EXAMS

Exams for any student is a nightmare. It brings that chillness through the veins and also adds pressure to our system. Why are we so scared of Exams. Is it because of our Teachers or because of our Parents. Is it a self inflicted pain that is undergone by every student??

I feel it is the system of evaluation which heightens the pressure towards the Exams and many of the students start studying hard only when the Exams are nearing. I saw this video on You Tube and thought of sharing it as it is a very useful video which helps us to understand some of the problems and provides a simple solution to those problems.




Do not read for the sake of Exams. Read for the sake of understanding. I strongly believe in this and I have always followed this in my life. Actually Examination is just an event and there is no need for us to place so much anxiety to it. I feel Exams should be treated as a letter writing exercise. The paper setter has written a letter to the student (examinee) and the student is expected to write a reply. The question paper and the answer scrips (letter written by the paper setter and the reply written by the student) are then sent to the Examiner who awards marks appropriately based on the understanding and clarity exhibited by the student.

I have seen students who spend the study holidays very happily by not focusing on the studies and end up burning the midnight oil when the Exams are closer. If there is a systematic approach to acquiring the knowledge and if it is made as part of the daily routine, then there is absolutely no need for the last minute rush just before the Exams. If the knowledge is acquired by daily reading (reading for the sake of understanding) then the knowledge will remain fresh in our memory.

March and April in every year is Exams time and it is a high pressure time for both the students and their parents. If the effort is made consistently over the year there is no need for this high pressure towards the Exams.

I wish all those who are appearing for Exams, during this month and the next month, all the very best.

T.P.Anand
Dubai, U.A.E.
20th March 2012