Skills Are More Important Than Securing Marks

[Fatima]

Here is a detailed highlighting the emotional and mental pressure often put on children by parents in the name of academic success.

Skills Over Marks: A Message to Every Parent

In today’s fast-paced and competitive world, many parents believe that high marks equal a successful life. As a result, children are often burdened with unrealistic academic expectations, forced into a rat race that neither suits their potential nor nurtures their true abilities.

But let us ask:

Are marks more important than mental health, confidence, or real-world skills?

The Pressure Starts Early

From as early as age 5 or 6, children are enrolled in tuitions, extra classes, and test-prep centres— not to learn, but to score.
Many students grow up hearing things like:

If you don’t get 90%, what will people say?
Your cousin scored more than you.
No good marks = no good future.

This pressure often leads to

1.Anxiety and fear of failure
2.Loss of confidence and creativity
3.Mental health breakdowns
4.Broken parent-child relationships

What Actually Matters in Life?

In the real world, skills are what shape careers and build futures — not grades.

Here are just a few examples:

1.A person with average marks but excellent communication and leadership skills often does better than a topper with poor confidence.
2.A student skilled in coding, design, marketing, or sales can become a job creator — even without a perfect report card.
3.Someone with emotional intelligence and problem-solving ability will always adapt and thrive in any career.

Real Success is Built on Skills Like:

1.Critical thinking – not just memorization
2.Time management and self-discipline
3.Digital skills – coding, design, marketing
4.Financial literacy

Empathy, self-awareness, and communication ,Creativity and the ability to innovate