Hey guys! Today was my first day in class 11 science, and I have loads of things to tell you!
This post will also be related to my education section, and a lot more insights that I am getting day by day about it!
So today I woke up at 6 AM, and during vacations I used to wake up at 10 AM! You get the difference, but it wasn’t too hard for me as I slept early. So I went to school, reached my class room on time. Gave high fives (for no reason) to everyone I knew, and a smile to almost everyone.
Soon it was time for the assembly, but it was raining outside so we did our prayers in the class room. And then the first period started. At first, no teacher came, and then afterwards our class teacher who will teach us computer science (EPIC!) came and started collecting fees. After that he went, and then in the second period the mathematics sir came and gave us the introduction to various chapters (NOT EPIC!).
After that for 2 periods no one came and we just roamed around the corridor or just went to the ground. Then it was lunch, and we ate our tiffins. Then in the time left had a great walk in the school campus and brought back all the missing memories with friends! EPIC!
And then after lunch what happened was truly NOT EPIC at all! And I ended up having an head-ache! 
Our Physics ma’am came to the class in the 5th period (after the lunch) and briefed us about class 11 and 12 as if we were going for a war! But one thing I remember is (and the thing because I am writing this post) she gave some advice, it was like this –
Don’t take Bio or Computer Science, instead take Hindi and you can score better. In Bio you’ll have to literally study the whole text and about Computer Science you can take any course outside. If you’ll take Hindi you will have lots of time to study important subjects like Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
I mean WTF?! Brain-washing children? I do personally like her and the way she teaches and her attitude, but this was really a FAIL. Why are you deviating children? It really surprised me when she was talking about these so-called “important subjects”.
Giving importance to certain subjects is not at all good. And why did those officials at CBSE decide to teach us computer science? Are they mad?
Well, and after that (some dumb people without any brains) who were going to take Computer Science, told that they will opt for Hindi now. I mean WTF?! This is what I want to highlight. People in India are STARVING for marks. They don’t want to create their future, they are afraid. Why? Being afraid is good, but never give-up. Marks are not everything for God’s sake!
Indian education system revolves around this whole marks thing. And in between this chaos of percentages everyone has forgotten the basic meaning of education. Everyone now wants to know this and that definition but don’t want to literally know what it means. They want to vomit everything they mugged up during the school days, on that answer sheet. And then be proud of getting 100 out of 100 marks.
I never got a 100 in any subject and I don’t even care. I am good at writing (and still I barely go above 90 in English) and I know that is my future. And yeah, my new hobby – Graphic Designing!
One more thing, she also asked students who have set their goal for their career in future. And I tell you; more than 95% of students have joined IIT coaching classes in our class. And when she asked that only 3 or 4 students raised their hands out of like 48. I was one of the 3 or 4, and when she asked me I said Graphic Designing, and yea I impressed! =)
One student said so-called Engineering and ma’am said “Engineering? It’s too common! Say something else.” (Exactly the title of one of my posts! That’s why I linked it there.)
And simultaneously I wrote in my notebook “Education is not equal to career”.
And yea, I need to sleep now, tomorrow’s school! And I am excited! 
Photo credits: Lecture Lecture by cogdogblog, on Flickr.
WOW nice post dude……
…..nd yes ur absolutely right abt the Indian education system..
P.S- Error>> We don’t eat out “Tiffins”…we eat out food
dont mind happens with everyone 
Hey Varun! Thanks for the comment!! And yea, thanks for pointing out the error.
hey !!! Manav thankxx alot u helped me in my english homework by writing your experience of first day in class 11 !!
Congratulations, Manav, on going to Class 11, really proud of you
. Also really proud of you that you think that your classmates shouldn’t have listened to your female teacher. That’s going with what your heart tells you and what you want and not what someone wants.
Have a nice day at school
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Hey Shirley! Thanks a lot for the comment, I was really waiting for it!
Thanks. And yes, I agree. Your heart knows better than others. Go with it, that’s how you’ll be successful!
Hope to see you around!
YEA! manav u hav a good point .
since i m one of ur classmates, i don’t deny what u say:P
i mean i also sometime fell uneasy with these people.i mean dey just thought about studies and nothin else niether about curricular activities nor about fun. WTH????
WHATEVER I DON’T CARE ABOUT IT. since u n me r ought to take computer science so try our best by studing not by muging but by learning and having fun.:D
since my dream is also to become graphic designer;)
Hey Shishir! Thanks man, your comments means a lot to me!
Yea, they don’t know how to go with the universe. Well, they shall know soon.
Till then, computer science rocks! Isn’t it?
Let me tell you for a fact, dude: everyone around you would have already told you that 11th is called the ‘rest year’, and bullshit like that. But, if you are a Science student – 11th is THE MOST important class of your career. It actually builds up your base for your next class, and the classes next to it. Study hard. Work on it. And do well.
Haha! Well no one told me that it’s a “rest year” or something. Teachers and everyone warned us that it’s the most important class. But it’s not at all difficult as of now…
Thanks very much for commenting, Arjit! Hope to see you around.
Nice post there ! I made the same mistake, not opting Computers at that level….oh, I wished to so much. But now I suggest every1 to take up what they like !
Glad you did the same….n ya Arjit is right, 11th is indeed a very important class. . not that 12th isn’t ! 
Hey Vivek! Welcome to my blog. Glad you liked the post. Computers are important in today’s world. Yip, every single second in our life is important and should be fun!
“Why so serious?” ~ The Dark Knight
ohhh so you finally made it to college..BTW nice classroom picture
looks like straight from 3 Idiots 
Yes, indeed. Yea, I got that from Flickr, nice pictures there!
same thing happened to me in school yesteday(my first day of 11th)!!!!!!!!! our teachers even tried to scare most of us out of the class sayin that science would be damn hard and all the other options were “not easy” but science was deff. harder. and our class also started off with 48 student and in the first day around 3 drooped out. i’m also taking computer science btw(the teacher asked us to do a class 12 board program in d first class
). me thinks that the teachers are trying to scare us out of science and since i’m not ” academically inclined ” it started getting to me, but now i think i’ll stick with science ( i don,t really want to do anything else) so thanks this post really helped.
Hi, dude i dnt lyk dat comment dat ur physics teacher said dat”Engineering it’s too common”.i woud like to say ur teacher dat it’s too common but its too hard to do.U can see everyone dng engeering but everyone cant become a good engineer………..
Well besides dat comment ur post was amaging.