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Raj Kumar Makkad (Adv P & H High Court Chandigarh)     24 November 2009

The right to education

I, like this teacher believe that lessons should be
taught in all schools . .
and colleges.

Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson
High School in Little Rock,

did something not to be forgotten.


On the first day of school, with the permission

of the school superintendent, the principal and

the building supervisor, she removed all of the

desks out of her classroom.

When the first period kids entered the room

they discovered that there were no desks.

'Ms.. Cothren, where're our desks?'

She replied, 'You can't have a desk until

you tell me how you earn the right

to sit at a desk.'

They thought,

'Well, maybe it's our grades.'

'No,' she said.


'Maybe it's our behavior.'

She told them,

'No, it's not even your behavior.'

And so, they came and went, the first period,

second period, third period.


Still no desks in the classroom.


By early afternoon television news crews had

started gathering in Ms.Cothren's classroom

to report about this crazy teacher who had

taken all the desks out of her room.

The final period of the day came and as the

puzzled students found seats on the floor

of the deskless classroom, Martha Cothren said,


'Throughout the day no one has been able

to tell me just what he/she has done

to earn the right to sit at the desks that are

ordinarily found in this classroom.


Now I am going to tell you.'

At this point, Martha Cothren went over

to the door of her classroom and opened it.

Twenty-seven (27) U.S. Veterans, all in uniforms,

walked into that classroom, each one carrying

a school desk.


The Vets began placing the school desks in rows,

and then they would walk over and stand

alongside the wall.. By the time the last soldier

had set the final desk in place, those kids started

to understand, perhaps for the first time

in their lives, just how the right to sit at those

desks had been earned..

Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit

at these desks. These heroes did it for you.

They placed the desks here for you.


Now, it's up to you to sit in them.

 

It is your responsibility to learn, to be good

students, to be good citizens.

They paid the price so that you could have the

freedom to get an education.


Don't ever forget it.'

By the way,
this has been verified as a true story.

COMMENT :

As Indians get ready to observe the first year

of a grissly terrorist attack on their soil on

26th November last year, this story, although

set against an American background, brings

this very important point home


That there are people who are fighting selflessly
so we can enjoy Life with all its rights and

freedoms .... Remember How at this time last year

politicians  and rabble rousers were so quiet,

not daring to say anything lest they become the

target of the common Man's wrath ...


Consider passing this along so others won't forget

that the freedoms we have in this great country

were earned by the blood and sweat and toil of

selfless leaders and soldiers past and present ...


Let no leader try to divide us on the basis of

language, caste, creed and religion ....


Let us not lose our right by being mute witnesses

Rather, let us give them a resounding slap that

will echo in their minds for years and generations

to come ...


Be vigilant, Be Alert,

Use your rights or lose them ...


JAI HIND




Learning

 4 Replies


(Guest)

Great.

 

Spirit of the mother land.


(Guest)

Raj Kumar Makkad Ji,

If every one in our just say once

                  JAI HIND

that is enough sir,

we are top of the world.

Jai Hind.


(Guest)

EVERY ON IN OUR COUNTRY JUST SAY ONCE

K. Rajendra Prakash (Advocate)     05 December 2009

Jai Hind


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