SSC results are out,BUT...!!!

The SSC results will be declared today,June 26 '07...My memories go back to the day of my SSC Result...After waiting for months and discussing various career choices,me and my friends waited anxiously for that day.After all,this result would define which college would we go into...more the percentage,better the college.I ,along with my school and tuition friends[Nik,Abhi and all],went to Phadkewadi's Ganesh Temple...then,after meeting out tuition sir,we all went to a press office at Ambewadi...we stood in a line waiting for our results to be declared to the press...we were so impatient that we couldn't wait till that afternoon,when our school(St.Teresas' High) would give us our results.
After waiting for a long time,we came to know that the result list would come in the press only after 2 or 3 pm...we felt no sense in waiting,and decided to go home and then after having lunch,make our way to school.On our way home,my friend who seemed nonchalant about the outcome,was asked by another friend,"Why the hell you not tense today?".He replied,"arrey,i know i am passing yaar.."."we all will pass,but u not worried about your percentage?good college?"...then my friend said something which in the years to come would be the most talked about and debated subject in India..."I'll get in to Sydenham very easily yaar...they have an OBC Quota...so i'll easily get in!!".We weren't shocked to hear this,in fact we laughed along with him,not knowing that 5-6 years down the line,there would be morchas,debates and what-nots against Reservation and quotas...
We got our result,I attained 70.13%[many ppl were shocked to hear i got those many marks...i was shocked too!!]We all Hi-Fived,danced on the school grounds[our school had a 100% record...still has,touchwood!]
After going through our version of hell[that was when we were 15-16 yrs old only],we would later realise that we hadn't still entered Hell!Life was just to begin,and we would enter a new phase in our lives...I gained admission into Lala Lajpatrai College @Mahalaxmi,which,too, would be a major experience for me.I had got admission in KC after 10th,through someone,but something inside my head made me decline the same...I still don't know what made me change my decision,but i feel now that i really justified it to an extent.

Nowadays students are pressurized so much to study hard,I wonder what they must be going through mentally.The state of depression,which in case of students of 14-16 years,was almost unheard of 10-15 years ago,is been seen and read everyday in the the news.The state of education in Maharashtra is not great,especially with teachers being paid low salaries...Peons in corporates seem to earn more than a School-teacher.Recently in the news,there was an article about how BPOs are willing to employ English school teachers,because of their skill.If all teachers are to be employed,there would definately be a scarcity of 'Good' English teachers.
The problem lies in the system...Some people say that SSC pattern of examination is the best,because it helps in building up a student's memory...Hell,ya right!!Our pattern has become so outdated that its no surprise that students from the CBSE board do far better as compared to the SSC[which upgrades its syllabus once every 10 years!]
There lies some hope in the fact that the Mathematics[Algebra and Geometry] syllabus was upgraded this year.Students now have topics related to Commerce,which were not even considered 10 years back..topics like Interest,Taxation etc will be far more helpful for a commerce or an arts student 20 years down the road than would a topic like trigonometry..
All in all,hope the students do well,get in to good colleges and make a good career for themselves.Even if things don't go as per plan and you get something less than expected,Cry if you want on that day[coz it relieves urself]...but from the next day,make sure that you learn from your mistakes and carry on....that's it-Carry on!!
Cheers!!