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Latest News |
| 15th
February 2010 / Times of India / Ahmedabad Edition |
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Midnight calls flood CBSE helplines
Many Students Complain Parents Barred Them From Calling
Ahmedabad: The counsellor at the board helplines recieved
a call from a student well in the midnight. If that was
not a surprise big enough, the content of the call certainly
was. Ravi, a class X students of a city school, told the
counsellor, I wanted to call you some days ago, but my
parents would not let me. They insisted that I should
listen to them and not to some counsellor on the phone.
That is why I am calling you late at night. Also, I will
talk to you only if you promise that you will not tell
this to anybody .
Ravi may not be alone. There are many like him who are
calling the helpline launched by Central Board for Secondary
Education (CBSE) in the middle of the night. Majority
of the complaints are in regard with parental pressure,
loss of memory, and concern over pattern of question paper,
grading system and subjects.
Most surprising was that 60 per cent of the calls that
I received came from parents. They would call, some without
letting the child know, others with their children sitting
besides them, said Jaydeb Kar, the counsellor appointed
by the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE). There
are parents who would ask questions about how their child
should go about his career, only to be told that at the
moment they should let the child focus on the upcoming
exam.
In an interesting case, a woman caller from Vadodara insisted
that her son was suffering from exam phobia and was unable
to recall anything once he enters the exam centre . The
concerned mother cited instances from the two preliminary
exams which the child had flunked. The mother forced the
child to speak to the counsellor.
When the child came on the phone, he appeared confident
that despite the two earlier goof-ups he was well prepared
to pass the exams as he had worked hard on subjects which
earlier troubled him. Finally, I had to tell the mother
to relax, and help the child prepare better. There were
other questions she asked, like what should she feed her
son and what routine should he follow, which I answered
to calm her down, said Kar, who has received over 200
calls from across the state in the last 15 days, since
the helpline has been launched.
There are students calling from Ahmedabad , Vadodara,
Surat, Rajkot, Vapi, Valsad, Bharuch, Mithapur, Nadiad,
Silvasa and some other places.
COMMON REACTIONS TO EXAMINATION STRESS
PHYSICAL
Sleep disturbances
Changes in appetite
Cold and other respiratory infections
Backache, cervical ache, headaches and migraine
Lethargy
Allergies
Frequent urge to pass urine
PSYCHOLOGICAL / EMOTIONAL
Anxiety, fearfulness, withdrawn, restless, frustration,
aggression even depression or sadness
Low self esteem
Increased risk of self harm
Irritability
Inability to concentrate
Unable to relax
BEHAVIOURAL
Alcohol abuse, smoking, use of tobacco and other drugs
Abuse of over the counter medications (OTC) (like anti-anxiety
, anti-depressant , sleeping pills)
Relationship issues/peer pressure
Eating disorders
DOS
Prepare a revision time table
Make summary notes, headings, subheadings, highlighting
and revision cards
Stick to your routine and way of revision
Take notes of important points when revising as an aid
for future revision. Look at past examination paper and
try answering some of the questions
If you feel stressed out, talk to someone you feel comfortable
to
DONTS
Collect new notes and materials from friends
Sit for long hours continuously to read without breaks
for bath, food, relaxation and sleep
Excessive consumption of coffee or tea or cigarettes to
keep awake the whole night
Give up studying totally.
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