Deeksha Tar
The new academic year has already commenced for majority of schools, pre-schools and even high secondary’s. The beginning to a new year was monotonous and so was the after school routine of attending coaching classes!
Parents want to provide their children with the best and in return, expect even better results. Our expectations have swelled up along with the competition pace. Getting even cent percent seems insufficient. Everybody wants to be at the top of their game. So every rainy season brings along attractive offers of coaching institutions. Joining these have become a norm. There is no second thought to it. But is it really essential to grace marks? How beneficial are these money gobbling tuitions? What is the hidden magic behind seating for long hours post school time?
Additional coaching was meant for weaker students who needed attention to cope up with school work but with time the game of coaching classes flipped. Now even the brightest kid has become part of this circle. And its not only about going to a coaching class, it is more about the name and its market reputation. Big names also mean burning hole in your pockets. Some of these coaching places charge fees for a year which amount more than one pays as school fees in their lifetime.
Are tuitions a sincere way of attaining desired scores, diverting our kids reckless attention span or just a fear feeding tool? Or is it an easy way to instill forced discipline in our kids by burying them under endless class hours and homework?
Everybody wants to attain success attained by ones friend, sibling, relative or mere acquaintance. What worked for one might not always ensure similar results for another. Mugging up coaching class study material isn’t a recipe for success. One cannot climb the ladders of another person to become successful. To achieve desired attainment one needs to figure out their line of interest and probably work towards it as there is no definite formula towards triumph. The achievers didn’t feed on the tuition material mindlessly, that place didn’t instil the discipline and interest required for a particular subject, it didn’t motivate them when going gets hard. All of these are eternal. No big brand, no amount of fat books could help them chase their dream if any of the above was missing.
Taking assist of other than the school teacher when required isn’t entirely wrong but entering the circle of coaching classes with hope of flowing miracles is stupidity. Long hours of lessons doesn’t always promise learning, sometimes it can backfire. Tuition study material can promise a better looking report card but cannot ensure learning.
