Archive for the ParentSpeak Category
Holistic Development of Children
As summer vacation is fast approaching most of us will be on a spree to book tickets for sending our children to our native places. Some of us are already busy scouting around for summer [...]
After 10th, what should I choose for my son: Matriculation or CBSE or State Board?
Mathiyalagan S, parent of SBOA, Chennai:
I am in a confused state for deciding about my son’s next year (Higher secondary education -10+2) change of school (From SBOA-CBSE School to SBOA-Matriculation school).
As far as Tamilnadu Engineering [...]
Self defense training in Schools
Saurabh Gupta, parent of Playmate Preschool, Mumbai:
Keeping in mind changing social environment and physical threats for children, should not “Self defense techniques/training” be included in school program itself?
I think Government must make such training mandatory [...]
Dental and Eye Check up at School: Can this be made compulsory every year for all students?
Chandrasekar B, parent of PSBB, Chennai:
I got to know of my eye problem when I was in the second year of my college. But for my daughter, thanks to her school, we found out that [...]
Should we lower the Juvenile Age limit considering the nature of the recent crimes by a few young ones?
In the recent Delhi rape case, the Juvenile Justice Board has said that the youngest of the offenders is a juvenile. A section of our society has voiced out the opinion that based on the [...]
Why can’t the schools help children get quality uniforms too?
Divya Satyan, parent from Chennai:
My sons are students of Sri Sankara Vidyashramam, Thiruvanmiyur. I would like to know the opinion of other parents on whether schools should provide a good quality uniform for the students [...]
Should Schools have separate classes on Environment/ Personal Hygiene?
Xavier Fernandes, parent of Carmel of St Joseph’s School:
In todays world Indian culture is not very well trained on the critical and important topics of environment, it all starts from school right up from the [...]
Valentine’s Day: How necessary is it for us?
Sangeetha Narayanan, Parent, Chennai:
I lived in US for over 7 years and since my return to India, I have been observing the growing interest in Valentine’s Day in India.
I realized how well known the Day [...]
Students’ involvement in School Management
It has become a cliche for many of us to say that the future of this nation is in the hands of the Youth.
But are we really helping our children prepare to face the challenges [...]
Why Does Our Body Do That?
Learn the common causes behind your body’s little quirks.
Whether uncomfortable, embarrassing or just plain weird, there are some pretty funky things that our bodies do. Curious about the causes of such reactions as hiccups, goose [...]