Education

Today during our level assembly, we had a principal's dialogue on this year's assessment method. The discussion on this topic brought up certain thoughts that I have made some time ago, which was on the suitable study environment for students to bring out their true potential in them.

In today's education, many students are made to follow a system, which sometimes is not suitable for certain students. Certain students are just not able to adapt to the structural, fast-paced system, therefore "switching off" as they are not able to absorb anything and cannot keep up, therefore losing out. This systems also gives little time to explore and discover their potential in other areas besides academics. These students need to take things at their own pace, to have a personal space, as stress is created to perform well, thus pressure is created, preventing them from unleashing their potential in certain areas. This kind of flexible system is difficult to achieve as this is very costly, requiring a lot of resources.

Therefore, I want to conclude with this, that everyone is good at something, only time will reveal to them their special ability. Hence, you do not necessarily have to excel in academics, an all-rounded to be successful in life, but with diligence in trying to improve your talents, and a little luck, will you be carried far in life.