Class 10


They should be renamed as "Annual Family census". Over a year, you can check your entire family hierarchy.

"Hi uncle. How are you? You are 678th relative to ask me this stupid question."


I felt like a celebrity during that year (and not in a good way).

Everyone had only one question

"How are your studies?"

My life gets condensed into 1 stupid exam.
According to them, a student in 10th is only allowed to:
  • Breath
  • Eat
  • Study
If you are found doing any non-studying activities, the news spreads like wildfire and you become a disgrace to your family immediately... Because screw logic.

"Do you know he only studied 3 hrs and 57 minutes yesterday. He was playing PUBG for 3 minutes. What a spoiled child, no will marry him."



But it has its own perks. When relatives visit your home, the class 10 thing works like All-out  (the relatives being the mosquitoes. Duh! ). They stay away from you on the context that you are studying 24/7 (hahaha). This tends to increase the quality time in your room which you might use for....various reasons.... let's just stop it there.


The 10th course itself is damn simple and interesting but this undue pressure makes it impossible to do so. We are only 14-15 at that point, we should be only concerned about having fun and learning new things; not scoring 95 marks or more. (But looking at the trend, 95 seems like an average mark).


Only one advice stuck about this issue. Ironically, one of my seniors said it. (Seniors are notorious for giving shitty bits of advice)



"Class 10 marks doesn't matter"



It still doesn't, nobody has ever asked for my class 10 marks ever. Nor has it mattered.


(Only exception being that a school which one wants to go requires a minimum percentage).


Lastly, what's with the repetition of questions? I see the same questions being pasted over and over again in the papers. Where is the fun in that? I was told to do 200-300 questions for each chapter and at one point I knew how to solve a question but had no clue behind the logic of it. At that point I realised, there is something wrong.


 Hold a kite over your head, not RD Sharma books.

  

If someone from 10th reading is this,

Just chill, enjoy the freedom you have because I can assure you, it won't be there in a few years.


CGPA for this: 4 out of 10


Why did I give 4?

I let the topic pass...

Fail karega to kya hoga?  :P

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Local Trains

Image
This is what happens when something is too cheap. Can you see a train? I see a human centipede A train travel's quality depends on 3 factors: Space in the compartment Number of people Cheapness of ticket It seems while maximising 2 and 3, they completely forgot about 1...like completely. How is it physically possible to fit so many people into such small spaces? (No " that's what she said" jokes) The only other place I have seen so many living creatures in a single place is a bee-hive. It is amazing to see how people get perplexed by the sight of other passengers fit into an already Indian  filled train cabin (you know it's a quite a lot if it is Indian filled), it looks like they go into some other dimension... Who thought the gateway to some other dimension would be some local train station 40 km from Kolkata? It seriously feels like living in an armpit. We'd give the game "Plague Inc" a good run for their money by ac...
Read more

Chappals (Sandals)

Image
It's a bikini for your feet.   " Look at that *insert derogatory   terms  to demean feet* "                                 Chappals are comfortable to wear whilst keeping your feet dry and cool. However, it's more than that. They grow into your feet. In hot and humid (basically Indian) conditions, these dinguses are very suitable. No other accessory bonds with your body like a chappal, it's almost like a "mother hugging" your feet.  The oldie but goldie Chappals                                                           (Sidenote:National Footwear, eh?) Chappals: They are Cheap... (Because it consumes less material to make) comfortable to wear Healthy for your feet The only pro...
Read more

Bis-kut

Image
No, I refuse to spell it as "biscuit". You only get the emotion when you say bis-kut.  Without it, all evening snacks would be... I don't know what to say, I have never had just plain chai.... ever. Let's just say it is blasphemous to do so. Their coupling would topple the popularity of Viruksha, easily. (Although, not as cute) Saath janam taak ek saath But you can have bis-kut alone, any time of the day, anywhere in the world. It is sort of a universal food, (kind of like Maggi) and it takes no effort to make... because it is pre-baked. But unfortunately, they don't possess the power (or the nutritional value tbh) to be a meal (if you brave enough, it can be, not advised). I once had one entire packet of bis-kuts for dinner because there wasn't good food in the mess... My stomach disagreed with the choice of food, and a few hours later gave me a piece of its mind. My stomach after gulping 2 packets of dry mari-gold There is a clear cut met...
Read more