Srinagar, Oct. 22 -- As an educator, I have often witnessed a disturbing pattern in our society: whenever examinations approach, panic begins to spread among parents, and that anxiety is eventually transferred to their children. Instead of encouraging children to learn with confidence and curiosity, many parents begin to put them under immense pressure to secure the highest marks. In this race for academic excellence, we often forget that children are human beings with emotional, physical and intellectual needs.During my experience as an educator, I have observed parents sending their children to tuition classes for several hours, sometimes without even considering whether they are hungry, tired or mentally exhausted. Their primary concer...