Beyond Marks: Measuring What Really Matters | Sumanth Prabhu MG | TEDxCNS Pune Youth

By TEDx Talks

Community Score: 50% | 5 views | 1w

0 community ratings: null thumbs up, null thumbs down

At 14, Sumanth Prabhu MG was told by his Sanskrit teacher that he had “a heart of a lion.” It was a simple observation, but those words stayed with him and shaped how he saw himself and what he believed he could become. Years later, as an entrepreneur working closely with schools, Sumanth began questioning why education often measures students primarily through marks while the qualities schools claim to value — curiosity, leadership, communication, creativity and other skills — are often treated as extracurricular. He shares how students can have talents that go far beyond traditional academic subjects. A student who sings well could become a sound engineer. A student who draws well could become a UI/UX designer or an interior designer. Yet these possibilities can remain invisible when schools focus on a narrow definition of achievement. Through his work with schools and thousands of students, Sumanth explores whether skills beyond academics can actually be measured and evaluated. His

Tags: Early education, Education, English, Schools, TEDxTalks, [TEDxEID:70319]