School is a place where you go learn about the world and beyond. It happens inside four walls, with the teacher standing in front of you and explaining stuff. When the bell rings, learning stops! This is how it feels when you are a kid. And I thought the same way.

However, once outside the classroom, I thought life was just life, revolving around home, friends, play, problems, happiness and also fights. That was not learning as I considered it then. I didn’t know at that time that I was learning everywhere without even realising the patterns.

Once, when I was in grade seven, there was a school event. All kids were made into different groups for their respective activities. I was also part of one, in which we were asked to prepare a short presentation and organise a few things for the event. I worked on the slides at home, checked spellings, arranged pictures and even reminded others of their tasks.

I was happy that I would be recognised. Usually, in........

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