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“Sibal’s proposal will derail school education”

HYDERABAD: The Union government’s proposal to make 10th class examinations optional has surprised the academics who feel it will lead to collapse of school education system with the students losing interest in academics.

The proposal was revealed by the Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday in New Delhi. Teachers remind the popular feeling among the foreign academics that India doesn’t have an education system but an examination system.

“If that examination system is removed without any alternative mechanism to check the calibre of students, education will face huge problems,” says Chukka Ramaiah, who has taught in various school systems during his teaching career.

He says there won’t be any opposition if an alternative system is created to maintain standards. Several countries have abolished examinations at high school level but they created a solid mechanism to propel students’ drive in academics apart from evaluating them. “In such a system every teacher is given a role and practices put in place to continuously evaluate them.”

Teachers remind that after 7th class public examinations were done away in the State no study has been done on the impact and seriousness of students towards examinations.

Narayan Reddy, Correspondent of Brilliant Grammar Schools, argues that students get serious about their studies only from 8th class and making 10th class optional will drive away their seriousness from academics.

Parents just dismiss the idea stating that there are many channels now for students to get distracted from studies and say only examinations make them bit serious. “It is ridiculous to think of making exams optional. They can reduce tension by introducing a grading system than marks but examinations should be compulsory,” feels Raghotham whose daughter is in 8th class.

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