Why society looks down on commerce students
Tenth grade is the first time students are made to think about what they would like to do with their lives. Fun and games are over kid, better get that 10.0 CGPA. When I was in tenth grade, I was met with similar pressures from all over. I was also extremely confused about what group I should take. I figured I liked social sciences better than I did Physics, so I closed my eyes and chose commerce.
Come the day of the results, I open up the results page after a very, very long time (curse you cbse) and to my joy, I got a 10. The next day I went to school, got a seat in the commerce stream and came back home to face the first time I was judged by society. My parents were very open minded and supported me through and through. Others around me seemed to not share the same sentiment.
My parents were questioned, asked why I chose commerce when I scored so well, why I would throw my future away. When I came to know about this, I questioned why commerce was looked down upon so badly.
It seems to stem from the common notion that Engineering, Medicine or Law are the only viable choices, and that only those who take up these will have a successful live. Basically, ignorance.
Schools are also partly to blame. They fill up science stream seats with those with higher scores, and offer commerce to those who did not perform satisfactorily. This also creates this mindset and students who fare better academically should probably opt for Science. However, they also do not take into consideration the fact that some one interested in science but did not perform well, may not want to study commerce at all. And society is forcing people who may not be interested in science to pursue the same. Basically a lose-lose situation for the students who fall under these catagories.
Marks do not dictate interests. India's education system in not very good, but it's what we have and we have to work with it. Add to this society's pressure, and some of the children end up hating what they do.
Commerce shouldn't be looked down that badly. Commerce is a wonderful subject, one that teaches us about the world. The subject you choose never matters, whatever you choose, you must master it. Any qualification can take you places if you put in the hard work. So choosing what you like, ignoring society's annoying voice and doing what you do best will make you successful.
Come the day of the results, I open up the results page after a very, very long time (
My parents were questioned, asked why I chose commerce when I scored so well, why I would throw my future away. When I came to know about this, I questioned why commerce was looked down upon so badly.
It seems to stem from the common notion that Engineering, Medicine or Law are the only viable choices, and that only those who take up these will have a successful live. Basically, ignorance.
Schools are also partly to blame. They fill up science stream seats with those with higher scores, and offer commerce to those who did not perform satisfactorily. This also creates this mindset and students who fare better academically should probably opt for Science. However, they also do not take into consideration the fact that some one interested in science but did not perform well, may not want to study commerce at all. And society is forcing people who may not be interested in science to pursue the same. Basically a lose-lose situation for the students who fall under these catagories.
Marks do not dictate interests. India's education system in not very good, but it's what we have and we have to work with it. Add to this society's pressure, and some of the children end up hating what they do.
Commerce shouldn't be looked down that badly. Commerce is a wonderful subject, one that teaches us about the world. The subject you choose never matters, whatever you choose, you must master it. Any qualification can take you places if you put in the hard work. So choosing what you like, ignoring society's annoying voice and doing what you do best will make you successful.
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