Ahmedabad: Sentiments expressed by Bollywood blockbuster ‘3 Idiots’ have been echoed in a recent Gujarat high court judgment: parents should not force their dreams upon children nor forget a child’s aptitude while planning higher studies. Else, a student’s life becomes a disaster.
In the case in point, a standard XI boy, Chhatrapalsinh Jadeja, nurtures the ambition to become a pilot. For that, he is required to study science and accordingly he opted for the stream. However, his school in Vadodara — Navrachna — denied him admission in the science stream on the grounds that he did not score well in standard X exams. The school management advised him to choose from other disciplines like commerce or arts. The boy did not want to compromise his ambition and moved the high court seeking directions to the school management and the Central Board of Secondary Education to admit him in the science stream.
The case was heard at length by the high court and it refused to intervene in the matter. The judges held that there was a proper reason behind the school management’s advice to certain students not to select science. “If the performance of a student in the subject of science is not up to the mark in standard X, that student will not be able to perform well in higher standards,” the bench of acting chief justice A L Dave and justice J B Pardiwala observed.
The bench rejected the student’s plea, but offered counsel to students and their parents. “The school has to safeguard and uphold its reputation and at the same time it does not want to put children who do not have sufficient aptitude in maths and science to such a stress that they may not be able to cope with the subject.” the judges said. “They may even be harmed mentally and physically.”
To parents, the court said, “Every parent has a dream that their children attain great heights in life while studying well and by becoming something like doctor and engineer etc.” The court added: “One cannot find any fault with the parents. However, what is important is that parents should not forget that the child would definitely have liking and aptitude for a particular subject and he must be groomed in that direction...” Parents must know and understand the ability and potential of the child, the court said.
The court further noted, “We have seen that students are unable to cope with the pressure of study and have committed suicide in many cases.” This is something much disturbing, the court observed.
In the case in point, a standard XI boy, Chhatrapalsinh Jadeja, nurtures the ambition to become a pilot. For that, he is required to study science and accordingly he opted for the stream. However, his school in Vadodara — Navrachna — denied him admission in the science stream on the grounds that he did not score well in standard X exams. The school management advised him to choose from other disciplines like commerce or arts. The boy did not want to compromise his ambition and moved the high court seeking directions to the school management and the Central Board of Secondary Education to admit him in the science stream.
The case was heard at length by the high court and it refused to intervene in the matter. The judges held that there was a proper reason behind the school management’s advice to certain students not to select science. “If the performance of a student in the subject of science is not up to the mark in standard X, that student will not be able to perform well in higher standards,” the bench of acting chief justice A L Dave and justice J B Pardiwala observed.
The bench rejected the student’s plea, but offered counsel to students and their parents. “The school has to safeguard and uphold its reputation and at the same time it does not want to put children who do not have sufficient aptitude in maths and science to such a stress that they may not be able to cope with the subject.” the judges said. “They may even be harmed mentally and physically.”
To parents, the court said, “Every parent has a dream that their children attain great heights in life while studying well and by becoming something like doctor and engineer etc.” The court added: “One cannot find any fault with the parents. However, what is important is that parents should not forget that the child would definitely have liking and aptitude for a particular subject and he must be groomed in that direction...” Parents must know and understand the ability and potential of the child, the court said.
The court further noted, “We have seen that students are unable to cope with the pressure of study and have committed suicide in many cases.” This is something much disturbing, the court observed.
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