Education reforms

The UPA government’s proposal to make the class 10 public examination optional is meant to reduce the stress on students. But won’t the move lead to more stress two years later? Stress at 15 is not higher than it is at 17. A little competition is necessary to enable a person to succeed. Competition will always exist among human beings. Stress is a fundamental facet of survival, and abandoning a public examination is no easy way to reduce it. Students should be trained to deal with stress.

K.A. Solaman,

The Hindu daily, 30 Jun 2009