MUSCAT: The tragic death of a class 10 student from Indian School Wadi Kabir (ISWK), who allegedly committed suicide on Saturday due to poor marks, have shocked residents in Muscat.
Aashrita Blessy Gayans, a 16-year-old student from ISWK jumped from the balcony of her home to end her life after scoring poor marks in one of her class 10 examination.
On Saturday, soon after The Arabian Stories ran the breaking news of the suicide, many of our readers weighed in with their views on factors that should stop teenage suicides on our Facebook page. We present a selection of comments.
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Exams are not end of life
Examinations are not end of life. Exams cant judge a child’s capacity. It is an unnecessary pressure. Every year we come through so many cases. Putting the kids into pressure and to panicking situation, have to be stopped by counselling at an earlier stage. —- Manju Sai
Failures are stepping stones to success
Failures are stepping stones on the roadway to success, they are not a stumbling block that dooms a life to an end. There is always a life beyond an academic failure. Buckling under the weight of poor scores in an exam doesn’t help, one must refuel their spirits and discover a constructive use of their failure. — Rahul Nandagopal
Earning less marks are better than losing a life
Parents must stop pressurising their children. Your harshness can lead your kids to any level. And there is no level more than suicide. All the genius’ and almost all the Nobel prize winners were worst in school. Earning less marks are better than losing a life. —- Sarah Rajput
Never discourage your child
Please encourage students, don’t discourage them. It’s not the end of life. There is always another chance. It pains me that a student from the school I taught took this extreme step. —- Meera Ramanan
Never compare your child with other kids
What happened at ISWK was very sad. It’s time parents have to realise that exams are not everything. Motivate your children but do not pressurise them. Do not compare your kids with other children. —- Phaneedra Rao Mondrety
