Marks Vs Skills in today’s world
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Vijay GarG
Contd from previous issue
How satisfied does it make you?
Marks and academic loads are now a parameter for knowledge, but they are not always precise indicators. It might get you into the college of your dreams, but the shelf-life of marks is short-term, limiting your horizon of opportunities when you step into the real world. Each student is different from the other in terms of knowledge and holds completely contrasting sets of creative skills that can take them farther in life and in a career than a good mark sheet could ever have. Your physics score does not deem fit to be a rocket scientist, but their understanding of the subject does.
The same story will repeat when it comes to your structure of acquiring knowledge and skills. some students focus more on the “LOAD” factor rather than gaining and developing “SKILL.”
(To be contd)
Contd from previous issue
How satisfied does it make you?
Marks and academic loads are now a parameter for knowledge, but they are not always precise indicators. It might get you into the college of your dreams, but the shelf-life of marks is short-term, limiting your horizon of opportunities when you step into the real world. Each student is different from the other in terms of knowledge and holds completely contrasting sets of creative skills that can take them farther in life and in a career than a good mark sheet could ever have. Your physics score does not deem fit to be a rocket scientist, but their understanding of the subject does.
The same story will repeat when it comes to your structure of acquiring knowledge and skills. some students focus more on the “LOAD” factor rather than gaining and developing “SKILL.”
(To be contd)