Mrs. Mehta’s Class Mrs. Mehta taught us History in Class VIII. She wore thick glasses that rested precariously on her nose and whenever she scolded anyone they slid further down her nose and made her look funny. Mrs. Mehta was popular for two reasons. She...
Homework I wish they would give us homework every day and keep the weekends free for us to have fun. Although everyday homework is a bit of a drudgery, it’s easy to work on the stuff that you have been taught in class the same...
Should School Be Made Compulsory? For years, kids have been going to school and being subjected to what we call, “compulsory education”. In times before compulsory education, if you were a goldsmith’s son you ended up being a goldsmith and if you were a butcher’s...
First Day At High School Dressed in my navy blue pinafore, white blouse and navy blue sweater, I looked at myself in the mirror. It was my first day at high school. I wanted to make an impression. I looked at my new navy blue...
Taking The Bus To School For ten years I traveled by bus to school. The half hour travel from home to school and back was the best part of my day. It was the only time in the day when we were not supervised by...
Stay At Home Mothers There must be a reason why nature intended for the woman to give birth to the baby. It is the woman who becomes pregnant, the woman who lactates. To care and nurture are inherent qualities of a woman and the reason...
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 sine to save my soul nor did...
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...
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,...
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...
