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Daily News & Analysis
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Children turn wise, say no to idiot box
1,000 students take oath of not watching television for a day in a week
Maulik Buch. Vadodara
William Wordsworth had rightly said, "Child is the father of man." When our elders spend most of their time watching TVs, about 1,000 students of a school in Vadodara have decided not to watch the idiot box at least for day, a lesson must be learnt by elders.At a time when children are paying more attention towards watching televisions than reading books, causing a sudden fall in reading habits among them, an NGO, Hoonf, decided to take up cudgels against TVs. "We visited a number of schools, tried to convince students through debate and other activities not to watch TVs," said Gulab Rajput, an NGO member."Our efforts yielded its first result in the form Kelavni Trust Vidyalay's students, who decided no to watch TVs at least once in a weak."Talking about the NGO's activities in detail, Rajput said, "We conduct surveys in schools on primary basis. After the surveys are over, we have a group discussion with students, where they come up with arguments about why should not they watch TVs. We try to convince them through various examples.""We go to a number of schools on every Monday, distribute questionnaires and then after a week we take their views. Our aim is that they themselves decide whether they want to watch TVs or not. The movement is getting support from parents also," he said, adding that with the success in Kelavni Trust Vidyalay, the NGO has decided to move all schools of Vadodara followed by nearby towns and other cities of the state.He further said that the NGO kept a continuous track on the student, who have taken oath not to watch TVs. "We also give students a memento each, who utilise their time in reading, painting and other extra curricular activities," Rajput said.Purvi Patel, Class VI student, said "I am practising the oath religiously and I am happy because I am gradually developing reading habits and playing outdoor games."Namrata Chauhan, a student of Class V, said, "Earlier, I used to eat a lot while watching TV serials. After the oath, my food habits have changed. It has even helped in improving my studies. Now I am planning to practise it twice a week."Another sixth standard student Vijayakumari Agrawal said she practises yoga on the day when she does not watch TV. "Yoga has improved my concentration," she said
Daily News & Analysis
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Children turn wise, say no to idiot box
1,000 students take oath of not watching television for a day in a week
Maulik Buch. Vadodara
William Wordsworth had rightly said, "Child is the father of man." When our elders spend most of their time watching TVs, about 1,000 students of a school in Vadodara have decided not to watch the idiot box at least for day, a lesson must be learnt by elders.At a time when children are paying more attention towards watching televisions than reading books, causing a sudden fall in reading habits among them, an NGO, Hoonf, decided to take up cudgels against TVs. "We visited a number of schools, tried to convince students through debate and other activities not to watch TVs," said Gulab Rajput, an NGO member."Our efforts yielded its first result in the form Kelavni Trust Vidyalay's students, who decided no to watch TVs at least once in a weak."Talking about the NGO's activities in detail, Rajput said, "We conduct surveys in schools on primary basis. After the surveys are over, we have a group discussion with students, where they come up with arguments about why should not they watch TVs. We try to convince them through various examples.""We go to a number of schools on every Monday, distribute questionnaires and then after a week we take their views. Our aim is that they themselves decide whether they want to watch TVs or not. The movement is getting support from parents also," he said, adding that with the success in Kelavni Trust Vidyalay, the NGO has decided to move all schools of Vadodara followed by nearby towns and other cities of the state.He further said that the NGO kept a continuous track on the student, who have taken oath not to watch TVs. "We also give students a memento each, who utilise their time in reading, painting and other extra curricular activities," Rajput said.Purvi Patel, Class VI student, said "I am practising the oath religiously and I am happy because I am gradually developing reading habits and playing outdoor games."Namrata Chauhan, a student of Class V, said, "Earlier, I used to eat a lot while watching TV serials. After the oath, my food habits have changed. It has even helped in improving my studies. Now I am planning to practise it twice a week."Another sixth standard student Vijayakumari Agrawal said she practises yoga on the day when she does not watch TV. "Yoga has improved my concentration," she said
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