Schooling in India: A Child's Tormentor....

I was lucky to have two wonderful people as my parents, who never pushed me into the mad rat-race, which so many parents today subject their children to. I was given complete freedom to pursue sports and other extra-curriculars. Though i was never forced to compete with my classmates, I was also never allowed to take studies lightly. My parents were happy with me scoring 80-90%. 

The schooling in India is a very burdensome and tormenting experience for children. I implore the parents to not to make the life of their child more tough by pressurising him and telling him," Why your friend scored 95 and you managed just 90??" . True, a competetive spirit is necessary to stay ahead of the ballooning population, but let him enjoy his childhood too. So many of my friends here have confessed to me that since they were kept on such a tight leash during their childhood , they couldn't take up other activities like sports and arts , and have ended up as nerds. Its very difficult to pick up these things as one enters college and gets submerged in the sea of academics and later on , in the hectic work routiene.

Many of my such "nerd" friends have not been able to maintain their sheen , once they entered college. They were tired and worn out due to the constant pressures of childhood and wanted to ease off now. On the other hand, many others who had a more pleasant and less-pressurized childhood, have responded responsibly to this new found freedom and a new drive is infused in them to go that extra-mile to achieve their goals. 

If you haven't watched the movie,"Taare Zameen Par", DO watch it. Its not only one of the most beautiful films made in a long time by Bollywood, but also an eye-opener for the society as a whole, to the plight of the children today...