My Favourite Time of the Day My favourite time of the day is between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. This is the time when the sun is setting and the air is cooling down. At this time I either go for a stroll, play some games or sit quietly watching the activities around me. The compound surrounding my house is a large one. So my father has planted many trees in...

My First Day at School My mother accompanied me to school on the first day. Other parents accompanied their children as well. We all waited in front of the school office. Soon a teacher cam and led us to some classrooms. There we were put into four separate classes. This was when some children began to cry as the parents were not allowed in the classrooms. I did not cry because...

Travel as a Part of Education Education means the all round development in ourselves. It can by physical, mental or moral development. In a broad sense it can be defined as the drawing out of the individual’s personality and intellectual ability. Early travelers were the Dutch, the Scandinavians, the Portuguese and the British. They explored and conquered the trade, commerce and diplomacy. They considered themselves teachers. Travelers with a scientific outlook...

The Value of Discipline     The word ‘Discipline’ means a training that produces obedience or self – controlled behaviour to the orders of a proper authority. In every walk of life, discipline is of supreme importance. When a number of people are engaged to perform some colossal work, they must observe certain rules and obey the people placed over them. That is called ‘discipline’. If they do not obey the rules...

The Importance of Good Diet In addition to regular exercise, a healthy, well balanced diet is essential for good health.  A well balanced diet would contain the three main groups of food as well as important vitamins and minerals. The first group of carbohydrates is found in foods such as bread, potatoes and rice. They are essentially energy giving foods which power the muscles and other tissues in our body. The...