8 months ago
Principal Urges Learning Over Marks in Board Exams
A principal at The Heritage School has written a letter to her Class X students, telling them that marks are not the most important thing.
She says they should focus on learning, working together, and being creative instead of just trying to get good grades.
She also says they should play sports, socialize, and have fun.
The school is trying to help students balance their studies with other activities, even though some parents might push their children to focus only on exams.
The principal wants students to learn how to handle different challenges in life, not just pass exams.
Principal Seema Sapru urges students to focus on learning and teamwork over marks.
The Heritage School emphasizes creativity, physical activity, and socializing over rote learning.
CBSE and CISCE mandate 75% attendance for board exams with exceptions for medical and sports reasons.
Sapru advises parents to let children learn naturally through experiences and interactions.
The new national education policy aims to balance practice and theory in higher education.
- Who
- Students of Class X at The Heritage School
- What
- Principal Seema Sapru's plea to focus on learning and teamwork over marks
- Where
- The Heritage School
- When
- Upcoming ICSE/IGCSE examinations in the next few months
- Why
- To reduce pressure and emphasize holistic development
Key facts
- School
- The Heritage School
- Examinations
- ICSE, IGCSE
- Principal
- Seema Sapru
- Attendance Requirement
- 75% for CBSE and CISCE
- Key Message
- Emphasize learning, teamwork, and creativity over marks
Quotes
Seema Sapru
Principal of The Heritage School
“My submission to parents is to let children go through the natural way of learning by interacting with people, mailing friends, by not doing too well in studies, failing sometimes, and bouncing back. Let children play, run about, have heartaches and collect experiences.”
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“You are about to sit the ICSE/ IGCSE examinations in the next few months and step into crucial years of Classes XI and XII. Balancing school education with competitive exam preparation will be tough, but you have learned to multitask.”
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The Heritage School
An educational institution in India
“Marks are not a measure of your intelligence and therefore choose learning over marks, experience over coaching, physical activity like sports over sedentary lifestyle and gymming, self-study over assisted learning, careful observation over blindly following instructions, creativity over ChatGPT, empathy, collaboration, teamwork over rote learning in silos.”
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