New Delhi sources stated that Parents should not treat the report cards of their children as their "visiting cards" or expect them to fulfill their unfulfilled dreams, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today as he interacted with around 2,000 students, teachers and parents in the second edition of "pariksha pe charcha".
PM said "He would request parents, do not expect your children to fulfill your unfulfilled dreams. Every child has his or her own potential and strengths and it is important to understand every child's strengths. Parents often treat the report cards of their children as their visiting cards and that adds extra pressure on them which is very unreal and unhealthy". He added "Only when you take it in spirit and encourage your child, a 60% holder moves towards 70 or 80% and if you only criticize and scold your child for not getting 90%, they will start believing that they are incapable. It will take their grades further down towards 40% ".
Moreover he said "Our learning cannot be reduced to exams only. Our education must equip us to face various challenges of life as well and he sincerely believes that anything that challenges us and polishes us too. If there is nothing to test us, then we become complacent and there must always be something to challenge us". Reportedly the prime minister advised the students to aim big in life but do not get carried away in the process of realizing them.
