malayala manorama , a prominent newspaper in kerala ,
has come out with a wish list of 20 items prepared by students .
many of them like grading of teachers by students, more vacation etc
are good. i want to add 5 more and make it a 25 point charter.
1. two sets of text books.
i will keep one set in the school. please provide shelves or a
common room in the school.
i will keep the other set at home and update it daily which will
serve the purpose of daily revision too.
yes, homeworks need to be verified. please program it as one
subject every day.
i will thus carry just a big note book and the homework for
that day to school daily.
the flip side is that i may lose the daily training in lifting and carrying
weight which i hope i can make up in due course.
2. morning and evening sessions
i dont see why i have to remian in the school for the whole day.
i need time for other activities too. i am an individual first and then
a student.
let there be morning session , say, from 7 to 12 and evening session from1 to 6 .
it is already there in many states.
i can have noon meals at home. no need to carry food to school.
if the school is providing mid term meals welcome. both morning and evening
students will have it from 12 to 1 pm.
the flipside is that we will be alone at home for quite some time
if both the parents are working. the solution is to trust us more.
believe me our generation is more sensible and selfish than yours.
we can take much better care of ourselves.
3. we want the internet
learning the printed word is old fashioned. the black board and voice lectures
are inadequate tools to convey concepts. we want to see the videos
and the animations. to start with , show us the internet based presentaions
at least once a week . let us reinforce what we have learned in the remaining days.
the flip side probably is the credibility of the teacher. the latest and the rightest
( most right ) information may not be with our teachers. we do not mind.
his help is still invaluable.
4. we want to learn more.
yes, we want to be trained in the other arts of living too. for example
public speaking. acting and singing too. why not yoga and accident care ?
quizzes and puzzles ? rubik's cube and sudoku. ?
5. we want less of hypocrisy too
we want to be a little more bold and frank. for example , there is no need for
separate seats for girls in the buses. we girls can manage our boys . only thing is
that we need help from the public which basically means the older genration .
leave us alone. and blame it on the generation gap.
has come out with a wish list of 20 items prepared by students .
many of them like grading of teachers by students, more vacation etc
are good. i want to add 5 more and make it a 25 point charter.
1. two sets of text books.
i will keep one set in the school. please provide shelves or a
common room in the school.
i will keep the other set at home and update it daily which will
serve the purpose of daily revision too.
yes, homeworks need to be verified. please program it as one
subject every day.
i will thus carry just a big note book and the homework for
that day to school daily.
the flip side is that i may lose the daily training in lifting and carrying
weight which i hope i can make up in due course.
2. morning and evening sessions
i dont see why i have to remian in the school for the whole day.
i need time for other activities too. i am an individual first and then
a student.
let there be morning session , say, from 7 to 12 and evening session from1 to 6 .
it is already there in many states.
i can have noon meals at home. no need to carry food to school.
if the school is providing mid term meals welcome. both morning and evening
students will have it from 12 to 1 pm.
the flipside is that we will be alone at home for quite some time
if both the parents are working. the solution is to trust us more.
believe me our generation is more sensible and selfish than yours.
we can take much better care of ourselves.
3. we want the internet
learning the printed word is old fashioned. the black board and voice lectures
are inadequate tools to convey concepts. we want to see the videos
and the animations. to start with , show us the internet based presentaions
at least once a week . let us reinforce what we have learned in the remaining days.
the flip side probably is the credibility of the teacher. the latest and the rightest
( most right ) information may not be with our teachers. we do not mind.
his help is still invaluable.
4. we want to learn more.
yes, we want to be trained in the other arts of living too. for example
public speaking. acting and singing too. why not yoga and accident care ?
quizzes and puzzles ? rubik's cube and sudoku. ?
5. we want less of hypocrisy too
we want to be a little more bold and frank. for example , there is no need for
separate seats for girls in the buses. we girls can manage our boys . only thing is
that we need help from the public which basically means the older genration .
leave us alone. and blame it on the generation gap.
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