[Assam] noxorkil, roi gal

[Chan Mahanta]

 >At least some folks are thinking about the problem--.

That is the good news. But the bad news here is conspicuous by its  
absence! Can MOTIVATION really help ?

Or something more, something else is direly needed?










On Jun 3, 2010, at 11:15 AM, Dilip and Dil Deka wrote:

> At least some folks are thinking about the problem of students who "  
> noxorkil, roi gal". The following is from today's Assam Tribune.
> =================================
> Motivational project for unsuccessful students
> Staff reporter
>  GUWAHATI, June 2 – The HSLC results which brought cheers to many  
> and made them hog the limelight has also plunged many into abysmal  
> gloom.
> The students who could not clear the exams are now going through a  
> desperate phase as instead of consolation and encouragement to  
> convert failure into success, they are being scolded and made to  
> feel that the world has come to an end for them.
> Since results were out, Rahul (name changed) has not come out of his  
> room. Though he has shut himself up in his room, he could still hear  
> the jubilant voices coming from his friend’s house nearby. His  
> friend Niloy has cleared the HSLC with flying colours and there has  
> been no end of visitors to Niloy’s house.
> Left alone, even his parents have chosen to ignore him, Rahul does  
> not want to meet anybody now.
> Rahul’s is not just the lone case. According to Paresh Baishya  
> Foundation, a majority of the students who fail to clear the HSLC  
> face the same fate as Rahul. “Our society is still to change its  
> mindset. We think that failure is the end of all hopes,” said an  
> official of the foundation.
> The foundation in 15 days is going to launch a motivational project  
> for the students who have failed to clear the HSLC. The project was  
> conceptualized several months ago in view of the pressure on the  
> unsuccessful students. The foundation has already collected the  
> suggestions of experienced teachers to motivate the unsuccessful  
> students and is preparing an inclusive guideline that would come in  
> handy for all- the students and their parents. The foundation firmly  
> believes that role of the parents will go a long way in making or  
> destroying the future of the unsuccessful students.
> “The unsuccessful students at this hour need psychological  
> motivation. Our project will be launched in Kamrup district first  
> and would be extended to other districts,” said the official.
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