MarkSheet

Marksheet

(Arsh Bhatt)

Scored less marks? Don’t worry. You have your whole life ahead

Well, as a parent, how often did you use these astonishing words for your child? The season of exams has finally come to an end and even the results have been declared. This time period is marked as the time of highest tension in a student’s life. The question is...WHY? What makes these sheets of paper frighten your child? What powers do these papers possess that they force children to end their lives? Well, it’s not these sheets but us.

US...the society/parents.

SOCIETY. “What would people think if you score less marks? Dad working on such a high post and his child is a failure?” “Look at Mr. Sharma’s son. He scored 90%. If he can, then why not you?” “What are you going to do in your life if you can’t score well in your exams?”

These are the remarks that we often use for our children when they fail to level up our overwhelming expectations. Expectations set on the grounds of social status. Mr Sharma’s son has scored 90% but their surely are many abilities in your child which are missing in Mr Sharma’s son. Every fruit has its own flavor. Your child not being able to score good in exams doesn’t mean he isn’t capable of becoming a successful person in life because in the practical world, it’s not these marks but other essential attributes that are going to lead him on the path of success.

Yes, it’s the student’s fault for not scoring up to the mark but what we, as parents fail to realize is that a mark sheet can not depict our child’s abilities. We are so much concerned about the society questioning our child’s abilities based on some stupid marks that we fail to support our children when they need us the most. We, being the supporting pillars of their life fail to understand our role in such conditions. 

Do you want your children to be defined by their marks? Are these marks going to have any effect on the hard work they are capable of doing in their future life? Why do we fail to teach them the most important lesson of life that it’s okay to make mistakes? If you are not making any mistakes, you aren’t learning anything. It is okay to fail because the best teacher a student can have is; his last failure.

So, what’s better? A slap on your child’s cheek or a pat on the back assuring your support?

Just give this a thought whenever you’re holding up your child’s mark sheet in your hands.

Don’t let these mathematical figures limit your child’s horizons because your child is much more than a mark sheet. Just make the right choice and see your ward doing wonders for himself and the world and making you proud.