Educate The Next Generation To Be Students For Life And Not For Report Cards

As the new academic ushered in memories of going to school holding my mother’s hands and coming back running to her to detail on the days happening went as a few flashes prompted me to scribble a few words on the latest trends and the change in the education pattern and preference. May be since I was lucky among the few kids who were never compared (like jante ho Mr.XXX ke bête ko sabhi subjects me Full mila’ or guided to always compete and excel others) and that helped me come to the top that I was always able to explore my hobbies, follow my passion was able to spend an ample leisure time trying to understand what actually was my strength and weakness and most important To learn the art of learning and acquire knowledge.I was always advised to excel my past performances & compete with myself since each person is unique with his skill set & talent. I know it all depends on each person’s perception of what they want from life to decide the pace and focus on education. My whole objective here is not to establish what is right or wrong but a request for all parents of these days to just do a few favors to them so that their childhood is not lost between books, school bags, time tables & the extracurricular activities which we feel are the best for them. How nice it would be if they are able to realise their true self and understand a bit more about them. A parent could always be the guide and the person who advises, hold hands when we stumble and gives a push when we feel lazy.

Everyone who has a job today or passed through the education phase could agree that we seldom use the most important chapters of our academic days .The lessons we learnt ,the projects we accomplished together were actually exercises for our brains to face the world when we mature, learn what the world is all about, how to work as a team and how to move forward. There is no harm about aiming for full marks or always coming on top. But the risks arises when we become so obsessed and addicted with it when we forget to enjoy the journey called life. Like a horses eyes being covered by hood we do not glance on the sides it might be the journey that would be better than the destination or someone who really need our help at that moment or a better route to reach the destination or a better destination than we could ever expect. Also these days the new generation can seldom handle ‘NO’ because luckily today’s parents want to give the best of all for them and want to make sure they do not even want a kid to long for someone. The ancestors knew that Life is not all about success but how to handle yourself when you fail; how to face challenges ,they knew the bliss of gifting something after the kids long for, rewarding for acts of compassion or mercy.

If we look back at the world now and the issues arising it is all because someone wants to control someone or his properties they want to lead or dictate orders on the weak or being helpless. If we teach the next generation to hold others hands , march forward stop by, to give a hand to the one who stumbled, feed the one who is hungry ,show compassion to the old & sick ; instead of racing to push back other we would have such a peaceful world .

With a humble note to teach the tiny tots to learn to slow down the life, give a helping hand to the needy .Dreaming of a world with human beings who would share love, wealth, care & their time across the borders irrespective of any discrimination. Because at the moment world is need of leaders who would give helping hands to others and not people who stoop down, humble down or are controlled by the strongest or the powerful. Because once you lose control on your life then we get into the habit of avoiding risks and taking independent decisions .

P.S.

A year since my mother unexpectedly left for her eternal journey these words are a tribute to the hand that rocked my cradle, who first taught me every important aspect of life like how to read ,write,speak ,what the world is all about and most important that the sole goal in our life is to be a good human being even when others are tough at us or situations are challenging , passionately delivers his responsibilities towards life, family, society ,nation & the mankind . At the same time never to forget that we are lucky that we have the privilege to show compassion to the people around us & whatever good we do never expect anything in return.