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This story is from April 19, 2006
Sports ministry wants maths as an optional subject to improve sports performance
All math makes students dull players
It may not be as simple as that but there's certainly a case for making maths optional to relieve students of the burden of studies, so that they can devote some time to sports.
This could, in the long run, improve India's sporting performance. The NCERT and CBSE need to consider the proposal seriously. How often do we need or use mathematical concepts in our daily lives?
Basic arithmetic is all that is needed to get us through. Why spend an inordinately large part of a student's time in learning something he'll hardly use, when this time can be better utilised on the playfield?
If nothing else, this will help him keep fit. Teachers can spot talent on the field, and those with potential can be groomed and given a chance to represent the school, the city and later even the country.
The pool of sporting talent available in the country can be vastly expanded if students were to devote part of their study time to sports. It would also leave most students much happier.
If there's a choice between cracking mathematical formula and wielding the willow the majority will opt for the latter. Maths is undoubtedly a difficult subject. It could be because of the way it is taught, but the fact remains that a very large number of students simply dread it.
It is the biggest villain in the dropout debacle. At present, the dropout rate in class X is 62 per cent and that of Class VII 54 per cent. According to CBSE, almost 48 per cent students fail in class X because of maths.
In institutions where maths has been made optional, for instance the National Open School, the failure and dropout rates have come down substantially.
There can be two levels of maths in class IX so that those who are not keen to continue with the subject at a higher level are not unnecessarily burdened. The ministry needs to heed the proposal.
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