Sometimes,I get the urge to scream when i see the developments in our education system.Not that they are detrimental to our society,rather they are quite beneficial,but they are not addressing the right issue.
The system is supposed to work by discouraging elitism or developing an air supriority between schools and groups of students,yet that’s the overall effect.
The cause: By focusing and allowing far too much avenue for students higher on the brain scale to go further.No,i am not preaching to hold them back but rather the same length of avenue should be provided for the middle/average group of students.
Lets just look at them:They perform either fairly well or rather well in their schools.They do not belong to the top-tier of schools,Do not have a straight option to scholarships due to many factors/competition and most importantly they are confined to mediocore routes like by aiming for average heights rather than ‘greater heights’.Such students, despite the potential to perform even better in their later life, are so worn out by the ever increasing competitions from ‘elite’schools, that they foresee themselves to strive to perform sub-parly to move on to the next level.Thus,We get an average student striving for just an average life.
However,not all are eligible for the excuse for being worn out by competition.There are those who are just confined to mediocority by choice yet they are those also who strive ahead and are struck down by increasing demands made by instituitions and co-operations.{Getting 4 As,Taking the S papers during A levels,Having a great academic record}.How are students ,who bloomed only later in their life, supposed to show a great academic record.Secondly,many will/may argue that such requirements are to weed out only the best,but can anyone prove that those not in the ‘best’ category do not grow up to be just as great if given the rather same options.
Now imagine,students with average results being granted scholarships.They have a choice to have a great future,and rightfully should we even deny that.?Yes i know,average students are already being given hope.But the students chosen are those who have colourful extra curricular list that proves they have great core values.
As such the ones left behind are the ‘averagers’.Maybe the ministry should focus the light on these students and grant them greater autonomy in being more than mediocore.
Afterall,our aim is to have a first class education system right?So what better way is there except for one where students excel no matetr what their grade.
(But please,you cannot expect to fail and still use the same above arguements.)
