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Examination system
Sir, The examination »ys tern in our country specially at secondary and higher secondary levels has numerous limitations. Keeping the above fact in mind the policy-makers introduced objective-type questions at the secondary level which has gracefully contributed to an unusual percentage of pass and first division in the recent SSC results. Again it is now learnt that this objec tive-type examination system is going to be abolished.
In fact, there have been ad vantages and disadvantages with each of the alternatives
But with the introduction of a new system, generally one hopes for at least slight post five change in the existing state of affairs Sadly, our edu canonists have put us into a lull. Change has brought a near disaster in our decaying education system.
The other educational system prevailing in our country involves broad-type questions.
It accompanies several vices, namely, memorization of the scripts by the students, thus not allowing one's creativity to flourish, and it permits the examiners to be driven by their whims in allocating scores.
With the initiation of objective type questions, the above vices had been sharply minimized but It has generated some new evils which are even heavier.
In this paradoxical situa lion. Is it Impossible to have an examination system which helps nourishment of the students' creativity, minimizes chance of exercising the examiner's whims, and with less attendant ills that objective -type questions have brought with.
An examination system with short questions where fall marks to be allocated if answer is correct may be a cure. There, of course, must not be the provision of class or division. Along with this the business of note-books and private tuition need to be stopped encouraging the teachers to teach In the class-rooms.
With the Introduction of short questions with no hindering of class of division the students would have to go
through the whole texts; and they would learn more tn the process.
Thus the concerned higher authorities are requested pay heed to this.
Md Abdur Rouf Sergeant Zahurul Haque Hall. DU
Role of UN
Sir, It is said that the United Nations Is being used as the puppet of the United States and It's allies. I couldn’t believe such a shameful allega tion against so gigantic a world body working for the peoples of the world. But it has left no stone unturned to make one convince as regards it's favour for USA. When Iraqi ruler Sad dam Hossein Invaded Kuwait, the UN passed a resolution spontaneously authorising USA to drive Iraq out of Kuwait on any account.
But its role regarding Bosnia-Herzagovlna is really astonishing. The Bosnian peo-
pie are being killed and tortured by the brutal Serbian military, but the UN has yet to come forward with an effective initiative to halt the genocide. Here we see the lack of efforts, which we didn't see in case of Iraq.
Md Kamal Hossain
Zahurul Haq HalL DU
"Beginning of the new season"
Sir, Recently published in your Dhaka Day by Day column, one write-up entitled "Beginning of the new season" by Parveen Anam has touched my heart The style of writing has been very good and has read well to me. The writer has tried to show what nature offers us and how our way of living changes with the advent of a new season. She had been quite able to penetrate into the subject 1 highly appreciate
Parveen Anam for her topic and expect more writings from her in the pages of The Daily Star in the days to come.
Now something about myself. I have been suffering from brain disease for the last five years. I am not expected to live long. In spite of the gradual decrease in my memory and thinking power, I try to read almost all the important and informative articles that appear in The Dally Star. After my death, the delivery of The Daily Star to my residence may be stopped as no othqj member in my family is ap- ' preciatfve of English reading
However, I am ready to accept the unfortunate consequence of my life; God’s wish is my will. Yet I wish I live long to read The Dally Star. I'd like to quote: 'Sheysh gaanert resh ntay zoo choley. .'
Md Delowar Hossain An ex-student of English. University of Dhaka.