Ugly Truth

Stop using the word ‘Ugly’

The word ‘Ugly’ is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as ‘unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance.’ Does this agree with you? Children are brought up with fairytales saying if you’re not pretty then you don’t have much going for you. Stories like the Ugly Duckling or Prince Charming; he got by solely on his looks. Have you ever thought if Sleeping Beauty wasn’t beautiful would Prince Phillip have kissed her? In the movie ‘Shrek’ they depict this by showing a scene where Princess Fiona is in her cursed form, an ogre. And wouldn’t you know it; the Prince gets scared and leaves her there. It can be because she was an ogre and was scary looking, but the Prince mentions the word ‘ugly’ and runs off.

Not just us but our kids are bombarded with images in the media and just about everywhere else on how they ought to look, magazines showing pictures of thin, flawless models and actors. Most of these images are photo shopped. But the message has already been sent and received. There are celebrities who try to fight this and send a positive message to their young fans. Pink’s F***** Perfect and Christina Aguilera’s song ‘Beautiful’ are all about having a positive body image and that you’re perfect and beautiful just the way you are.

Why concentrate on the colour of one’s skin tone

Closer to home, there is so much importance on skin tone and the lightness of skin colour. Did you know we’re the only country that have fair creams? Look at the ads, countless of them for fair creams. Why should a person have to have fair or light skin in order to be seen as pretty? The word ‘ugly’ should be taken off the dictionary and cease to be used. To read more on the impact this word has on children click here http://bit.ly/1EogLuC

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Benefits of co-ed education

Choice of school

Being surrounded by girls was nothing new to Kathy, she had two sisters. One elder and younger, the only male figure in the house was their dad. Kathy and her sister finished their schooling in an all girls’ school. But when Kathy’s younger sister, Jane was in seventh standard their dad got transferred to another city and the nearest school was a co-ed one.

After Kathy, her older sister Margo and their parents talked about it, they decided to let Jane decide. After all she was entering high school and she was old enough to make a decision. Jane took this choice seriously and thought and talked about it with her friends. It didn’t take long, for two days later Jane had decided that she wanted to go to a co-ed school... it was a different world this co-ed school. The girls didn’t have their claws out as much and the boys’ presence made it all so much better. Jane fit right in and made lots of friends. Her high school years after that were a kaleidoscope of fun, laughter, frustration and tears... when her family asked her about her experiences in this new school while compared to her old one, Jane sat back and thought for a minute, framing her reply just right. At the end she said “it was nice in an all girls’ school. Women understand each other. But the co-ed school was so much more what I thought it would be. I found that I took more interest in my studies and also tried out for the different sports they offered.”

Jane’s decision

Jane’s family talked about it together and left the choice up to her. If you are wondering about the same thing, there is help out there. The online sphere has 100s of sites that will throw light on this topic. Click here to read more on this subject http://bit.ly/1yxemvQ

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Home school VS Public School

Home schooling

Preethi and Ming talked a lot about whether they wanted to put their kid in a public school or home school her. After much consideration and deliberation they finally decided that they would home school their daughter. There are sites that guide you through this process and teach the parent how to educate their child. Places where a whole curriculum which will be affiliated to an education organisation are also available on the World Wide Web.

When asked why they decided to home school their child, Pretthi replied “the main factor was that we chose to shelter our child as long as we can, because there are many things besides education that a child picks up from school. And that’s a known fact.”

Home schooling or Public school

They took their child Rachel to a school one day and had her attend a whole day of class and what they got back was news to them. Rachel (eight years old) liked being part of a class and loved that there were other kids her age that she could interact with and learn from.

There is much debate about this topic. People say that the child learns so much more and needs a healthy interaction with kids their age and also with adults; teachers, staff and others. They learn many life lessons outside the classroom but of course it’s not all roses and sunshine. The child might have a stunted social growth when home schooled and may not learn essentials like team building, games and other extracurricular activities that one learns from school.

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click here http://lawrenceschool.in/