I think what a lot of teachers don't understand is that, we have other subjects. Because, we're given homework for all subjects and we have to study all the subjects as well. But then, if we complete homework of 4 subjects, and miss out on the 5th one,


screams the teacher of that subject. And when you try to explain why you didn't do the homework,


she again rages,


even if it's the first time.

And, they don't even know how much homework we have in other subjects.


And of course, they feel like their subject is the most important one.

So, most students end up choosing which subject to do well in and which subjects to leave out of the picture. Why can't we just have a choice of subjects in school itself? I don't see how subjects like Geography and History are going to be relevant if a student wants to become an engineer. (Not that 10th grade Geography is of any use anyway. What good does knowing about the physiography of the Ganga Plains do to a student who doesn't even live there? Seriously, the syllabus has to be changed.)

School is like a candy shop. There's a LOT to choose from, but you can only pick a few. You usually end up buying the cheap and tasty ones ie easy subjects that aren't time consuming. But, if you choose all subjects, you end up doing badly in all subjects, just like you end up with diabetes if you choose all the candy.