Hyderabad, Oct 25: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has said that ‘all School syllabi in the country should be reduced by fifty percent and Students should learn 50 per cent from their classrooms and 50 per cent from playgrounds’.
He further said that the young students would soon be called upon to be leaders of India’s journey towards development. You should prepare yourself; equip yourself starting today, so that you will be ready when called upon to be leaders of a resurgent India, he added.
Saying that it is important to learn from books, the Vice President said that it is good to know facts and understand theories, but it is more important to be able to understand concepts and to gauge their practical applications. It is important to learn to do things, to develop practical and pragmatic wisdom, Mr Venkaiah said.
The Vice President said that whole examinations should be based on measuring the child’s capacity simply to question the things around him or her. This will encourage young people to never be content with the status quo and help to make change a relatively easy process, he said.
Mr Naidu urged the young students to never let their marks define or restrict them in any way. You are much more than the numbers on your report card, he added.
The Vice President opined that education imparted should be all encompassing, comprehensive and holistic.
He said that only half the school time should be spent in classrooms learning, the other half should be spent in playgrounds and in nature. Some of life’s crucial lessons are learnt by the children from playgrounds, such as sportsmanship, empathy and teamwork, Mr Venkaiah added.
Along with physical fitness, schools should also encourage other extra-curricular activities, the Vice President said. Love for the fine arts and interest in literary activities should also be inculcated in children, he added.
