siliconindia | | October 20198Character is the real foun-dation of all worthwhile success. `You can tell that Student A is intelligent because he's a wonderful writer, and Student B can solve any math problem you give her. It's a shame about Stu-dent C, though. He's a superb artist, but isn't very intelligent, and Student D gets along with everyone, but isn't very smart'. Unfortunately, this nar-row definition of intelligence is heard too often in schools. Because we em-phasize standardized test scores, we teach and reinforce success in areas that are subject based tests. However, how we define intelligence makes a philosophical statement about what we value in education. The educative process guides us through the intricacies of knowledge perception from the social, cultural, moral, spiritual and ethical perspec-tives, and brings understanding IN MY OPINIONFOCUS SHOULD BE ON CHARACTER BUILDING INSTEAD OF PERCENTAGEBy Jasmine Gandhi, Director, Billabong High InternationalPassionate about Education, Jasmine started Billabong High in 2004, and has been at the forefront of its growth journey so far.
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