DOING AWAY WITH THE CLASS X BOARD EXAMS

DOING AWAY WITH THE CLASS X BOARDneed to take the board exam.
EXAMS.Attempt of the government time to time to make
The long standing no stress & low stress learninglearning a joyous one is praiseworthy. Grading system
concept has ultimately crept in to the mind ofto regularize the ‘no fail’ system up to class VIII
Educational Authority of India. Students startedhas now been extended up to class X. It’s
thanking Mr. Sibal for his firm decision for bringing aobviously an excellent part of decision. Grade may
reformation in the day’s long learning process. Allreduce the stress for marks and child can learn more
stress of the pupils, parents & teachers will goin the environment of new continuous and
away within next 100 days to come. It’s the daringcomprehensive evaluation basis.
effort to take the way of education in a joyous pathEducation is nothing but adding in the learning process
where children will feel education a joy &of the child. Marks cannot weigh the learning abilities of
continuous learning process. Let me discuss thea child. Focus must be on perfection of the learning
proposals of education reform package declared byprocess of the child rather than marks. We have an
the HRD minister about class X.aim of building a child as a good human being with all
- Make class X exams optional, thus permittinground development out of the education. We don’t
students continuing in same school (and who do notwant the marking system of Board exams which
need a board certificate) to take an internal schoolcategories the students into good and bad, even
assessment instead.worst. Comparing by rank, by marks and stressing
- Introduce a system replacing marks by grades inupon the child to fetch good marks have been going to
schools affiliated to CBSE for secondary classes, i.e.be outdated. And education will be a research based
IX and X.studies. Now goal will not be to keep highest marks but
- Unifying all schools in India under a single boardto perfect in learning.
Now sleepless nights of students and parents before State governments have been resisting the concept
class X exams are not needed. Students will enjoy theof one board pattern since 2005 when it was made
studies with semesters for continuous testing of thepart of National Curriculum Framework. But it is sure
development of students.that once it is accepted, it will surely fulfill the idea of
            Making class X exams optionalequal pattern of education to all children all over India.
will mean that students who want to continue in theWe, the teachers, parents and students; let’s pray
same school and do not need a CBSE certificate canfor the implementation of this proposals as quickly as
choose not to appear for the boards. They will bepossible so that India can able to write a new history in
judged on quarterly internal assessments. But studentsthe pages of school education.
who want to move to another school after class X