SCHOOL DAYS: HAPPIEST DAYS OF LIFE...

School is a place where you grow, where you start understanding the world, from where you begin your mistakes and start improving upon them and above all it is place where you have unadulterated fun. Yes fun… where you enjoy your life with your friends and teachers. School is that easy part of your life where you have no worries. That is why we always long to go back to the school days even when we are successful and content in our lives.

There are some people who hated or who hate going to school. I think that may be their teachers were/are not that supportive or an even greater reason would be they did/do not have good friends. There are also some people who love to stay inside their shells and do not like to socialize. Some people also like colleges more than schools because schools have several restrictions that colleges do not have. But colleges might give you freedom but it can also make you self centered. People start misusing the freedom and start doing big mistakes. These mistakes can sometimes be so big that they might have to pay it with their lives. That is why rules are very important and schools are the best places that teach you stay disciplines, follow rules and also have self control.

Schools are the best places that we can ever go to. Friends are made who stay on for the entire life. Teachers teach not only the subjects but also the values that help in building the strong foundation of virtuous and successful life. It is that heaven where one can relax and remain tension free. That’s why it has been rightly said that:

No matter how much you think you hate school, you will always miss it when you leave.

About the Author:

The Author is GARGI SINSIAWAR, STUDENT, GRADE: X, MEENAKSHI WORLD SCHOOL

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ADDICTION IN TODAY’S SCENARIO...

What is addiction? What are we getting addicted of? Which sections of the society are getting addicted? Is addiction only associated with drugs? When we look around today we see people running throughout the day in the pursuit to make several ends meet. In this hassle what is left behind is peace of mind. The ones who are most affected are the children. They do not fall in any categories. They can’t associate themselves to the little ones who are absolutely carefree and also the older ones who have lots of worries constantly plaguing them. That is the reason they look for different options to keep themselves indulged and involved. Technology is the factor that is alluring them the most.

While the problem seems to be acute when we talk about the young and unripe ones, nevertheless in today’s world the stark reality is everyone irrespective of age, caste, religion or sex is absolutely in control of technology and gadgets. 

The worst form of addiction in today’s time is obviously the addiction to the social media; people do not give their minds or bodies any rest while they share their entire life in different social networking sites. The definitions of privacy also have, therefore, changed. It does not depend anymore on social, economic or educational status of a person. Everyone everywhere is using technology. We are getting addicted to status, meaningless standards and false identities.

All these ideas make me feel very confused that while we are getting so much addicted to everything material or immaterial how do we find a sense of belonging in a particular space? I think that we are left with no answers to this question as we do not really belong to anywhere particular these days. We belong to everywhere but still are devoid of emotions of togetherness and love.

Where are we heading towards? Will the world be ever able to come out of the tangles of addiction? Through this column I appeal to all to ponder on the issue and look around and try to find out those faces and those emotions that have somewhere lost in the virtual realities of the twenty-first century.

About the Author:

The Author is Ms. Nidhi Bishnoi, TGT Social Science, Meenakshi World School

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SELF DISCIPLINE...

Self Discipline is a very powerful tool that can be developed fro achieving about anything which you can dream. Self-discipline is a proper balance between indulgence and severity. In order to ensure our success, we must first understand how to strengthen and enhance self control, motivation, persistence and above all our goals. By understanding and practicing simple techniques and strengthen our will power, we open the door to success by eliminating our self-destructive behaviours. The programmed habit of self-discipline allows us to take control of our lives.

We should start learning to say NO to our destructive feelings, uncontrolled carvings and selfish desires. Our prime and self – satisfying desires constantly demand appropriate control and if we continue to satisfy the need of urges. We weaken our self control. The ability to continue through adversity the ability to brush off failure and stay focused on our goals.

We should find a quiet place to sit down and make an inventory of our bad habits and destructive carvings. We should begin reducing each habit or carving a little each day. Keep a journal of your progress and talk to yourself.

Persistence is the one ingredient that must always be present in order to succeed. Let us begin today…………………… 

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Childhood - ‘The spring of life’

There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again. Childhood is a wonderful time... a fantasy world of our own with our own ideas... curiosity... the pleasure and excitement of discovering something new... a world of dreams.

It is truly said that children are like the wet clay, they modify themselves as we want them to.

Childhood is an important period of our life. It is the time where the main part of our personality is developed. For a not small amount of people, childhood is the time we struggle to earn a living and learn how to survive in the world. However, from my experience and the major part of those friends around me, those years in childhood are definitely memorable and full of happiness and caring. The main reason is that childhood is the time we receive the love, caring from a lot of people. Another reason is that childhood is a time that we live so freely without any worries.

The greatest poem ever known

Is one all poets have outgrown:

The poetry, innate, untold,

Of being only four years old,

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older. The childhood shows the man

as morning shows the day -

At last I would like to say that

I’d give all wealth that years have piled,

The slow result of Life’s decay,

To be once ore a little child

For one bright summer day.

About the Author:

The Author is Ms. Archana Sharma, Educator, MeenakshI World School

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Meenakshi World School - Where Learning Gives You Wings!

Traditional education tends to value a limited range of knowledge and skills but more recent research suggests that intelligence is not unitary but multiple. Meenakshi World School aims to give students a broader, deeper, richer educational experience by recognizing each student’s strongest talents.

Meenakshi World School started its journey on 11^th April 2008 and is registered centre of the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), the world’s largest provider of international qualifications. The school’s approach to learning encourages the all round development of its students not just because International curricula demands it but because today’s survival depends upon it.

The Multiple intelligence research of Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard University provides a new insight into student – centered learning. Different individuals have different aptitudes. By using the strongest ‘aptitudes’ or ‘intelligences’ a starting point we can educate more effectively by teaching different students the same topic in different ways according to their particular intelligences. In a class situation, this approach allows students to benefit from each others’ strengths and to develop their Competence in their Weaker as in their Stronger intelligences.

The curriculum of Meenakshi World School includes the Initial Learning of Blooming Buds at stages of Mulberry (Pre –Nursery), Waterlilly (Nursery) and Sundrop (KG), Cambridge Primary Checkpoint in Grades I to VI,   Cambridge Secondary1 in Grades VII and VIII,  Cambridge Secondary2 (IGCSE)  in Grades IX and X, Cambridge Advanced (AS and A levels) in Grades XI and XII. The School also proposes to offer the ICSE and ISC Curriculum from Grade IX onwards and the IB Programme in Grades XI and XII.  The Student Teacher ratio 20:1 gives a boost to individual attention. To provide an international benchmark in English, the school has tied up with Trinity College, London to Conduct Graded Examination in Spoken English (GESE) and integrated skills in English (ISE) exams for the students.

Aiming at making its Students the all rounders, it provides world class facilities in every other way. It has outstanding set ups to groom children in different activities like Visual arts and craft, Dance, Drama, Music, Lawn Tennis, Skating, Indoor Games, Yoga, Gym, Swimming, Cricket, Football and many more.   

It believes in providing dynamical educational environment by encouraging learners to face the demand and challenges of an evolving world.

About the Author:

The Author is Ms. Praveen Malhotra, Sr. Coordinator of Meenakshi World School

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