Instill Values in your Kids
My daughter (Rudrapriya) is in her 6th grade, with her annual examinations nearing I see gearing interest from her towards books :). Yaah, she has started looking at her books and notes seriously. Last evening she came to me with a full size notebook and showed me some questions which her social studies teacher had shared with the class quoting as important questions to be read for the exam. It was told that 50% of the questions will come in from the list shared which seems to be a very common phenomenon.
I felt a bit dejected and deceived. My worry was two fold, one is by sharing the questions they are directed towards short cuts in life leading them to be become laggards in life and the other is they wouldn't respect their own hard work which they have done for the whole year. I decided to approach the situation with a lateral thought of "why" should one accept what ever is being provided? I stated the exact same thought with my daughter about expressing concern about her school's teaching habits. She understood my POV. To my astonishment, she tore the entire set of questions shared by her teacher. I could see the spirit of happiness and pride in her eyes, she seemed to be prepared for the worst but not accept a short cut. I know it is not going to be easy for her to read the entire content before the exams and am also aware that the kids who would prepare based on the questions would score "faaar" better than her but still then she would have the internal happiness of meeting the situation based on her inner strengths. Moreover I expect that her to be using her mind before accepting anything which comes her way and this is a small step towards that journey.
That very moment, I felt proud as if I had achieved something great in my life.May be this is what we should live for, instill the best of habits & values in kids to make this world much more beautiful place to live in. Be sure that these values are the ones which will be scarce, in demand and cherished for the days to come......... :)
Thanks Rudrapriya :), you have helped me hold my head high.
That very moment, I felt proud as if I had achieved something great in my life.May be this is what we should live for, instill the best of habits & values in kids to make this world much more beautiful place to live in. Be sure that these values are the ones which will be scarce, in demand and cherished for the days to come......... :)
Thanks Rudrapriya :), you have helped me hold my head high.
Attagirl Rudrapriya !! Keep up the spirit even if you have to suffer. You'll end up feeling on top of the world!
ReplyDeleteAs everyone says, Father is the foremost role model for every child and you are playing that part very well Laxmi. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, Rudrapriya, it is very special to see dad's eyes glitter with pride because of the children and you made that happen! God bless! :)
After so many years it is the first time I am reading this blog written by my dad and I am very proud of him for directing me towards the right actions in life rather than just the scores that wouldn't even last for a while..
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