A nation is recognized by the presence of educated, rational and responsible citizens ,just as the strength, potential and purpose of an apple tree are inferred from ripe and nutritious apples and not from the hundreds of fruits that remain undeveloped , immature and insect-ridden. Good education right from the school determines a child’s ability to become a respectable citizen. School education imparts wonderful knowledge gathered by our ancestors and predecessors over generations , spreading thousands of years.

The knowledge is acquired by tremendous enthusiasm, energy, labour and initiative. Every generation add to it and thus knowledge grows. ‘Knowledge is dead.’ But a school nurtures and serves living beings – the budding humans. Schools should transform young learners into future citizens who can contribute to the community with rational and logical thinking. The school system is not meant for rote learning but for training each individual to think and act independently. The pupils today should become part of society but with individual dignity and honour. Yo ung p upils aerate d with energy and creativity must have dreams.

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Schools hold the responsibility, to guide, the tremendous energy of children into the right direction. Even if the goals are not achieved, the journey of life on the right path will give them immense gratification and happiness. Children should also learn the crucial lesson of managing failures. History tells us that it is a hard struggle to make the life of mankind better as a human being has a terrible capacity for destruction. It is important that the children are asked in schools to actually perform – writing a composition, translating a text , solving a math ematical problem , experimenting with physics’ laws or with chemical reactions, practising sports events or performing an art.

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Such performances ignite one’s mind, strengthen the physique and generate confidence. The pupils start to ask questions. Undoubtedly one of the greatest problems plaguing our education system in India is that an........

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