Today as I was going through 'The Times Of India', I came across an article titled 'Memorize Or Perish' and considering that this is the exam period, this article is apt and kudos to the writer of this article.
Nwadays lot of emphasis is being laid on rote learning rather than understanding of the subject. I have a friend of mine who always stands first in class, but is unable to explain even a simple concept in say semiconductor devices or digital signal processing. Because my friend is virtually a computer who can memorize the entire text book without understanding even a wee bit. As a result he always stands first in class. Hey I just got a million dollar tip on how to stand first in class!!! Just memorize (Butty) the whole text book and don't waste your brains on understanding the concept and there you are- The Class Topper. After all this is what you are expected to do- Just get the marks and your job is over.
Whenever the exams are round the corner, the newspapers are flooded with umpteen articles on students committing suicides due to exam stress. It shows that the value of life pales in comparison to the amount of marks. But the problem is neither with the students who commit suicide nor with the newspapers that carry these reports. The major fault lies within the pattern in which the students are examined. How on the earth can you justify the method in which the students are tested in the knowledge they acquired over one year in freaking three hours???
The examination system which is followed is most of the schools can be safely and politely called as 'The Memorize And Vomit System'. The more you can memorize, the more you can vomit on your exam paper and the more you can vomit on your exam paper, the more are your chances to excel in exams. So in the entire process you just dont need to understand anything.
And this process will continue to remain the same untill something path-breaking is done. I think I have wasted enough of my time in venting my ire but is anyone listening?
1 comment:
this is exactly waht is done at school and even I read that article in TOI.
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