Students are not Machines
𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 When we reach the age of 7 to 8 years, we are forced by our parents to learn the tricks and ways of achieving success. We are put in a world of competition; our parents tend to make us the machines that can only understand the language of success. We are not taught the lessons of failure, that one day we can fail also. Parents’ high expectations of their children in the educational field have become one of the normal things in our society. Patents’ unrealistic expectations of their children lead their children to stress and anxiety. Students’ lives are being put at risk by compelling them to achieve what their parents desire. It is awful that parents think that getting maximum marks in exams is a sign of success. They covet their children to be "marks machines," but they don’t even look at the priorities and skills of their children. Unfortunately, in Pakistan, parents decide the future of their children; children are forced i...