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EXAMS!
My future is going to be determined by mere numbers,
I will be judged, in fact, my intellect and my existence
will be defined
By some figures that appear on a sheet, figures which are termed
marks
And from which grades are built up
Grades that determine my future life,
My career, basically, form the foundation of my
life!
But, why, WHY?
Do those figures reveal my abilities,
What if I didn't properly understand just one topic,
What if I was nervous and unsettled during the exam,
What if I forgot, I know but I forgot?
Are these factors ever considered?
We are at the mercy of examiners.
What if they don't understand student's point of view when
marking subjective answers,
What if they made a mistake in marking,
What if they made a counting error?
None of these factors may ever be considered.
And I'm only left with regrets,
A whirlpool of questions takes over my mind:
What if I had just gotten that one mark or marks,
What if I had remembered that answer during the exam rather
than after the exam,
What if I had seen and corrected that mistake when doing the
paper,
What if I hadn't made that silly mistake,
What if...?
Exams don't clearly and completely reflect the depth of one's
knowledge and abilities. Sometimes, the topic that we know and understand
completely well is not tested at all and the topic you didn’t read is tested
on. Sometimes, the time is just not enough. Sometimes, circumstances are not in
our favour.
But, still, they form the foundation of our future. They will
always be there; their existence can never be eradicated. So we have no other
option, but to just bear their presence in our lives. And, every time we make a
mistake, we should always learn from it.
Written
by:
Ritu Karania,
Year 12
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