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Science students study, so do others...

Gone are the days when streams in education equalled intelligence, isn’t it? NO! Though it is correct that the scope of varied subjects has widened when we look at them as careers, has the mindset widened?

Science students do get a lot of backing when it comes to their studies and their being busy, and arts to wo log lete hain jinse jyada padhai nahi hoti… NO! If so, then why is it that being a science student is equivalent to a lot of studying?

The answer is simple: being a science student is, in reality, equivalent to a busy schedule but not self-study. To add to it, when a student attends coaching classes, he looks outright busy. Subah 4 ghanta classes karega, fir college jayega jahape wo adha to timepass karega, aur fir practicals attend karke ghar aa jayega. Iske baad shayad extra classes bhi attend karega. All in all, this so-called studying is nothing but attending lectures to gather information for self-studying. Irrespective of the stream, the gathered information has to be translated into knowledge by self-studying by the student itself.

Commerce and Arts students on the other hand attend lectures in college. Whereas commerce students can opt for extra coaching, this doesn’t apply to arts. It is all about self-study when it comes to arts; though the funda of self-study is applicable to all.

Yes, it is true that as compared to science students, commerce and arts students get more time. This surplus time must be used by a student to hone his/her skills and learn something extra that will prove to be a strong backup when the time comes.

Students who don’t study are present across streams. I have seen an Arts student studying (self-studying) more than a science student: studying that includes more than the textbook: out-of-the-box reading, and gathering information of the world because the exam will ask more than what is present in the syllabus. I have seen a commerce student investing time in studying equivalent to a science student, and I have also seen a science student who studies sacrificing everything for the better future. It is the schedule of a science student that creates the delusion, and the one who wants to make a better future will study irrespective of the stream chosen.

There is no future without hard work and be it any stream, hard work matters. Just because someone is in a bank or a newspaper editor doesn’t mean that that person hasn’t worked hard. It is just as much hard work as any other profession.

I request students and parents to not be opinionated and think freely. After all, your kids are the future of the country as well as of your homes.

And hey you! Thanks for being here. Means a lot. If you liked reading this, do share it with others, comment your thoughts on it and help share the optimism.

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  1. Thank You sir....Thank you for this blog.

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  2. Hope people change their mindset....waiting for a time when discrimination will end here 😅

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    1. Eye opening article.
      Whichever is the stream, your focus should be very clear,so is the ultimate goal which can be easily achieved with consistent self study.

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  3. I totally agree to this blog!!! I feel that 'quality' of the knowledge gained should be given more importance than the 'quantity', irrespective of which stream, vocation or course is chosen by any student.

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  4. Siddharth Raut23 May 2021 at 09:05

    I am totally agree with the blog . Thankyou for clearing the bad mindset of the people about science and commerce students. think that gaining knowledge is important then from which stream it is gained Hope people change their mindset....waiting for a time when discrimination will end here

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  5. As far as I understand; commerce or arts are cousins of Science and so the debate of Science Vs Arts / Commerce and which one is better than that other takes us to the dead end. Science is based on facts, so does arts or commerce. If Secience seeks answers in the outer world, so does commerce. Yet, arts is a journey within. So students from all these three branches need an equal depth of study...not a penny less not a penny more.

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