The Govt issues a circular
On the eve of 8 September.
Says in the order
Make 250 MCQs per paper.
TY and MA exams to be conducted
50 marks in 1 hour to be attempted.
But we need extra to distribute
Model paper, ATKT, The Exam and a spare to boot.
By 15 September submit or be warned
There will be consequences that your career will harm.
Oh! And make them easy and relevant
We do not want to perturb the student.
A sample: 'In which play did Lady Macbeth appear?'
Options: (a) Othello (b) Macbeth (c) Richard III (d) King Lear
The students studied just the one play by Shakespeare
And this is the farce we must contrive to 'pioneer'.
All teachers in a tizzy,
They teach more than 1 paper you see.
The deadline 15 September.
Who is being really tested, they ponder.
Viva creativity in plagiarism:
WhatsApp groups chime in staccato rhythm.
Different cluster teachers share questions
Pacts of exchange that defy ethics of this profession.
But needs must,
The deadline, the format, everything is a bust.
The examination will earn revenue for digital exam bodies
But will learning be furthered? Teachers feel further disembodied.
-Written on 11 September 2020.
- In response to an insane circular and the shenanigans it had led to.
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