21. Students Should be Engaged in Social Activities rather than School Work at Home

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21. Students Should be Engaged in Social Activities rather than School Work at Home

21. Students Should be Engaged in Social Activities rather than School Work at Home

Some people believe that students must be assigned with enough homework so that they get an opportunity to practise the things taught in the class at home. So they will not forget it. Others think that they shouldn't be overloaded by homework rather they must be given an opportunity to engage in social activities. In my opinion neither of the views is correct in themselves. The students should not be overburdened with large amounts of home work since they have already practiced such activities inside the classroom.

Though homework is helpful in reminding them about the lesson they have learnt on a particular day, getting them engaged and being ready for assignments and examinations, they have very little time to get refreshed. If we keep the students engaged with the homework all the time, it will have adverse effect on their social skills. They never get a chance to learn the skills that they need for socialization. There is a danger that such children become self-centric.

Instead of heavily loaded homework, project work, which relates the student's theoretical knowledge to practice, should be given to the students. On the one hand, such activities help them learn language unknowingly and apply learned behaviours in practice. On the other hand, they help them to broaden their social horizon, address their diverse interests, raise their selfesteem, make them more committed and enhance their ability to work in team.

When we were in class five, our English teacher always gave us project work like activities which we had to accomplish involving in the teams. Almost every week we had to present our findings to the class which miraculously increased our performance. Because of the regular project work, we became more adaptive to social issues, learnt to solve problems individually, become more sociable and befriended with many people in the society. Other teachers of the class, on the contrary, always gave us homework which none of us had interest in.

Thus, I strongly claim that learning by doing is the best technique which helps students to catch fish from a pond rather than providing them with amount of readymade fish. Therefore, the students should be engaged in social works to teach them the life skills they need for their future adjustments.

Source : Class Ten ( Teacher's Guide )