High Heels or Sneakers I played basketball for school. Basketball was my life. I was on the school team. It was my final year in school and we had to pick up one new art form. I couldn’t sing to save my soul nor did I have any interest in playing instruments so I had to pick dancing. I figured dancing would be easy, after all, you needed to just be...

Simple Pleasures There are countless things that give us pleasure. Most of the time we take them for granted. Waking up to a beautiful sunny day in the middle of a snowy winter can make you smile. Watching Wimbledon with a cup of steaming hot tea and spicy hot samosas on a dark rainy day is one of my favourites. We spend most of our time whining about the things we...

Adults Drinking in Front of Kids Children are like clay waiting to be moulded. They are constantly watching and absorbing from their environment. They look up to their parents as role models sometimes learning from them just by being around them. It becomes necessary, then, that adults always be on their best behavior. When a child sees his parent drink at a get-together he is inclined to believe that drinking is...

International Schools The face of education has changed. Today, even kindergarten schools are being marketed. All of a sudden there seems to be a surge of international schools in India and parents are bending themselves backwards to make sure they can give their children the best that is available; the same parents that studied at Indian schools and Indian Universities. An International school is a school that promotes international education, either...

Physical Education in Schools With children spending more and more time in front of the television and their choice of food leaning increasingly towards fast food, physical education in school has now become a necessity, and the need of the hour. Obesity is no longer something seen in adults who lead a sedentary lifestyle; you also see it in kids and the only way to prevent obesity is to increase physical...

I Dreamt I Climbed the Faraway Tree Mrs. Sadhana’s voice soon had me dreaming. There, I was sitting in History Class but in my head I was in Faraway Land. I had won an Enid Blyton quiz and I had been invited to visit Faraway tree. I was excited, I couldn’t believe it! There I was, looking up at the Faraway Tree standing tall, reaching out to the sun. It seemed...

Physical Force as A Punishment For Children For decades, parents have used physical force as a way to correct and reprimand children. Most parents argue that they turned out fine despite being punished by their parents, hence feels no need to treat their children differently. The fact is that while some might have turned out alright there might be others who have not. It could also have a lot to do...

Should There Be School Uniforms? The word ‘uniform’ itself suggests its objective — one form. ‘Uniform’ means identical and consistent. When students wear a particular uniform which is unique to their school or group it imbibes in them the feeling of oneness, belonging, and being the same. It actually helps to bring students from different social groups together. Students beg to differ. Uniforms, they say, inhibits their individuality and wearing identical...