To Copy Or Not To Copy - Sunbeam Suncity

In this video, we have tried to highlight the consequences of cheating in any manner. We also have focused on how students lose their creative skills because of the easy and quick approach to any task. Cheating from any source has severe disadvantages that can impact a student's academic, personal, and professional life. Firstly, cheating undermines the learning process, depriving students of the opportunity to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills. 

Moreover, cheating can lead to a lack of confidence and self-doubt, as students may feel that they are not capable of achieving success on their own merits. Additionally, cheating can damage their reputation and credibility, causing a loss of trust and respect from peers, teachers, and employers. 

Finally, cheating can also have serious consequences, such as failure, expulsion, or even legal action, ultimately hindering one's future prospects and opportunities. 

The habit of cheating can be removed from students by fostering a culture of academic integrity and promoting healthy learning habits. Teachers can play a significant role by emphasizing the importance of original work and providing guidance on proper citation and referencing. 

Additionally, students should be encouraged to take ownership of their learning, set realistic goals, and develop time management skills to reduce stress and anxiety. Regular feedback, positive reinforcement, and incentives for honest work can also motivate students to abandon cheating habits. Moreover, parents and teachers should engage in open conversations with students about the consequences of cheating and the value of hard work, perseverance, and self-discipline. 

By adopting a holistic approach, students can develop a growth mindset and cultivate a strong sense of integrity, ultimately breaking the habit of cheating.

Mohini Rai

Carol Henrick 

Sunbeam Suncity School and Hostel

Self Awareness and Self Assurance - Swabhi Parmar

Exploring your hidden talents and competency is an indispensable facet of building self-confidence and courage. Challenge yourself, face your fears and do things that are most dreadful to you. You will see a new face of your personality in the process. 

If you have some apparent fears, confront yourself with reasons for those fears and tell yourself that it isn’t that huge of a bargain. You will develop to become stronger and better. 

When you understand yourself better in terms of your skillset and what precisely you expect from your life, you will have more conviction in yourself and what you can do. Confusion leads to confrontation, and when you, yourself, are unsure about your abilities and goals, you will not be able to channelize your energies towards a common goal. Therefore, self-awareness is central to self-assurance.

Self Confidence and having a focused approach in life can do wonders to your ability to handle any situation. It can have a gigantic effect on your self-confidence levels depending on how comfortably you move along in your way to effective self-management. Therefore, you must plan to become more agreeable and certain.

 

Swabhi Parmar

The Fabindia School

spr@fabindiaschools.in

Freedom and Peace - Prerna Rathod

What is freedom? Every living being on this Earth has a different approach to

freedom. For a bird it would be to fly high in the blue sky, for a cow or a dog it would be to roam around freely and not just to stick to the rope, for an elephant or a lion it would be to roam freely in the jungle and not to perform in a circus. But for a human being, there are different aspects of freedom. Well, these boundaries of freedom are developed and accepted by societies themselves.

For a boy hanging around with his friends late in the night is no big deal instead it would be a restriction in the freedom of a girl if not allowed to do so. So who should we blame in this situation, is it the girl who is born with the female gender instead of male, or it should be the parents who are restricting the child? It’s the idea which generates in one’s mind to destroy the freedom of others just to satisfy their own freedom. For all the incidents taking place in this era, might it be kidnapping, rapes, etc, are due to these reasons.

Instead of blaming anyone, we should find solutions and ways to deal with it. So I would conclude that freedom is when you have the right to do anything which would not violate the freedom of others and would help for the betterment of society. And when there is freedom for everyone I am sure there will be equality, happiness and peace in our lives. So you will see “Freedom” is interlocked with “Peace”, i.e, where there is freedom there is peace. It is applicable in every home, society and country. This reminds me of a famous quote:“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”

Prerna Rathod The Fabindia School prd@fabindiaschools.in