'Discipline in school brings discipline in life'

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Ragamala Rahi Datta (Kendriya Vidyalaya Khanapara, 9 yrs): Respected Sir, Mahatma Gandhi loved India, Subhash Bose loved India, They fought for freedom of India. How I love my India?

President APJ Abdul Kalam: When you are a student, acquire as much knowledge as possible. Work hard and have a mission in your life.


nivedita (coast guard public school, daman, 15 yrs): What type of education system do you view in your imagination of India 2020 and your views about the the recent declaration of not conducting board exams in 10th class as announced by CBSE.

President APJ Abdul Kalam: Primary education should focus on triggering the creativity of the children. Secondary education will provide the confidence and capabilities in children to start their own small enterprise or go for higher education for research. Institutions of higher education will become world-class centers of excellence and partners of industry.


MANOJ KUMAR .S. PATIL (JNV GAJANUR SHIMOGA KARNATAKA, 15 yrs): THESE DAYS THE CHILDREN MIND IS DEVIATING FROM STUDIES AS WELL AS FROM OUR CULTURE AND NATION AND ATTRACTING TOWARDS WESTERN CULTURES AND STUDIES. SO WHAT WE CAN DO FOR REINSTALLING THESE INDEGENIOUS THINGS LIKE STUDIES, CULTURE? PLEASE ANSWER ME AS A PARENT AND TEACHER?

President APJ Abdul Kalam: Dear Manoj kumar, Two events have to take place, to protect our value system. Joint family system of India was and is continuously feeding our traditional value system. In secondary school, every week there should be moral science class for one hour, where the best of human lives in India and the world should be taught.


Akanksha (sacred heart convent school barnala, 17 yrs): These days the childeren specially teenagers are growing earlier than it was in your or my parents time, so why can't the rules can't also be changed according to the age of the childeren, dear sir i want to follow those rules but when all my fellow students break them then i feel terrible they tease my because of this so tell me if still i should break those rules or follow those rules even if someone tease me and should wait till they are changed?

President APJ Abdul Kalam: Discipline in school brings discipline in life. I suggest all of you join NCC and Scouts.


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