Every year, countless students drop out of education at the test examination stage. The picture is seen to some degree in almost every school in the country. It is alleged that, to show a 100 percent pass rate, the heads of some institutions deliberately mark many students as failed in the test exams.
Only students able to do well are selected and allowed to sit the main examination. In the race to protect an institution’s reputation, its results and its 100 percent pass figures, the futures of many students are being sacrificed.
The question is why students’ education should be put at risk just so a school can show a 100 percent pass rate. Can the time between the test exam and the final exam not be used to prepare them? With sincere will, a sense of responsibility and a little extra effort from teachers, many weak students could be prepared afresh in that time. Special classes, extra lessons, regular practice and proper guidance could make up many students’ gaps. Many who fail the test exam could then have a real chance of doing well and passing the final.
So why should a student be denied that chance and have the path of their education closed? If a teacher wants to, they can play an important role in moving forward not only good students but also those who are falling behind. Have we ever thought about what happens later in life to the students who are marked as failed in the test exam and kept away from the main exam? When a student is declared failed, it often destroys their confidence and interest in study, and little by little they drift away from education.
Some take up work to earn a living. Girls are often married off at a young age. In this way it is not only a student’s education that stops, but also their dreams, their potential and the path to a good future. Ruining a student’s future simply to show a 100 percent pass rate is in no way acceptable. The real success of an institution lies not in 100 percent pass figures but in shaping every student into an educated, capable and humane person. I draw the authorities’ attention to this matter.
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