School Education

The sad and funny part of my life. Since my father is a bank officer, I had to change schools. I had to change 7 schools till my +2. I still remember some of the friends from 4th Std. I couldn't recollect anyone before that.

Everytime it's difficult for me to write entrance exam/interview at atleast 2 schools whenever I moved to a different place. My father and mother would have had a hard time. Thinking of the current school scenario, I can't imagine of handling the situation for my kids. I think annual exams are easier, atleast we know we would move to next standard but the suspense/challenge whether you would get an admission or not is ? !!

It was difficult to leave the friends you have at each of the schools, sometimes you don't know whether you would continue to study in the school. Hopefully, someday I will have chances of meeting them.

I did study/learn(?) at small(a house made into a school) and big (as TVS Lakshmi) of schools and varied beliefs (St. Joseph, Pattukottai, SDA, Madurai) Christian/ (TVS)Hindu.

To be frank, I didn't learn anything till my 8th Std. In fact, I felt like a xerox machine. I still remember my mother asking me to do something of this sort in exam.

Question: Which is the longest river in India?
Just cut the last part "the longest river in India" and append 'is' and write the name of the river. Simple !
I still use to kid my mother recollecting this! :)

That's the starting point of my learning curve. Since, then I tried to understand/question myself on each of the subjects/things I was taught/see.

On the whole, it's a great experience to have studied at different schools at different places which gives a notion of the school setting in Tamil Nadu.