r/CBSE

My friend who's in 9th class told me he likes studying from Prashant Kirad’s videos. I made a slightly disappointed face, and he asked if something was wrong with that. I told him not really but in my opinion, he isn’t the best teacher and tends to crack a lot of cringey jokes, even though his notes are actually pretty good. I suggested he try Alakh Pandey instead.

He said yeah, the jokes are cringe, but they still kinda help. Like when your brain is getting fried, even dumb jokes can sort of 'reset' and make the lecture feel less boring. I thought that was a pretty interesting take, because for me, when I get tired of studying, I’d rather just take a break drink some water or go for a short walk instead.

What do you think?

this was a comment on a different post, where some person asked me to list all the problems i feel with the education system- so i mentioned every problem except the political ones.

okay so firstly, reform ncert. the books they make are not upto the mark.

so many times science ke books dont have answers to the most normal questions. the info in them is scattered so much its hard to understand.

history books are written sooo boringly. such great stories and boring writing make the whole subject feel like a burden.

geography books are cramped with information. at one point you stop admiring the world and try to get rid of the subject asap.

selection of stories and poems in literature is very bad.

barely any tricks to make maths easy are taught. maths is already a very tough subject for many students

secondly, this is the ideal structure i believe would be good for the students.

(everything same until the 5th standard)

5th to 8th**:**

basics (difficulty increases slightly every year) of physics, chemistry, biology, all four subjects of social science, literature, art shall be all the subjects a student should be taught, apart from skill learning being a mandatory subject that includes social skills, financial literacy, etc.

there shall only be three exams every year- periodic exam 1, 2 and finals. periodic exams shall only be of 50 marks, while the rest 50 are completely internals. between those gaps, students shall be tested by these internal tests, that include presentations, activities, etc.. subjects like social skills and financial literacy shall be tested by irl activities that the students have to do physically (as in not write, but do something and write a report on it), or in groups. things that require interaction and can be fun. but no test can be written, as in done in the written qna format that the periodic exams or finals will use.

final exams shall be how they currently are. sports shall be mandatory. each student has to select minimum one, and maximum three sports that they want to learn throughout the year. there shall be option to change sports if they want thrice an year, where they'll be taught the sport in like a crash course, so that they can catch up with those whove been in the sport since day one (like how pw launches different courses for jee based on when the student joins).

apart from all this, sex and civic sense education shall be mandatory, with things like menstrual cycles to be taught early, from 5th.

at the end of 8th, students will be taught how their subject choices for 9th and 10th will affect their future.

9th and 10th:

out of the subjects of the previous few years (physics, chemistry, bio, 4 subs of social science, literature and art), students can select as many subjects as they want, minimum 3, to focus on. grammar though, shall be compulsory for english and hindi. extra regional languages (based on availability) can be selected if a student wants.

1 of the subjects can be replaced with a sport that they want to learn.

students will be able to focus on the subject they like, without worrying about the subjects they dont like. they will study about the whole subject, its divisions (for example how art has many divisions like pottery, music, dance, painting, etc) and each of them (or as many as possible) in as much detail as possible.

the exam pattern will be similar to the one until 8th. 10th 'boards' shall not exist anymore. by the end of 10th, students will be taught what career options will be their options based on what subjects they choose for 11th and 12th.

11th and 12th:

students can pick the particular field they like and proceed with it. if they like CA, they can study maths. if they want to do computer science, they can study maths and coding. if they like literature, they can study for literature.

colleges with multiple departments shall have different entrance exams for each and every department, with exams that cater only to the particular topic- because it makes no sense to study how animals make babies when you want to become a dentist.

board exams shall be conducted in 11th, so the student can give one year to the preparation of the entrance exams of the college they want to get into.

(colleges after all this are fair)

misc. additions:

skill education. each child has a skill that is natural to them, but schools pressurise them with the monthly tests and homework so much that they never manage to find time to do it. even if they do, most of them are discouraged BY THE SCHOOL and cant improve.

specific subjects. if a child develops interest towards a specific subject, they should be able to learn more seriously about that subject in 9th/10th rather than learning things that they will never be able to relate their future with. for example, i always had interest in maths and physics. but due to the burden of not being able to understand chemistry, biology and history, i was never able to focus on maths and physics. 3-4 years is way more than enough time to put on subjects which won't be a part of our future careers, or what we want to pursue.

sports. indian schools do NOT encourage sports. even if they try to, there are teachers who do not encourage sports AT ALL. they hijack the games periods to complete their 'portion'. but most schools dont encourage students to take up sports as a career option.

social skills. literally so many students can't speak straight or formally when talking to someone. there should be lectures only made to build social skills. im damn sure that literally a big fraction of this sub will be afraid to talk to someone irl just cause of how socially awkward they are. these social skills were never taught to children.

there was more in my mind that i cant recall right now, but the list may go on for long.

Tbh this is precisely the reason I wanted to change schools. But how do i do this, my school hasn’t started yet

Expecting anything in the range of 481-492/500.

Made this post because heard some seniors saying that you'll get below expected marks if you're expecting above 95.

Meri dar se halat kharab ho rhi hai checking ka soch soch ke and on top of it people are saying ki moderation milegi but it’s for specific regions like mera region 1 ka paper tha (delhi) so kisiko pata hai Usme moderation milegi ya nahi? Please share info provided by your physics teachers!