Marks culture.

         

         When it comes to Indian education system, marks do play a very significant role.

         Are marks important? Or are marks ‘The only important thing?’ I believe varies from individual to individual.

          I was that kind of person who used to firmly say marks are the least important thing in life. Obviously there would be debate on this issue and I would point out the flaws of people scoring high marks and not taking part in any of the extracurricular activities.

         I would show examples of people who keep on reading whole of the day and miss out so much of the life that lies ahead of them, the negativity complex which lies in them about going on a stage and talk in front of audience and so the examples would go on quite well.

Till the recent past I used to be proud of my way of thinking regarding the marks.

        But once when I stepped into the shoes of a lower middle class person, I gradually came to understand how marks did play an important and a very significant role in their life.

        Almost everything was given to the one who scored marks, the endowments, the scholarships, the attentions and what not. I felt when marks can make so much of difference to one’s life; it surely was of a great significance to them.

       The perspective of ‘marks are helpful to get settled in life’ has been carved in minds of people. So it isn’t surprising when people put up their full on focus in scoring marks.

        We have tended to forget that knowledge is far superior to marks and it’s what that helps us to get well in life. I feel till we keep on uplifting the people with marks, the marks culture won’t come to an end.

The day when the knowledge is valued more than marks, is the day of great significance to everyone.