Hyderabad: Exam season is synonymous with tension, comparisons and stress for most students and with added pressure from schools for model exams, good marks and extra tuition, it is important to ensure that the students are not demoralised.
Many schools are trying to do their bit by issuing notices and sending e-mails to parents which reduces the tension of students and also calms down parents. Most messages from schools are on the lines of asking parents not to compare students with their peers and also not to judge them based on grade.
Anjali Razdan, Principal of P. Obul Reddy School said that they sent out mails during the beginning of the exam season and even during the start of the year with health advisories.
“To ensure that it is a relaxed environment at home, we have an orientation for parents where we make them sit down and tell them the do’s and dont’s of the exam season to make sure that they are also ready to face the exam season,” she said.
Many principals and teachers have also made it a point to visit the exam centres during each exam.
Minu Khan, Director of Glendale Schools said that the CBSE had also issued a notice to ensure that there is a relaxed environment. “I have been sending mails to parents and students before and after each exam to calm them and make them stress-free. An exam is not the end of the world and sometimes the stress of parents trickle down to their children. So it is up to the school to ensure that we do not make parents feel tensed,” she said.
A notice that went viral on the social media by the Army Public School, South says, “Amongst the students who will be sitting for the exams, there is an artist who doesn’t need to understand Maths. There is an entrepreneur who doesn’t care about History and there is a psychologist whose Chemistry marks won’t matter. Every child has a unique quality in him/her.”
