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A different summer camp
ENTERTAINMENT Victims of violence share and enjoy happy moments at this eight-day camp in the city, writes S.S.KAVITHA

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Holiday homework is not necessary. Students need to be freed from the pressure of studying at least during vacation time when they can concentrate on sports, reading, pursuing their hobbies and helping parents in smaller ways. This will help ...

Every human being, adult or child, needs time to unwind and relax. Holidays are the time for students to enjoy because through the year they are under the pressure of completing a tough syllabus, finishing assignments and so many other ...

Holiday homework is not necessary. Holidays are meant for relaxation. Through the year, students only study, write exams and do homework. Holidays should be reserved for reading story books, going to summer camps, getting to know new things ...

There is no end to doing homework whether in school or college. It helps in intellectual development. Doing an assignment gives the opportunity to search for information and expand the knowledgeable base. It also makes the student feel more ...

When the children are at home during holidays, they tend to play more and are not in a mood to touch their books. Since they don’t keep in touch with academics, they find it difficult to cope when they join school after a gap. It is for ...

Children’s complete well being and mind development is important. For a balanced mind, academics alone is not enough. Extracurricular activities and reading habits play a vital role in overall personality development. Nowadays, in this ...

Today, children are made to concentrate more on academics. Our system of education makes them tired and bored. Children do not develop a natural tendency to study, rather they are forced into it. Essence of education is not mere collection of ...

During holidays, students waste their time watching TV or playing cricket. Doing homework is a useful way of spending time. There is definitely a need for schools and colleges to give holiday homework. But the quantum should be less. Students ...

Students also need to relax after a year-long academic session. And holidays are the only solution for this. But if they are loaded with homework, the normal way of enjoying time with friends, family and relatives is ruined. The necessity of ...

It is not necessary. Education these days has become quantitative and not qualitative. Both, school management and parents expect only results without really caring about the quality of students. After school, study hours ruin the recreation ...

This is a competitive world. Students are forced to use their syllabus and marks as a weapon to shape their future. As a result, they hardly find time to relax and in case if they get free time they are unable to use it in a proper way. These ...

Nowadays students have more diversion from studies due to computer games, 24 hour TV programmes and cricket matches. Hence it is necessary that they are given some homework to sustain their interest in studies. But there is a tendency among ...

Holiday means day of exemption from labour. Present day schools squeeze the students by giving homework even on holidays. To get better results, they even finish the plus two portions during vacation. Holidays are meant for enjoyment. Children ...

To make the holiday meaningful, holiday homework is given by several schools.

Students are asked to revise a small portion everyday under the guidance of their parents. But most of the students end up doing it only when vacations come ...

Holiday is a time for leisure and relaxation. Through the year, children are burdened by homework. Again homework during holidays is like adding fuel to the fire. It creates further boredom and can even develop distaste for studies in the long ...

Holiday homework is necessary. It is suitable and advantageous as students find some time to revise lessons during vacation before the start of a new academic session. By studying a little extra, students will only benefit by gaining ...

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