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Education, at its core, is not a test of endurance but a journey of understanding

MARKS OVER MIND

ADV. FALAK KHAN

Across classrooms in Jammu and Kashmir, students are trapped in a relentless rhythm of examinations. Hardly does one assessment end before another begins. What was once intended to strengthen understanding the formative assessment has quietly transformed into a mechanical race for marks. The outcome is as predictable as it is troubling: children memorise facts instead of mastering concepts, and teachers hurry through lessons without allowing ideas to take root.

A particularly disquieting instance recently surfaced in a well-known school where a Class 1 pupil was preparing for two formative assessments that had been combined for a single day. According to his m

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