Very often I meet people who are so awesome in their work but refuse to come into the public limelight. They just refuse to be acknowledged or appreciated in front of people and you wonder why. Some start perspiring profusely or get very nervous. What is preventing this person from stepping into the public glare?
Talking to counsellors, I received many stories of what these people experience as students and how it impacts their personality in the older years. One counsellor mentioned that in a particular school, students from Grade 7 get categorized and labelled as per their academic performance. If the child receives less that 50% he or she is sent to counsellor for remedial work. In extreme case sent to hospitals to receive a learning difficulty certificate even though the child has not exhibited any such evidence. In few schools, divisions of a class are as per academic performance. Division 'A' is bright, division 'D' is below average and so on. It was so painful to hear this, imagine the child undergoing this trauma. He or she in such a young age has been classified.
https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2015/jun/20/secret-teacher-too-quick-label-children-arent-perfect-adhd-dyslexia
In another instance, the child who has been labelled has been isolated by the rest of the class. The peers wish to have no interaction with that student as their statuses do not match. The teachers are aware but not taking up the matter with seriousness. What is that girl undergoing? What is her mental state?
Do you think these children will have the confidence to interact with people in future? Do you feel they will come out of the shadows? What is the self esteem of these students? How is their academic performance further impacted?
The PISA [Programme for International Student Assessment] has highlighted graphically few factors hindering learning.
I wish to ask all who label, who gave you this right to classify or label children? Why do you only focus on marks? Why do you discount other attributes? Why do you not promote other potentials of the child and make him feel a winner? What stops you from broadening your mindsets?
Our students are diamonds in the sky. Every diamond has different facets and faces which need polishing for their worth to be recognized and applauded. Give them that opportunity and help polish the edges. These students when they grow up will never be apprehensive of facing a crowd because their self esteem is so high that nothing perturbs them. They will view the world as happy and progressive.
At the end we all are special and unique and we rock. We matter.
Talking to counsellors, I received many stories of what these people experience as students and how it impacts their personality in the older years. One counsellor mentioned that in a particular school, students from Grade 7 get categorized and labelled as per their academic performance. If the child receives less that 50% he or she is sent to counsellor for remedial work. In extreme case sent to hospitals to receive a learning difficulty certificate even though the child has not exhibited any such evidence. In few schools, divisions of a class are as per academic performance. Division 'A' is bright, division 'D' is below average and so on. It was so painful to hear this, imagine the child undergoing this trauma. He or she in such a young age has been classified.
https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2015/jun/20/secret-teacher-too-quick-label-children-arent-perfect-adhd-dyslexia
In another instance, the child who has been labelled has been isolated by the rest of the class. The peers wish to have no interaction with that student as their statuses do not match. The teachers are aware but not taking up the matter with seriousness. What is that girl undergoing? What is her mental state?
Do you think these children will have the confidence to interact with people in future? Do you feel they will come out of the shadows? What is the self esteem of these students? How is their academic performance further impacted?
The PISA [Programme for International Student Assessment] has highlighted graphically few factors hindering learning.
I wish to ask all who label, who gave you this right to classify or label children? Why do you only focus on marks? Why do you discount other attributes? Why do you not promote other potentials of the child and make him feel a winner? What stops you from broadening your mindsets?
Our students are diamonds in the sky. Every diamond has different facets and faces which need polishing for their worth to be recognized and applauded. Give them that opportunity and help polish the edges. These students when they grow up will never be apprehensive of facing a crowd because their self esteem is so high that nothing perturbs them. They will view the world as happy and progressive.
At the end we all are special and unique and we rock. We matter.
Superb. Please do write often.
ReplyDeleteTrue every child has a special quality he may not be good at studies, but would have other quality if the school and teachers help him it would change his future.
ReplyDeleteA very important aspect that we all must introspect for our future generation. Your simple n impactful analysis is brilliant. Lets make education unique n special.
ReplyDeleteSo true and we all must keep in mind that each child is special and some unique skills. Parents and teachers need to find out these special skills in each child and let them blossom.
ReplyDeleteThats what we are trying to do in our school under your guidance Ma'am
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