REFLECTION-STORYTELLING

CHALLENGE     I studied in an Indian school all my life , the journey was sometimes grueling and  sometimes facile. But the Actual problem for me Occured in Grade 11 and 12 , “The most  crucial years of a person's life” according to Every Indian Parent , Teacher , Relative etc . I’d  like to share a little something about the Indian Education system . Being one of the Oldest  Education system in the world it is said to be predominantly flawed.​ It does more harm  than good to the young minds.     The students are overburdened with studies. There’s no time for Extra curricular activities  as the whole focus is on Academics . Moreover, the focus is not on understanding the  concept and enhancing knowledge but only on mugging up the lessons with or without  understanding them with the sole aim of acquiring good marks and top in every single  subject there is. The student is considered “Not Intelligent” If he/She fails to get good  marks in A particular subject.    SELECTION    This has caused a major problem even in my life, And to solve this problem I use the  storytelling tool. Every student studying in and Indian school has been judged once or  more times in their life ,based merely on the marks they’ve attained.    I used to be in the top 10 in my class till Grade 10. Then , we had to choose streams in  Grade 11 , And I chose Science stream , As I really liked the subjects, but that turned out to  be one of the worst mistakes of my life ,at the moment . The Pressure I faced from all the  sides , from parents , teachers , peers , was awful. It affected me in numerous ways, I went  for 4-5 tuitions, I lost my appetite, I didn't sleep for nights , I worked really hard but I never  got “good marks” , It was no more my cup of tea. This was a really difficult time for me as  Every one would consider me to be “dumb” . Somehow, after struggling with the subjects  for 2 whole years, i passed all the subjects In the 12th grade board exams , except  Mathematics; I failed in The subject and It was a nightmare. It was a nightmare for me , and  my parents . My parents were worried about how they’ll tell their friends and relatives that  their daughter had failed a subject , It was a huge thing , Because failing was not  permissible , Failing is treated as a crime , literally. So,  They told me to lie , they told me to  tell my relatives and friends that I got 75% , and I was also really ashamed of myself so I  went with it .

APPLICATION AND INSIGHT    Then came the time for college applications , and I couldn’t enrol myself in any course  because I had failed a subject , even If that subject wasn’t required for the course that I  wanted. The cut out for the universities was 50% , And I , even though I had failed in a  subject had a total of 69% , But that was not enough , I had to pass in all subjects to enrol  myself into college . I thought I’d never do college , because that is what we are told , if you  don’t pass your board exams , you wont reach anywhere in life , and I started believing that  as it was all coming true . My parents sent me to India , I went to a College , I did my  diploma in Interior design for two years , I came back to U.A.E , I got into the same course  that I wanted to go , which I was declined for , because I didn’t pass 12th grade . I was no  longer ashamed to tell people that I didn’t pass 12th grade, Because I learnt something  really important that is not the end of your life , there are always more ways to acquire  your goal , it may not be famous and the most common one but one certainly can move on  from a little fall in their life.       APPROACH    Now , this a story I tell people without being ashamed because ,I was able to attain my goal  even without passing my 12th grade , without meeting the standards the society has set for  every student. Failing is not a crime , it’s a part of life , Failing to do something makes a  person get a better insight on what they want to do or what they want to become. This is  just a personal problem in which I used the storytelling tool, but after doing this course I  have learnt that I can use this tool to solve bigger problems .Talking about your problems  always is better than keeping it buried inside .


REFLECTION - STORYTELLING CHALLENGE I studied in an Indian school all my life , the journey was sometimes grueling and sometimes facile . But the Actual problem for me Occured in Grade 11 and 12 , “ The most crucial years of a person 's life ” according to Every Indian Parent , Teacher , Relative etc . I ’d like to share a little something about the Indian Education system . Being one of the Oldest Education system in the world it is said to be predominantly flawed.​ It does more harm than good to the young minds . The students are overburdened with studies . There ’s no time for Extra curricular activities as the whole focus is on Academics . Moreover , the focus is not on understanding the concept and enhancing knowledge but only on mugging up the lessons with or without understanding them with the sole aim of acquiring good marks and top in every single subject there is . The student is considered “ Not Intelligent ” If he / She fails to get good marks in A particular subject . SELECTION This has caused a major problem even in my life , And to solve this problem I use the storytelling tool . Every student studying in and Indian school has been judged once or more times in their life , based merely on the marks they ’ve attained . I used to be in the top 10 in my class till Grade 10 . Then , we had to choose streams in Grade 11 , And I chose Science stream , As I really liked the subjects , but that turned out to be one of the worst mistakes of my life , at the moment . The Pressure I faced from all the sides , from parents , teachers , peers , was awful . It affected me in numerous ways , I went for 4 - 5 tuitions , I lost my appetite , I did n't sleep for nights , I worked really hard but I never got “ good marks ” , It was no more my cup of tea . This was a really difficult time for me as Every one would consider me to be “ dumb ” . Somehow , after struggling with the subjects for 2 whole years , i passed all the subjects In the 12th grade board exams , except Mathematics ; I failed in The subject and It was a nightmare . It was a nightmare for me , and my parents . My parents were worried about how they ’ll tell their friends and relatives that their daughter had failed a subject , It was a huge thing , Because failing was not permissible , Failing is treated as a crime , literally . So , They told me to lie , they told me to tell my relatives and friends that I got 75 % , and I was also really ashamed of myself so I went with it . APPLICATION AND INSIGHT Then came the time for college applications , and I could n’t enrol myself in any course because I had failed a subject , even If that subject was n’t required for the course that I wanted . The cut out for the universities was 50 % , And I , even though I had failed in a subject had a total of 69 % , But that was not enough , I had to pass in all subjects to enrol myself into college . I thought I ’d never do college , because that is what we are told , if you do n’t pass your board exams , you wo nt reach anywhere in life , and I started believing that as it was all coming true . My parents sent me to India , I went to a College , I did my diploma in Interior design for two years , I came back to U.A.E , I got into the same course that I wanted to go , which I was declined for , because I did n’t pass 12th grade . I was no longer ashamed to tell people that I did n’t pass 12th grade , Because I learnt something really important that is not the end of your life , there are always more ways to acquire your goal , it may not be famous and the most common one but one certainly can move on from a little fall in their life . APPROACH Now , this a story I tell people without being ashamed because , I was able to attain my goal even without passing my 12th grade , without meeting the standards the society has set for every student . Failing is not a crime , it ’s a part of life , Failing to do something makes a person get a better insight on what they want to do or what they want to become . This is just a personal problem in which I used the storytelling tool , but after doing this course I have learnt that I can use this tool to solve bigger problems .Talking about your problems always is better than keeping it buried inside .