Children at Gyan-Bodh Give them a reason to smile, for our future lies
We have been talking for ages now about bringing education to the under privileged children for years, but what we often don’t wonder is what the education that we are bringing, means to them. Often, the scary vision of a master with his cane ( banning of corporal punishment has not really changed much in the rural schools) or with a stern expression is enough reason for children to run away from school. And if that is not enough, the claustrophobia induced by the match-box like class rooms is something that would not exactly sit well with the children.
The free spirit of children is a power that should be used to promote the literacy drives and not against it. The fact is that added incentive in the form of creative activities that would really make a child exercise his creative side should be made a priority in the curriculum. The enthusiasm and interest that a simple smiling music or painting teacher can create is something that should be utilized to bring the drop-outs or the child laborers back to school.
Under the risk of sounding like an experienced septuagenarian, I would like to say that the Educational system needs a breath of fresh air.
And a couple of weeks earlier, we found just what it needed.
in their smile
The Indian Educational System, in all its vastness, is something that we have been cribbing about for decades now. With adjectives of a very large spectrum being applied to it, I think the true fair picture is something that one person cannot really paint. And I honestly do not have any intention to try. But being the responsible citizens of this nation as we are, I think it is our social responsibility to make suggestions about the same.
We have been talking for ages now about bringing education to the under privileged children for years, but what we often don’t wonder is what the education that we are bringing, means to them. Often, the scary vision of a master with his cane ( banning of corporal punishment has not really changed much in the rural schools) or with a stern expression is enough reason for children to run away from school. And if that is not enough, the claustrophobia induced by the match-box like class rooms is something that would not exactly sit well with the children.
The free spirit of children is a power that should be used to promote the literacy drives and not against it. The fact is that added incentive in the form of creative activities that would really make a child exercise his creative side should be made a priority in the curriculum. The enthusiasm and interest that a simple smiling music or painting teacher can create is something that should be utilized to bring the drop-outs or the child laborers back to school.
Under the risk of sounding like an experienced septuagenarian, I would like to say that the Educational system needs a breath of fresh air.
And a couple of weeks earlier, we found just what it needed.
its nice that our youth still have people who think so deeply about the country and gone to the root cause of it "EDUCATION" , the best part of it is that the younger part of our youth have thoughts like this... its a start for others... still long way to go...
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