27 University Enclave
New Delhi
The Editor
The Hindu
New Delhi
4 September 2018
Sir
Subject : Education Beyond Classroom Teaching .
The examination season has started. It has now become fashionable for some schools to go over-board with the examinations .The schedule for junior classes resembles that of the Civil Service examination.
Most schools seem to believe that classroom education is the only stepping stone to success. In the process, they overlook other talents and skills of students like music , painting and sports and qualities of head and heart such as courage , chivalry , personality , wit and friendship. What are these schools doing to inculcate these qualities in children? Instead of pushing and prodding the children like beasts of burden and leaving them dazed and flabbergasted, they should aim for the overall development of children.
The main problem is our inability to live peacefully with others and our selfish mentality. The schools should teach the students the age-old values of brotherhood, tolerance , team spirit , satisfaction .Co-curricular activities have a vital role to play in this regard , Thus the schools should pay extra attention to it while designing the curriculum . The interests of the students should be taken into consideration to develop their skills. The education imparted should be practical and relevant to their life. The examination system should stress more on understanding the subject than merely cramming facts.
Through the columns of your newspaper, i request you to create awareness among the public and the concerned authorities so that the education system can be re-vamped ang children start enjoying their studies and their school and college life.
Yours sincerely
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