MORAL VALUES - A MUST HAVE...

“Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind & astound the other.”

It is rightly said that – Man is an amalgam of virtues and vices. He is the supreme creation of God who created man in his own image. With the advancement mankind has undergone drastic changes. It is very much hard to compare the present generation with our past legends who were uncomparable  and unmatchable in all respects. Everybody knows that our history is quite glorious in the past as they were social, honest, generous, obedient, committed and they all have left behind their footprints to be followed by the young generation. Unfortunately, the world has progressed in the field of science and technology but the moral values have degenerated.

The present generation has lost the moral values and become materialistic. They want only money and success, relationships have no values for them. They can commit crime at the drop of hat. This all is because of various reasons. Undoubtedly the main reason is media which gives a lot of information and fails to provide the right way to use it.

It is not easy to inculcate the old pattern, culture in the mind of generation X, while our old teachings are still having a peculiar space in day-to –day human life. The whole world is following our old traditions and culture and adopting very speedily and finding their ways of life. It is a matter of surprise that our gen X is changing their life style very rapidly and westernizing themselves. In the current scenario gen X is not much interested to bear and keep alive our logical and fruitful traditions where they can surely find mental peace as well as easy going life.

It is being observed regularly that the moral values are losing their impact and significance in the life of gen X, respect for others, ethics and etiquettes have become the things of past. The nuclear family structure is adversely affecting the society as well as reducing the volume of positive thoughts towards the old traditions of our society & golden history.

We can easily observe the frequently changing behavior of new brigade in their daily pattern of life. Modern era is characterized by a lot of frustration and disappointment due to not being able to achieve the desired goal. A race to reach at the top and to please others always create a cloud of negativity, resulting in loss of peace of mind. Everybody is racing for their own achievements and wants to entertain in short span of time resulting in selfishness and even not care for others.

Inculcation of moral values since birth is very necessary. The time of our breeding likewise, so that they can understand the importance of these values and carry them further to their next breeding to make their future peaceful, bright and path making for others.

Keeping in view, the importance of moral values, the time has come to introduce a subject on importance of moral values in school curriculum which will help in preparing our PROCREATION. This will definitely help the upliftment of mankind and a better world.

About the Author:
The Author is Ms. Pooja Saraswat, TGT English, Meenakshi Public School
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Progress of a nation lies in the literacy rate of that nation...

Yes, this is true because education has an impact on all the aspects of our life. Our way of living, standard of living everything is affected by our education. One extra year spent in school can increase our monthly income. Educated people get better opportunities in life then an uneducated one. So education brings economic prosperity.

Education brings awareness. It helps in overcoming orthodox norms of the society and even superstitions. As a result a society with more number of literate people is more capable of fighting with social evils.  In fact education helps you become a useful member of the society. An educated member certainly has a greater chance to contribute to his community.

Today we are living in the era of technology. World is really growing fast in the field of technology. An educated person is much more aware of the latest technologies and all the changes that are taking place in the world. It is difficult for an uneducated person to adapt to all these changes.

Education also helps us in gaining confidence and earning respect. Educated people express their views with confidence. They are also able to guide their society. An educated person who helps others by his knowledge is always respectful for others. So educated people are like precious gems for the society.

That nation has more scope of growth in which more people are contributing towards its growth.   

It is well said by Mahatma Gandhi, “What is really needed to make democracy function is not knowledge of facts, but right education.”

About the Author:

The Author is Ms. Shalini Sharma, Class Educator, Blooming Buds

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Students and Teaching today...

In today’s scenario, it appears a new education system has to be evolved. The curiosity the students and the aspiration among teachers has led to the onset of new era of learning. Gone are the days when books held all the knowledge. The technology has replaced the search of information to explore knowledge just a click away.  Classroom dictations have transformed into discussions and dialogues. The pursuit of knowledge now leads to expansion of minds and questioning rather than simply accepting the facts. ‘Why’ is the new keyword for all understanding of concepts. Class-work is now modified into an ever learning audio visual experience and homework is more reasoning than duplicating textbooks on the paper. Learning and teaching has become more of discovering than simply transferring of discovered knowledge. Students and education today has changed the TEACHER into TEACH- HER. Students today want to learn fast at the same time share fast. Role of teachers is more demanding rather it was ever before. Teacher is no more the one with text-books and handouts. Now students get problems and solutions to the teacher way ahead she completes a topic in the class. Class-rooms have now been converted into interactive sessions rather than lecture rooms. Technology has advanced the students and opened new horizons for everybody. Now questions seem to be less with four fold availability of answers. The thoughts and thought process has emerged a new level of inquisitiveness among the future generations that unattainable word seems to be deleted soon from our dictionaries.

About The Author:

The Author is Ms. Deepshikha, Pre-Primary Educator, Blooming Buds

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SELF IMPROVEMENT...

A student is the future leader of a nation, so it is necessary for him/her to think on how he/she  can improve himself/herself?

First of all, set a target and have confidence to achieve that. Sometimes people are suffering from lack of confidence due to which they can’t do their work with full potential. There are few tips so that we can improve ourselves such as:-

Meditation:  Meditation gives positive energy. It helps to calm you and increase your concentration.

Discipline: Discipline is a tool to become successful. In this way it always plays a great role throughout the life.

Time management: also plays an important role; So, a student requires to manage his time & achieve success in life without facing any problem.

Behavior  and Etiquettes: Behavior and  Etiquettes speak a lot about the kind of person you are.

Concentration: In the  new generation a major problem is lack of concentration. It is most important to  concentrate fully on the task which you have at hand.

Learning Style : Every student has different learning styles  so they should choose best style of learning to improve themselves .

Quit a bad habit: Are there any bad habits you can lose? Oversleeping? Not exercising? Being late? Nail biting? Smoking? Try to quit the bad habit you have.

Learn from people who inspire you: Think about people you admire, people who inspire you. These people reflect certain qualities you would want to have for yourself too.

Reduce the time you spend on chat programs: Reduce the time you spend in chat programs because it is a waste of time. This time can be much better spent on other activities and become fruitful for you.

Put someone up to a challenge: A healthy competition is one of the best ways to grow. Set any challenge such as weight loss, exercise, securing good marks etc. and compete with an interested friend to see who achieves the target first. Through the process, both of you will gain more than if you were to set off on the target alone.

Get out of your comfort zone: A comfort zone is negative for your growth. Real growth comes with hard work and sweat. So it is necessary to come out from the comfort zone and expose yourself to a new context, you’re literally growing as you learn to act in new circumstances.

Do one good work daily : You can serve your society by doing a good work such as help the poor  or a needy person on daily basis .It gives you  a lot of  self satisfaction .

Work as a social worker: Students are good follower of social activities. They should convey the important messages to our society such as say no to crackers clean your city, respect women, save water, save electricity.

By following the above tips we can improve ourselves. At last, a good advice for all students is to adopt a well said proverb in their life that is “Simple living and high thinking “

About the Author:
The Author is Ms. Radha Verma, Pre-Primary Educator, Blooming Buds
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MODERNIZATION – A NATION HAZARD...

“Modernization has come to mankind itself in several ways, Some say it’s good, some say it’s bad.”

Modernization refers to a model of programme transition from a pre-modern or traditional to a modern society. It looks at internal dynamics while referring to a social and cultural structures and adaptations of new technologies. Modernization seems to have main phases of its course at a certain point which carries institutions and values of the modern society. But beyond some points however modernization began to breed discontent on an increasing large scale. This is due to rising expectation provoked by early success and demands of people, Groups tend to make escalating demands which becomes very difficult to meet. India is one of the pioneers of modernization and will continue to be. It supplies its new resist technologies in countries like USA, Pakistan, Germany etc. but negative consequences of modernization are reaching height.

We invent a device for making our lives comfortable and then another to safeguard it and then another to safeguard the last one, and in this journey from good to better- better to best there is no full stop on inventions. It is not said that stop modernization and start caring for the nature, but if we cut seventeen fully grown trees for making a ton of paper, then we should plant 70 more trees there. Just imagine carrying heavy oxygen tanks on our backs will not be fun. We all know that a tree can reduce pollution created by a car driven for about 18,000 km. Modernization has affected our nation in fields of fishing, agriculture, food production and power management of power resources.

Coming to the topic of culture, Indian culture is always a salute as Indians have been caring for years.

 Points to change are accepted but not in cost of losing its heritage and its trait.

Listen – “To be modernize does not mean to be rich in wealth or status but it means to be rich is wisdom.”

About the Author:
The Author is Nitish from Grade 8-C, Meenakshi Public School
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The right of a child: A safe and happy child

The birth of a child brings happiness and prosperity to house. It brings a new meaning to a man and woman. It completes and make them parents. It bring two families together. As a child grow a parent also grows.

Since the day we bring a life in the world for our happiness, it is our responsibility to protect them , educate them, secure and nurture them with love and care. A child is like a wet cement; what we write or what impression we give it, creates an image . To create a better human being the base is from the birth . It is very important for a child to have cooperation from the society and family. The impact on a child can make and break the child. A human brain since the evolution is curious to know and explore. So the right information and from the right source is important. Here comes the role of a school where the child is groomed to have a better personality. “It is the right of every child to have a safe and happy childhood”.

About the Author:

The Author is Ms. Shilpi Gupta, Educator, Blooming Buds

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SAVING LIVES...

"Life is a miracle not a mirage."

I was leaping bounds and was at cloud nine when the results of the QUIZ 2013 was announced, I was among the few who got an opportunity to see the wilderness of my friends aware of my devouring fish, advised me not to eat uoncella. I could not comprehend. Uhh! Vegetarians!

Sailing in the ship of joy and happiness, I reached Peru’s South Eastern Amazon which is infamous for illegal gold mining. To my utter surprise I found World health Organization has reported that children, women and even unborn were exposed to alarmingly high mercury levels. All thanks to mercury which is being dumped into the river. The ‘lethal’ has entered the food chain and human beings are bearing the dire consequences because of these innocent creatures called Doncella or Zungaro through gold miners. Now I remembered my friend’s advice and thanked him.

The heinous act of dumping tons of mercury in the river is a serious health hazard. Remembering UN Secretary, Ban Ki Moon’s words, “Are we leaving a scorched, dry planet for our off springs?”

Amazingly, Yes! Till we pledge to improve the worsening condition. Educating the masses is one such best accoutrement. Creating general awareness through slogans, posters etc. for the localities would also help. I insist that increasing employment opportunities will do wonders for Peru. In addition to these, treating water scientifically and a strict no - no to outlawed mining would be appreciated.

Reiterating the words of Margaret Thatcher, ‘we are the tenants and we have borrowed the mother earth form our upcoming generation holds true in the context. Every life on this planet has to be saved.’

 About the Author:

The Author is Ms. Sonjuhi Khare, PGT English, Meenakshi Public School

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