam time and though temperatures have been lower than normal, the anxiety level among students is registering an increase. Exam preparation is now in full swing and at such times, what students need the most is their own space, where they are free from all kinds of distractions – which, unfortunately, is rarely found in urban homes where real estate is measured in square foot. But there’s good news for students of Thane because the TMC Education Department, in …
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Not Clean Bowled
MK: What is the right attitude to exams and results? Harsha Bhogle: It is easier said than done. It is easier for us to comment because we have the advantage of looking back at something. But if our experience is any indicator, students need to tackle an exam exactly the way a sportsman does a match. You prepare hard, the secret is in the preparation, and the executions often takes care of itself. I believe a student needs to replicate …
You are not your results
There’s something that joins together Mark Twain, George Washington, Charlie Chaplin, Agatha Christie, Henry Ford, Walt Disney, Bill Gates, Thomas Edison, and our home-grown superheros JRD TATA and Dhirubhai Ambani. Can you take a wild guess what that is? Chances are, you can’t – so let me tell you: none of these great individuals completed formal education. In fact, a few of them didn’t even go to school. Yet, this did not get in the way their success. On the …
You are not your results!
Doing well in academics does guarantee success just as doing poorly in academics does not guarantee failure. This was the central theme of the seminar "You and Your Results" held in Thane’s CKP Hall on Sunday June 06, 2004. Organised by NGO Lighthouse Foundation, in association with Jidnyasa Trust, the objective of the seminar was to address anxious SSC students awaiting their board results and help them deal with results sensibly. CKP Trust supported the event by sponsoring the venue. …
Love your children, not their performance
Year after year, as board results approach, we hear distressing stories of students taking their lives because of the fear of failure. But what happened in Thane last week was really sad. When I first heard about 16-year-old Vijay Sharma’s brutal act of murdering his mother, I was shaken. The fact that he was from my alma mater St John only deepened my grief. Newspaper reports suggested that the reason behind young Vijay’s brutal act was a "row over studies" …
Testing Times
A report on CNN.com says that when it comes to board results, "India is obsessed with the numbers, and some teenagers are so wracked by anxiety that they become ill, or worse." The report also quotes a study conducted by The Week in October last year which said that approximately 4000 students take their lives each year. The figures are hardly surprising as it is a known fact that taking exams is one of the most stressful times in a …
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A Slice of Adventure for Parents
The Majestic Himalayas are one of the most sought after destination of adventure-lovers. The Himalaya, also known as India’s crowning glory, is a magic place where the magnificence of the world’s highest mountains is mirrored in its rugged beauty. The beautiful snow-capped mountain peaks beckon trekkers from all over the world. Every year, many students from Thane experience the heavenly beauty of the Himalayas first-hand by participating in annual treks organised by city-based NGO, Jidnyasa Trust. But there are …