False Hope

I'm sitting at my IITJEE prep class wondering what would it be like when we finally reach college. Would it live upto its hype of fun and great experiences? The question remains unanswered but for now we ought to be content with limiting ourselves with going through the gruelling sessions of studying, preparation and a fair share of expectations which in no foresight helps any student. The teachers are in a daze that they are teaching future IITians, they are giving only false hopes to the students and parents who take the bait rather happily thinking that they are securing their kids future. No doubt that these prep classes do help but somehere down the line everyone needs to accept that not every student can match the level these engineering college expect. Some of us dnt really want to or cnt really match that level. I think more stress should be laid on professional courses rather than subjecting each and every hormonal charged teenager to go for these sterotypical courses which have plagues or rather caught the fancy of the society as the only respectable courses after school. In this context the system followed by USA education system is commendable. The college process starts from 2years in advance with the school actively participating in helping studens decide with rather trivial stuff. The courses offered are much more vast than offered in any other country. The stress is laid more on working knowlede than textual knowlede which is not the norm for indian colleges(i hope someday it changes). But in these ever changing times the number of studens going for undergraduate programmes have increased substantially which was not the case sometime back as indias target it mainly for postgraduate programmes. I seriously hope someday the indian govt wakes up to change this flawed system or rather Mr.Kapil Sabil for the reason he is one responsible for this mess as 10th graders would agree with me. I'm hopeful but not optimostic.