Mr. Arthur E Foot, the first Head Master of The Doon School in 1935, explained education as follows:
If, at the time of graduating from school, the student cannot differentiate between what is right and what is wrong, they have had no education.
In today's world, where children chase success and marks, they tend to forget the very basics of education, which are human values and being good human beings.
Success comes to those who are kind and compassionate. We need to be considerate and respectful of our peers and the people around us. We often tend to be very selfish and only care for ourselves. Our first service should be to the community. We need to be grateful for what we have. Very often, gratitude is missing, and we end up complaining about everyone and everything.
I feel there is no excuse for rudeness or obnoxious behaviour; there is no need to insult or shout at others.
One must learn to be tolerant and respect the opinions of others. We live in a secular society, and we must have the patience and understanding to respect the culture and beliefs of everyone. Just because others' opinions and beliefs don't match ours, there is no need to be aggressive or intolerant. For example, a person who is a vegetarian is no better or worse than a non-vegetarian. Diversity is our country's strength, and we are proud of it—something we have always been proud of.
Achievements in academics, games and extra curricular activities are very important but just as important is being kind and generous to others. To live in harmony inspite of all our differences we may have in our cultures, religious beliefs and eating habits.
Our present situation can be summed up by taking the metaphor from the Piano:
You can make music with the white keys, and you can make music with the black keys, but to make music in complete harmony you need the black and the white keys.
RP Devgan is the Chairman of Learning Forward India, a long-serving teacher, and the head of schools worldwide.
Mr Rp has been in the line of education for decades Besides being an excellent teacher he a great humanbeing .He has mastered the art of getting across his students with amicable ease and patience This one can easily say is a sign of a successful and satisfying career.we are honoured to have him on the board of Arthur Foot Academy
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