Only if we take responsibility to see that our acts should not harm or hurt the people directly associated with us, I think rest of the world will be taken care of automatically.
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The Problem with “Great Schools”
The author of the post has very effectively highlighted the myth about rating whether schools or universities
by Ali McKay
If you have young kids or use Redfin, you’ve probably seen the school ratings from GreatSchools. Our school is rated a “4”. That’s out of 10. When I was in school, forty percent is not a grade that I or my parents would have been happy with. In fact, there would have been a fair amount of freaking out about a 4 out of 10. And yet, my children, and all of the other 330 kids in that school, are learning, having fun, and occasionally misbehaving or letting off steam. They are being kids. The more I think about it, the more I wonder how a building full of people – actual kids, teachers, parents, staff – can be described by one number.
I am very happy with our school, even though it has some pretty significant challenges. It isn’t a “4” to me, or…
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HAIKU #70 Summer Delights
Sumeir
Juicy sweet melons
Shy twinkling eyes innocence
Mischievous hair locks
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HAIKU #69 My paradise
Sparkling waterfalls
Misty crisp air, pine forests
Paradise calling
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My story covered by BeingYou! Link is given in the end.
An inspiration for everyone.
My parents tell me I had the most beautiful eyes. When I was three though, something started going wrong with them. Doctors said it was glaucoma and I underwent an operation in my right eye. Soon after, my parents noticed that my right eye had some discharge coming out of it. When they contacted the doctor, he said it was normal but within a few days, my right eye completely disappeared and they rushed me back to the hospital. But I had already lost my right eye. The doctor immediately performed surgery to stop the infection from spreading. If he hadn’t been negligent, maybe we could have saved my right eye. By the time I turned 5, I had undergone six operations. With 20% vision left in my left eye, I was told to be very careful to make sure I did not lose it.
As a child, I went…
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HAIKU # 68 Nature -Silent sufferer
Helpless onlooker
Insensitive callous acts
Of these inhumane
Pic from Facebook
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Victims of expectations
Since last few days after the results of 12th and 10th standard were declared, one question has been haunting me “Is this worth? Today morning I read that two children gave their life just because scores may not be good enough to take science stream. Every time something like this happens the debate on current education system starts and ends without any positive conclusion. Is the present parent generation so helpless under their burden of their own expectations that they can not see the suffering and struggle of their children.
The moment child enters 9th class, his/her whole world is turned into a tsunami of expectations. The school, parents and the society has few sentences to say i.e Now you have to study hard, forget about playing, Concentrate , do not waste your time. People in their lives expect them to turn into marks machine. Parents think that if their child does not get into science stream it is end of world for them. The teachers think that students not scoring above 80% are not good enough for taking science. The relatives and friends think that as if the child has some intelligence deficit. It is vivacious circle of unjust expectations for which children pay the price.
Majority of parents think that if their children become engineers or doctors , that means they have done their best. They do not bother to find out their child’s aptitude or his/her talent. Why are they afraid to look below the surface ? Why they do not let child have freedom of thought and be his/her natural self. No doubt it is parents duty to guide the child for choosing the career. Every parent wants to see their children progressing. But today it is more about their expectations then the child’s welfare. Why we are so insecure as a parent generation ? Why can’t we explore more avenues and opportunities instead of limiting their choses.
The school and the teachers are the equal contributors to this sorrow state. The moment they see less than or more than 80% on the mark-sheet, the student’s fate is decided. Their only agenda is result. Who says a child scoring average marks is not intelligent enough to study science or vise versa. Why is a student not given freedom to choose his stream/subjects irrespective of marks he/she scores in 10th standard ?
If the parents and the teachers give enough opportunities to choose from, there are better chances of having a progressive future generation. And most important when there is no fear of being judged on the limited criteria, they would perform better.
“Opportunities are exploration of interests
Right to choose the path and walk on it
Is what freedom is all about.”
Appeal to all parents : let the children study without fear of failure and we may leave a legacy of fearless society
HAIKU #67
Silent love inspires
Stillness of the midnight moon
Nurture seeds of thoughts
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HAIKU # 66
Green to bared branches
Gracious tree stands on it’s roots
Accepting seasons
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HAIKU #65 – My destination “No where”
None can walk for me
Paths may be illuminate
By Divine Masters
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In the World of Thoughts 