Going
for re-evaluation
Sir,
We are
living in a democratic set up and, as
such, are within our rights to give vent
to our genuine feelings and at times
represent to correct for a wrong dealing.
Examinations can have so many flaws,
particularly in the present-day scenario,
when there is a mad race to push our way
forward, come what may be the resource!
For last couple of sessions I was pained
to observe as what is the notion of those
students who fail in their exams, and
apply for re-evaluation? Perhaps the
first escape route they find, after they
come to know about their failure is,
"come what may, I am going for
re-evaluation". Well, one is within
ones rights to do the same. But who
should apply for re-evaluation and with
what expectations?
Normally a
student, who fares very well in
examination and is confident enough,
expects a particular grade in that exam.
Sometimes students are truly shocked to
see their result or for that purpose
marks awarded by the evaluator. On the
face value after getting the marks sheet,
it hammers him that something has gone
wrong somewhere. To this, his friends and
relatives join him to conclude that, what
the hell are these evaluators doing?
Evaluations has become a mockery!
Granted, there can be exceptions where we
have found some lapses with evaluation
and once confirmed, they have been
punished and rightly so, as none can take
this serious job passively.
What has
prompted me to write this letter, is my
concern for all my students, who, without
giving a thought, apply for
re-evaluation, taking it for granted that
something providential may happen after
opting for re-evaluation. I wonder how a
student expects to go through when he
attempts half-hearted two or three
questions with 90 percent wrong
sentences. In certain cases one is
shocked to find that a student, either
who has just re-written the question
paper back on the answer sheet or left it
95 percent blank, and still hopes that
re-evaluation may give him a reprieve. As
per my observation 95 percent of students
who apply for re-evaluation, apply just
for the sake of re-evaluation and they
don't get more than 15 percent to 20
percent of total marks in re-evaluation.
What a pathetic trend! Is it genuine on
their part to expect that they can
improve their position? It is pure
wastage. To many it may seem just wastage
of money and just a futile exercise. But
I personally feel, it is something more
than that. It is pure failure and wrong
assessment of ones earlier performance.
It also tells a lot about his/her
personality as he/she may be shaping to
find short cuts and easy passage. In
certain, cases some students may be
mis-led; well, you apply for the
re-evaluation, God willing, everything
will be o-kay. It is surely poor logic
that one is expecting something that is
not there, though, exceptional cases
cannot be generalized.
I don't
want to discourage students who can have
their genuine grievances or who feel let
down. But for God's sake, a teacher would
not like his pupils to adopt unrealistic
approach either towards their results or
their life in general. We may fail our
attempt but that does not mean we stop
there. "Failure can be a pillar of
success", but simply not on a
platter. "First deserve then
desire."
Yours
etc....
Dr. Ashok Pandita
Bharat Nagar, Bantalab,
Jammu.
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