जो आदि है, जो अनंत है, मैं उस सनातन का अंश हूँ,
मैं राम-कृष्ण की माटी का, एक गौरवशाली वंश हूँ।
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यदि आप पूरी कविता पढ़ना चाहते हैं, तो कमेंट में लिखें। आपकी मांग पर पूरी कविता पोस्ट की जाएगी। ✍️
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Beyond Marks: Are We Educating Children or Outsourcing Education to Parents?
:Ashutosh Panigrahy.
Yesterday, I attended the Parent-Teacher Meeting (PTM) at my son's school. Like every parent present, I walked into the auditorium with one simple hope, to understand how I could help my child become a better student and a better human being.
The principal addressed the gathering first. He spoke passionately about the school's commitment to academic excellence and the role parents play in a child's success. Then came the subject teachers. Since the school follows the ICSE curriculum, there are 13 subjects in the 4th standard. Each teacher requested that parents spend "just 15 minutes" every day helping their child with that particular subject.
Individually, the request sounded reasonable.
Collectively, it revealed a deeper problem.
Thirteen subjects multiplied by fifteen minutes equals 195 minutes every day. That is more than three hours of additional academic engagement expected from parents after school.
This raised a question that every school, every parent, and every policymaker should seriously consider.
At what point does parental involvement become the outsourcing of education?
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The Reality of Today's Families
We no longer live in a world where one parent is always available at home.
In countless families, both parents work, not to accumulate wealth but simply to meet rising living costs. Quality education has become increasingly expensive. School fees continue to rise. Tuition classes have become almost a parallel education system. Music, sports, coding, art, dance, and other extracurricular activities all come with additional costs.
Parents leave home early, return late, and often sacrifice their own comfort so that their children can receive the best possible education.
When schools ask parents to spend another three hours every evening teaching multiple subjects, one has to ask:
Is this expectation realistic?
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The Child's Day Has Become a Marathon
Consider the daily schedule of many students.
They spend six to seven hours in school.
They return home with homework.
Many attend tuition classes.
They participate in extracurricular activities because holistic development is encouraged.
Some barely find time to have dinner before beginning the next round of studies.
Now add three more hours of guided study with parents.
Where does childhood fit into this schedule?
Where is the time for reading a story, playing outdoors, talking to grandparents, pursuing a hobby, or simply doing nothing?
Children are not machines designed to maximise productivity every waking hour.
They are growing human beings whose minds and personalities need space to breathe.
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Sleep Is Not a Luxury
One aspect that deserves far greater attention is sleep.
Children in primary and middle school generally require around 9 to 11 hours of quality sleep each night for healthy brain development.
Sleep strengthens memory.
It improves concentration.
It regulates emotions.
It supports physical growth.
It enhances creativity and problem-solving.
When children consistently lose sleep to cope with academic pressure, the consequences are significant. Reduced attention, irritability, anxiety, poor memory, lower immunity, and emotional instability are not isolated problems. They directly affect both IQ and EQ, which are equally essential for long-term success.
Ironically, in our attempt to improve academic performance, we may be weakening the very brain that is expected to perform.
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What Is the Purpose of Education?
If education is only about examination marks, then perhaps the present system is working.
But if education is meant to create responsible, compassionate, emotionally balanced, socially aware, and confident individuals, then we need to broaden our definition of success.
The world no longer rewards only those who score the highest marks.
It rewards those who can communicate, collaborate, think critically, solve problems, adapt to change, lead with empathy, and continue learning throughout life.
These qualities cannot be developed through endless worksheets alone.
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Schools Must Lead, Not Delegate
Let me be absolutely clear.
Teachers work incredibly hard.
Schools play an indispensable role in shaping young minds.
This article is not a criticism of teachers. It is an invitation to rethink an education model that increasingly transfers classroom responsibilities to homes.
If students need additional guided practice, why not build it into the school day?
Would extending school hours by thirty to sixty minutes for supervised revision reduce stress at home?
Could schools introduce structured study periods where teachers clarify doubts before children leave campus?
Could homework become more meaningful and less repetitive?
Could academic reinforcement happen where trained educators are available instead of assuming every parent has the time, subject knowledge, and teaching ability to do so?
These are questions worth discussing.
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Parents Must Also Look Within
Parents are not free from responsibility either.
Many of us unknowingly overload our children.
A child attends school all day, then tuition, then music, then sports, then coding, then language classes.
Every activity appears beneficial in isolation.
Together, they create exhaustion.
Children also need family conversations, friendships, festivals, books unrelated to exams, outdoor play, quiet reflection, and unstructured time.
Character grows in these moments.
Emotional resilience grows in these moments.
Creativity grows in these moments.
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Mental Health Cannot Be an Afterthought
Across the world, childhood stress and anxiety are increasing.
The number of students experiencing burnout, emotional distress, and severe academic pressure should concern every educator and every parent.
When education becomes a source of fear instead of curiosity, something has gone wrong.
When children worry more about disappointing adults than discovering knowledge, something has gone wrong.
When success is measured only through marks, something has gone wrong.
No report card is more valuable than a healthy mind.
No examination is more important than a child's life.
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Education Is a Partnership
Parents and schools should never work against each other.
Nor should one transfer its responsibilities to the other.
Schools provide professional education.
Parents provide love, values, emotional security, and lifelong guidance.
When both respect their distinct roles, children flourish.
When expectations become unreasonable, children carry the burden.
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A Question Worth Asking
Every parent wants their child to succeed.
Every teacher wants to see students excel.
Every school dreams of producing toppers.
But perhaps it is time to ask a more important question.
Should the ultimate goal of education be to create the topper of the school, or the best version of a human being?
The answer to that question will determine not only the future of our education system, but also the future of an entire generation.
Before assigning another worksheet, enrolling another tuition class, scheduling another activity, or demanding another hour of study, let us pause and ask ourselves:
Are we preparing our children for examinations, or are we preparing them for life?
The answer may change the way we educate forever.
Thank you🙏
अंदाजा तो लगाओ कभी
अपने सुखों का और दूसरों के दुःखो का
मुँह से यही निकलेगा,प्रभु तेरा शुक्र है 🌸
जय श्री कृष्णा 🌿🙏
श्री राधे राधे जी 🪷
⭐ शुभ रात्रि ⭐
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पापी मनुष्य पापकर्म द्वारा धन पाकर हर्ष से खिल उठता है !
वह पापी चोरी से ही बढ़ता हुआ पाप में आसक्त हो जाता है और यह समझ कर कि धर्म है ही नही -पवित्रात्मा पुरुषों की हंसी उडाता है !
धर्म में उसकी तनिक भी श्रद्धा नही रह जाती और पाप के द्वारा वह विनाश के मुख में पड़ता है !
वह अपने को देवताओं के समान अजर अमर मानता है !
परन्तु उसे वरुण के पाशों में बंधना पड़ता है !
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ॐ नीलांजन समाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम।
छायामार्तंड संभूतं तं नमामि शनैश्चराय॥
कर्म फल दाता श्री शनि महाराज की जय
ॐ भगभवाय विद्महे मृत्युरूपाय धीमहि।
तन्नो शनि: प्रचोदयात्॥
ॐ शन्नोदेवीरभिष्टय आपो भवन्तु पीतये शन्योरभिस्त्रवन्तु न:।
ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं स: शनैश्चराय नम:।
ॐ ऐं ह्लीं श्रीशनैश्चराय नम:।
सौरि: शनैश्चरो मंद: पिप्पलादेन संस्तुत:।
सुप्रभात वन्दन 🌺
🚩 सूर्यपुत्र शनिदेव की कृपा एवं आशिर्वाद सदा आप और आपके परिवार पर बनी रहे 🙏
रायबरेली में बारिश से धंसी ज़मीन , निकली सदियों पुरानी गुफ़ा,
हरचंदपुर थाना क्षेत्र के ओई गांव में बारिश से धंसी ज़मीन जिसके अंदर गुफ़ा जैसी संरचना और ईट दिखाई दे रही हैं।
आदरणीय योगी जी की बात बिल्कुल सही है।
जब देश तेज़ी से आगे बढ़ता है, तब कुछ लोग समाज में भ्रम और वैमनस्य फैलाने का प्रयास करते हैं।
ऐसे समय में प्रत्येक नागरिक का दायित्व है कि वह अफवाहों से सतर्क रहे, तथ्यों पर विश्वास करे और सामाजिक सद्भाव व राष्ट्रीय एकता को मजबूत बनाए। 🇮🇳
जिन लोगों को भारत की प्रगति अच्छी नहीं लग रही है, वे किसी न किसी रूप में समाज में विद्वेष की स्थिति पैदा करना चाहते हैं...
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