3 வருட பொதுத்தேர்வு மூலம் மாணவர்களின் மனஅழுத்தத்தை போக்க,பள்ளிகளின் தரத்தை தேசிய அளவிலான தரத்திற்கு உயர்த்த அரசு என்ன வழி வைத்திருக்கின்றது?...

DMK working president M.K. Stalin raised serious pedagogical concerns on May 24, 2017, regarding state government plans to introduce consecutive board examinations across classes ten, eleven, and twelve. Stalin questioned how increasing public testing hurdles would relieve student psychological stress without comprehensive investments to elevate state school education to national standards.

Stalin emphasized that imposing three successive years of high-stakes public examinations would inflict unprecedented mental strain on adolescent learners and their families. Rather than addressing root problems—such as substandard laboratory equipment, high student-teacher ratios, and outdated curriculum materials—the administration resorted to punitive evaluation mechanisms. He pointed out that rural and underprivileged students, who already faced systemic barriers, would bear the brunt of an examination-centric school structure without adequate classroom coaching or academic guidance.

The opposition leader demanded that the state education department outline concrete structural measures to modernize syllabus content and enhance teacher training before implementing sweeping test regimes. He insisted that genuine educational reform focuses on critical thinking, conceptual comprehension, and joyful learning rather than mechanized rote testing. Stalin reaffirmed the DMK's commitment to protecting student welfare and ensuring equitable, stress-free public education across Tamil Nadu.