Exams : Fun / Misery ?

 Hey guys ! Here I'm back in another post .....

I know it has been a month since I have written because I had exams going on ......Yes you have heard it right EXAMS...that to online!...and that is what gave me an idea to write this post on "EXAMS: FUN/MISERY?" 

Well..I thought it would be quiet simple if I write only my thoughts on exams...so I tried a different approach ...I asked all my friends their opinion on exams (specifically online exams  as that is what all of us have been recently writing) and surprisingly I got an active response!...so here I have put together all their thoughts and mine too at the last!

I hope all of u have a fun time reading!!!!

Let's start with what my friend Niya has got to say about exams....

NIYA : " I didn't feel any difficulties. I was stressed on the day of physics, geography, maths and chemistry. I guess I had mixed feelings about exams in general. I was partly excited about writing my first online exam and partly stressed , nervous....... Well, you get the idea. Most of the time, the exam was okay, and my fears disappeared but the other times, I got into a sweating frenzy about how I will answer these questions 😃.And there were no difficulties."

 The fact that she did not have any difficulties is not surprising as she is one of the most studious person I know....

Moving on.....

SNIGDHA :  " When I hear the word exam my heart starts racing and pounding hard....my palms become sweaty...and I am in a grip of nervousness....it becomes a little hard to deal with tension sometimes....and specially before math...but once I read my question paper I kind of relax exception math and if I end up with good marks I am the happiest person on earth 😅😅....it's like my exams are my life that's all I think about including studies and science....in my dreams also it's all I see is myself writing exams.."

She seems into exams doesn't she?....She has almost read my mind too...but only exception she dreams of exams while I have nightmares on them!!!!

MONISHA :  "Well positive ( about exams) is I was occupied and didn't exactly feel bored. Negative is: 

1) Stressful since you cant talk to anyone else in person and talking actually helps me reduce stress

2) Hectic since you are on your own to solve things

3) Weird form of anxiety

4) Its basically just imprisoning your  mind

 And mostly it's really dumb and annoying since I have nothing to look forward too"

I too agree with her on "WEIRD FORM OF ANXIETY".....

HARSHITHA : "  I think that it's not 'exams' it's 'race the clock stress'. And the difficulty is......to learn too much and forget it the next day......... technically exams are of no use as they don't prepare us for the future circumstances like the pain we would have to bare if we don't get what we desire!.

Ummm....This was quiet practical 

DIVYA : " Exams are horrible .I can't sleep peacefully due to it for 2 weeks,They are a nightmare to everyone,but when you write exams you study properly that time, you get to know where u lack and which subject your good in. If you know your skills well, you know where u stand in the competitive world..... And afterwards you get the marks you will feel happy about the hard work you have done and won't regret things." 

The fact on sleepless nights is something even I actually face during exams😅....she ended it on a really good note!

NIKITA : " Positive:  Not much exactly, but I had a different experience ( online) and that's exactly something we should live for ....and that is I guess we had little more time compared to normal school days.

Negative:  Where and how to start !?!?

1. Bad Health

2. Tension during turning in time

3. Tension on receiving paper on time

4.  Super bad stress due to late night sleep

5.  Hardly any sleep

6. Lack of preparation."

WOW!....that was very precise and detailed......!

VARUN :  " I think that exams are good.  But the thing is, it just wants us to memorise the content. So instead of wanting us to apply what we learn in real life, the education system wants us to have a photographic memory."

Short but does have a universal appeal among students.

AVANTIKA :   "Although exams are hated by us students, it is very important and beneficial to us as without having to prepare for them, I doubt if I would actually ever open my books and study. Initially it was meant to evaluate what we have learnt. But through the passage of time it has turned into a method to measure intelligence, which creates a kind of frustration.  So I would like to end and tell that exams in general are extremely beneficial for us, but the way it has changed and is being viewed by the current people that causes unnecessary stress, bullying, frustration among the students."

That was extremely interesting... and very much true!

SAMYUKTHA :  "Pros: Exams are a  big way to acknowledge our knowledge. It motivates us to work harder and to learn more and also Makes us to find our interests in some way 

Cons:  Exams are a burden but only because of the vast syllabus that we have at present . It leads to various health issues, failure makes us to feel low also leads to lack of practical knowledge which we need the most and some times it becomes meaningless if we study only to score marks without learning anything ."

It was a pretty direct explanation of the exams that we face every time...!

PREETHI : I think exams can be quite stressful for students but with the support of parents,teachers and friends the students should be able to cope well. I think other than stress some difficulties would be getting insufficient sleep, lack of social life since you spend most of your time studying towards exam time.

Very much true!

SANJHANA : "Only if there are exams we study due to the fear of it. Then if exams are taking place daily it will be pretty stressful to study. especially when the portions are more in number I get tensed for my exams. Exams must be kept with breaks which will be a bit more comfortable as we will have more time to study well."

That was short and sweet

So, That was all the opinions of my friends...now it's my turn!

According to me the word "Exam" translates to sleepless nights, stress, frustration etc....But I am pretty sure without this thing called exams I would hardly care to study anything...Our feelings towards exams, whether it is fun or misery depends on how we look at it...And as all my friends have stated above we must not learn for our exams for the sake of getting marks but to make use of the knowledge that we have learnt in future . 

But I have to say one thing .....the fear of exams is something which is there in each and every student...It just matters on how we fight over it. 

My suggestion to anyone who haven't got their expected good marks in your exams is as simple as this.....'Just take a deep breath and move on to do better the next time!'

I am serious this is a pretty long post...I just hope all of you enjoyed reading through because I thoroughly enjoyed collecting everyone's opinion.....I immensely thank all my friends who made this possible!.

And by the way he is the guy who invented exams!😂😂

Henry Mishel

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