Let me eat a few words. Norway is not altogether a strange place. Children are brought up to live in a civilised society. They are taught not to spit on the roads. Not to throw garbage in the drainage. They teach their children to stand in queue. Not to cheat. Not to nurture their egos and hit or even kill his/her fellow human beings at the slightest of hurt to their ego. Above all, it is the place from where Nobel Prize for Peace is announced every year.
Here is another related story about the Indian Couples and their kids in Norway : NRI couple meet kids in norway foster home after 3month split
Look at this boy in Chennai. He simply killed his teacher. Slitted her throat and then stabbed repeatedly till she died using the kitchen knife he has been keeping in his school bag. The reason? The teacher reported his poor performance to his parents. Please note- The age of this boy is just 15 years and he is studying in 9th standard.
This boy will be punished if found guilty. In my considered opinion, half of this punishment should go to the parents who are partly responsible for the boy's present situation
While studying 9th, I was a timid, chicken hearted boy who wore a half trouser, a shirt and a very ordinary foot wear who treaded miles to reach scool everyday. 'Chappals' were indeed a luxury those days. The sight of the cane in the teacher's hand always sent tremors down the veins. Teachers did beat the kids. Kids did suffer always in silence.
The scene of our beloved Sasikumar-fondly called Sasi chettan by us- taking the teacher's cane charging on his palms is still vivid in my mind. He took five excruciating spanks from the teacher on that day.
He never cried. In fact he never showed any emotions every time he was subject to such corporal punishments both at home and the classroom. I am slowly overwhelmed by nostalgia. I must write about this good human being called Sasikumar later
He never cried. In fact he never showed any emotions every time he was subject to such corporal punishments both at home and the classroom. I am slowly overwhelmed by nostalgia. I must write about this good human being called Sasikumar later
The modern day kids cannot be punished. Leave alone spanking, even a word of admonition may land the eleders in trouble. We interfere in everything of kids' affairs. We force him/her to study everything under the sun that is included in the syllabus. In our quest for seeing the kids scoring 100% in the exams, we drive them to maddness. Still, we never find time to teach them the morals. The importance of being a good human being. Did we ever tell our kids that Guru is like God?
The good teacher's tragedy once again reminds the parents of the girl chidren of this "aarsha bharatham" (the land of rishis). Send your girl children to martial arts class, if not sent yet.
To have life is the primary requirement to study Maths, physics Chemistry and biology. To have life is important to ascend to the rolling chairs inside those glass houses that offers fabulous remunerations in return to the computer code language writing skills!
To become a "software professional" or a money minting doctor, I do not think we should go so obsessively after the most unscientific syllabus we have in our schools. An engineering seat is available for 1Lac and a medical seat for just 10Lacs across the table.Relax. Let the children live their childhood...
To become a "software professional" or a money minting doctor, I do not think we should go so obsessively after the most unscientific syllabus we have in our schools. An engineering seat is available for 1Lac and a medical seat for just 10Lacs across the table.Relax. Let the children live their childhood...
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