Briiing! The alarm goes off at six a.m. waking Sidharth, an eleventh standard student, from his six hour slumber. Monday mornings have always been a wet blanket to the fun and enjoyment he had over the weekend. For him, it’s another five long dreary days till the next weekend. Adding the last minute touches to the Mathematics assignment, Sidharth still has to iron his uniform, not to mention eat a wholesome breakfast in the next fifteen minutes to avoid missing the bus, while toting a backpack, weighing about half a kilo.
On the other hand, his sister, a final year college student, leisurely wakes up at half past seven and takes her time to get dressed in comfortable attire, for another enjoyable week of studying a subject which she’s always been passionate about. Having had the time to complete her homework over the weekend and having eaten to her fill, she has lots of time to spare and decides to read the newspaper before leaving for the junction to catch her bus.
As anyone can see, there is a conspicuous contrast between the lives of a college student and a school student. However this is just one example, to rationalize the point I’m trying to make, this is what a few students, both college and school, had to say: “College has given me more beautiful memories of unity and fun times. Attacks on other’s lunches, bunking of classes, celebrating small events, etc were all things which couldn’t be done in school.” Another view is that in school you learn the tricks of the trade and it would do you good to be nice to the teachers as they evaluate your papers whereas in college one has to apply what you have learned earlier and you can afford to be yourself as your professors do not grade you. School for some consist of an endless series of late nights and early mornings spent either at tuition or school and if there is time in between, it is at home, cramming as much information into their tiny little noggin. Mothers of college students have different problems than that of school students normally not related to academics. Each has its advantages and disadvantages but generally mothers tend to be more relaxed when their child has entered college because the ward seems to have attained a level of maturity and common sense and generally, can be trusted more to handle various problems. Psychologists say that school going children face as much stress as any adult undergoes, however unbelievable that may sound. Teachers are under a lot of pressure to finish the prescribed syllabus in a specific amount of time which can lead to carelessness and monotony. This in turn causes the student’s interest to decline and a growing hatred develops towards the subject which gradually turns into hatred towards school altogether.
As T.S Eliot once said, “No one can become really educated without having pursued some study in which he took no interest. For it is part of education to interest ourselves in subjects for which we have no aptitude.”
Therefore, school students, just remember that when you enter college, gone will be the days when your mind, body, heart and soul rebel at the beginning of a new week. Gone will be the times when you just could not find it in yourself to stand for another strenuous and droning day of classes which made no sense to you, but pulled through because of friends and family. No more will on Sunday nights gloom, misery, and a genuine desire to stop time, flood your consciousness. You will be able to take pleasure in devouring the sweet fruit of your labour as a school student, and that is by enjoying the bright hued days of college which will be with you forever. After all it is said that, "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school."
-Anonymous.
Therefore get ready for your education to begin, as soon as you leave behind the world of uniforms and chalk dust to enter a new world of coloured variety and a plethora of professors awaiting your questions with open arms.
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