BENGALURU: A private school managements’ association has written to the school education minister raising concerns about the multiple exams schoolkids sit for.
Citing the example of class 10 students, the association pointed out that besides the preparatory exam conducted by Karnataka School Education and Assessment Board, they’re forced to write exams conducted at the level of block education officers, deputy directors, and even school level. And then there are three rounds of the final SSLC exam.
In a letter to minister for school education and literacy Madhu Bangarappa, the Association of Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka said the exams are causing mental and physical stress to students. “Apart from the final exams, there are at least three preparatory exams the children are writing, which is causing physical and mental stress,” the letter read.
“Teachers aren’t even getting time to correct the answer scripts. They’re in a hurry to finish portions. The children don’t understand where they’ve gone wrong and there is no time to correct themselves either. There’s no time to revise too,” D Shashi Kumar, secretary of the association, told TOI.
The govt had introduced common assessment exams for classes 5, 8, 9, and 11. “The large number of papers also affect the sanctity of exams,” said Shashi Kumar.
A govt school teacher agreed that there is little time to correct papers and reflect on areas needing improvement. “There are exams every week, literally. This is now looking like the Kota system of continuous exam pressure. Kids are having panic attacks and being hospitalised.”
Citing the example of class 10 students, the association pointed out that besides the preparatory exam conducted by Karnataka School Education and Assessment Board, they’re forced to write exams conducted at the level of block education officers, deputy directors, and even school level. And then there are three rounds of the final SSLC exam.
In a letter to minister for school education and literacy Madhu Bangarappa, the Association of Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka said the exams are causing mental and physical stress to students. “Apart from the final exams, there are at least three preparatory exams the children are writing, which is causing physical and mental stress,” the letter read.
“Teachers aren’t even getting time to correct the answer scripts. They’re in a hurry to finish portions. The children don’t understand where they’ve gone wrong and there is no time to correct themselves either. There’s no time to revise too,” D Shashi Kumar, secretary of the association, told TOI.
The govt had introduced common assessment exams for classes 5, 8, 9, and 11. “The large number of papers also affect the sanctity of exams,” said Shashi Kumar.
A govt school teacher agreed that there is little time to correct papers and reflect on areas needing improvement. “There are exams every week, literally. This is now looking like the Kota system of continuous exam pressure. Kids are having panic attacks and being hospitalised.”