my thoughts

“Think in the morning.    Act in the noon.   Eat in the evening.   Sleep in the night.” William Blake You might wonder why I am dealing with an issue related to health and lifestyle. The reason is that we are what we eat and it is a matter of concern that the food habits of kids are changing for the worst. I was recently going through certain statistics that show the hike in consumption of junk and processed food by kids of 10 to 15 years of age and this hike is alarming. What made me skim through this data is the recent scenario of in-activeness among kids. It has been a constant feedback by the teachers that students are inactive and many of them are drowsy in the morning when they come to school and hence find it difficult to participate in classroom interaction and extracurricular activities. Quite a number of them are generally tired. Many students (especially the ones in middle and high school) do not eat breakfast due to some obvious reasons. T...

I have a certain belief system when it comes to understanding the kids. It might not be in sync with your understanding of them.   Some people also label my notions about the kids as “idealistic” but I stand firm on it. Being in the field of education for the last thirty-five years, I come across many cases related to the students and every incident in one or the other way becomes a learning experience for me. I came across the fact that there are some students who create disturbance in the classroom and hinder the teaching learning process. To deal with the situation I discussed it with the parents and teachers of these students but to my disappointment I realized that they have given up on these kids. I am not justifying the kids here but is it plausible to give up on our own kids? Has it come to this, that we cannot persuade and motivate our students and kids towards something constructive? Is it the frustration of the teachers and the parents as well that is being showered ...