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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1489170890239","data":" Take a deep breath, try to remind yourself of the time you got done with your 10th boards, and in the midst of the longest and most satisfactory vacation of your life, you faced a simple question. \u201cBeta CBSE karoge ya State Board?<\/i>\u201d<\/p>Funny how a simple question of such little importance, it seemed at the time, would shape a student\u2019s entire outlook, perspective and intent towards their education, or on the larger scale, their life. Personally, this was a simple decision. I had my plan sorted out. I\u2019d join the Narayana\/Chaitanya closest to me, work my ass off and get into a good enough college. Well, let\u2019s just say one of the three things above didn\u2019t really go according to plan (Don\u2019t ask me which). Things don\u2019t always work out and you live to deal with it. But to this day I try to imagine myself in the same type of environment as my schooling in the setting of my junior college (whoever came up with that genius term). <\/p>So here\u2019s the question that\u2019s more interesting. Should a student go for national level education or go with the mainstream mug up sweathouse? But don\u2019t get me wrong, there are loads of aspects where state board education can put national curriculum to shame. For example, moving from an ICSE syllabus to intermediate was drastic for me. I was not used to the sort of work ethic or the time management my peers were used to putting in. Or the comfort with which they could endure long hours of being in the same room, and still maintain a certain level of attention in the classroom. I wouldn\u2019t say I haven\u2019t learnt anything during my 2 years of intermediate, because I have, like so many others alongside me.  <\/p>On the flip side, maybe a national schooling for 11th and 12th would\u2019ve been an easier transition. There are drastic differences in the method of teaching as well. These schools aren\u2019t targeted at crunching insane numbers or discriminating students based on weekly tests. Rather, their curriculum is based on the principle that a student should learn first rather than get better grades. Evidence for this is in the pattern of examinations for example. State boards have a very predictable or crackable set of questions which repeat in the final examinations. Something that is partly uncommon in national tests. <\/p>Coming to the teachers or the management involved in these biospheres. There is, I must say, a huge yuge gap in the methods or the professionalism of the two circles of educators. Stating the very crude nature of management at private institutions like Narayana or Chaitanya. These people have adopted a stance of tough love, if you can call it love that is, for their students. They emphasize on hard work till the breaking point and then half a mile past it. Anyone why does not live up to their set standards of marking, is deemed lazy or incumbent. Leading to immense pressure on students who feel the need to satisfy unnecessarily high expectations of them. The scene is quite different in terms of schools, where teachers are hired based on their capabilities of class room management and communication methods rather than the number of 75\/75s they can assure from a class of 17 year olds. Communication is a big part of these formative years. If unguided during times of self doubt and stress, children could make bad decisions really quick. These bad decisions could stretch from smoking to suicide, where even the lower end of the spectrum is cancerous. <\/p>Here are some disadvantages a student will face if he\/she picks the state board over the national curriculum. <\/p>i)\tLack of physical activity; as most of these private colleges are very minimal in infrastructure, <\/p>ii)\tA change in teaching methods, where English is rarely the medium of instruction, <\/p>iii)\tPercentiles are way higher in terms of state boards* because, 97-98% scores happen every year. This percentile greatly affects your JEE rank, <\/p>iv)\tSegregated classrooms make social interactions very awkward,\n\n <\/p>*Expanding on the percentile issue, each state board holds it's only value of percentile when it comes to determining your rank at the end of the whole process. Let's say, in your state, the highest mark is 900\/1000. Now every student is marked on a percentile vs. this score. Since states like AP & TS have a history of very high scores, even a difference of 10 marks could mean too big a gap to cover with respect to national percentiles of CBSE exams (where the highest is usually around the 94-95%). And since there are fewer number of students who score very high on their 12th boards, scoring around the 90% mark could ensure a good national rank, which is very vital to getting into national level institutions. <\/p>Schools give the opportunity to study a subject with the focus on learning rather than on preparing for exams as first priority. They keep comfortable hours allowing ample time for students to pursue additional courses for entrance exams of all natures, ranging from design to Engineering. This is one big plus since it gives the student that little bit of wriggling room and not cut down potential courses where he\/she might find interest as time goes on. This is important as it helps children cope with failure, if in case they do encounter it. It is always good to have alternatives, no matter what the situation is. <\/p>So on whom does the onus lie? The students or the faculty? The parents or the system? Who needs to change? What needs to change so that we can finally have a common metric of comparison. The responsibility to uplift and criticize such methods of teaching must be looked into. No longer should a system exist which entertains widespread practical cheating, or pressurizing to the point of mental trauma. If we as a community keep normalizing such behavior and not address to the notion of perfect grades make perfect slaves, we will not improve the level of education in India. <\/p>"}]

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