At present in February ,
most of the school students are left with one and half month for their public exams.
They would be afraid that “it’s only one and half month!! What would they do and
study only the ticked!! :P”
I take an
interest to facilitate your calmness.You still have one and half month, don't get tensed, you can
study everything with complete understanding.
Yesterday,
the discussion class had to be summarized for this academic year as we were done with
the whole syllabus and necessary revision for 10th students at RK
math,ulsoor. On last day, there was a story told to boost them up for their exam
preparation which I am sharing right below.
This was the
story of one of my teachers, GK master (Gopala Krishna Murthy sir who’s brain
child was Discussion Class) which used to be told to inspire us to not to be
apprehensive during exams.
When GK Sir
was studying in 10th class, he was least bothered of his studies and
used to play most of the time. While he was playing “Goli” with some of his
friends, one of his mother’s friends finds it and takes an interest to advise his
mother. She tells her that “ Your Son is studying SSLC and one month is left for
exam!.You have happily allowed him to play Goli!!.. Give him a smack and instate
him to study seriously. Otherwise you have to face insults of your son being failed
in exam!!”
His
illiterate mother realizes that her son have not studied whole year and he has
to study hard to pass through his exams. So she takes him to a famous
teacher of that time in Bhadravathi CN Srinivasmurthy(who is known as CNS sir
across there) and leaves her son to his responsibility.
CNS sir
checks the boy's level of knowledge in his curriculum. Poor boy doesn't even know to spell the word "Science"!
For CNS, there was a question mark that how to prepare this guy to whom there
is no question of imagining secondary school exam!!
But the
teacher finds that the boy is insistent and doesn't want to give up. Because now
he has realized he needs to pass through exam. CNS sir somehow decides to put
some effort to push this lad through the school education. First day, assigns
him to write only the word "science" repeatedly up to two pages. He writes and
submits his learning of the word "science". Next day onward he’ll take him up on
to learn maths formula, one formula for each day up to two pages has to be written. GK
Sir writes for two days and learns two formulas. Third day again, while his
teacher is giving him third formula to learn for whole day, the bold boy takes
the book, writes for 5 times and proves he has already learnt without writing
it up to two pages . And then tells, “Sir, why only one formula for one day when
I can learn more than that.” Teacher then understands fast learning ability of
the boy; he develops confidence in him and decides to guide him to take through
the exam.”
Around 25
days were left for exam, each day GK studied as per his teacher’s
guidance. Finally exam arrived!! Exam was written. Exam finished and results
came. Unbelievable!! GK sir had passed in first class and stood first in the
school. (Those days first class (around 60%) could be the highest marks
scored). In school, his teachers were not ready to give him the marks card
suspecting “how a guy who has been the dumbest can come first to the school!!”.
Then the boy had to get his teacher CNS Sir to convince them that he was guided
by him and it was purely his effort to stand first in the school to get his
result sheet.
When GK Sir
could learn in one month right from the basics and complete his syllabus to
pass an examination in first class, we who have been studying since a year can
do more than that. GK Sir never advised us to leave the basics and study half
just to pass through examination.
All
those whoever is writing exams in coming months, my advice for you is “you
still have time, study for the sake of gaining knowledge, you will get through any exam. Never
let exam faces you, but face the exam.”
