NO IT IS JUST ANOTHER STEP IN THE WONDER OF ASIA'S - SERENDIPITOUS MOMENTS
Never in the history of mankind has a
country succeeded in breaking all rules of probability, except in Sri Lanka
where it is the NORM. Please consider this – as it is true and not a figment of
anyone’s imagination.
Two male students, from Hambantota
District’s Weeraketiya, Rajapakse Madya Maha Vidyalaya were the ALL ISLAND
first in the Sinhala stream in the Maths as well as the Bio science A level
stream for the 2012 A level Exams conducted in July 2012, the results of which
were published late last evening, January 30th 2013. Suffice to say
that hitherto, this school has never figured in the top 10 of any subject
stream in any National Exams. How can “two students” in the same year, top the
Nation in two different subject categories? In the same vein 3 girls from Devi
Balika Vidyalaya in Borella, succeeded in being the first in the Island in Arts,
Commerce and IT streams, also inconceivable despite the school always having a
student in the top 3 in at least one stream every year.
I am awaiting public discussion of the
relative probabilities of this occurrence as I am sure there is a greater
likelihood of the end of the world happening within the next month, than these
events taking place!!! The results of the Devi Balika Students only arrived a
little while ago, so the people, newsmakers and pundits have not yet had the
time to first think, then consult experts, and finally make statements to the
Media of the World’s Feats that appear to be emanating out of Sri Lanka on a
regular basis!
What kind of credibility is this going to give
students in Sri Lanka? About its examination system, its results, its lack of transparency
and most of all on its reliability, most importantly its perception thereof (perception
of reliability) for students who seek employment, university entrance or some other
field of study using the results of these exams as the criteria from which their
next step in life’s journey is undertaken.
My main concern for the future of Sri Lankan
Education, is that if users of A level results lose confidence in their accuracy
and reliability, there is NO point in Sri Lankan students trying to perform at Local
A levels. We may as well give up our studies altogether or seek an education through
International Schools and foreign exams. Is this what the Government is trying to
do? Surely not!
I am currently seeking explanations for these
unusual results where the top 5 students of the whole country come from just two
schools in the Island.
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4 comments:
When neither Royal or Visakha have ever been able to equal this feat in its glorious history, it is hard to believe!
This is not to take any credit away from the abilities of the students themselves who I am sure are exceptional, the coincidence is just too hard to accept.
If 5 different schools had the top student in each field, then I would not even question the outcome!
After all the dept. of education was privy to this coincidence, and chose to do nothing, so they did not question the likelihood of this happening in two schools, not just in one!
Even more alarming!
The name is apt as you appear to be the only one that actually questions events, thinks of future possibilities and analyses potential outcomes, before they happen.
It is a good exercise for our leaders too as they appear to behave like a bull in a china shop and suffer the consequences after the damage is done.
It is time that we teach people to think about everything they see and read or even hear, and work out how believable each story is. Life would be so different if this was the case.
http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=71618
In the article above the Commissioner General of Examinations Pushpakumara has confirmed that this is the first time more than one student topped the Island from the same school
In fact this has happened in two schools, so it is even more unexpected than just from one school!!
There is no expression of surprise in the statement, implying that it is not unusual!
The latest govt. propaganda is to say that in this administration the rural schools have been given the same quality facilities as Urban ones by this Govt. and the proof is in these two students!!
Now that smacks of something not quite right, as there then seems to be some concerted effort to fix the results to achieve this stated Govt. objective and provide proof of that!!
The deviousness of this administration just has absolutely NO LIMITS. Sad the people are so blind to what is happening right in front of their faces.
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