Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that parents should become friends of their children. They should teach their kids with love. Madhya Pradesh Government is making efforts to reduce the burden of bags of children. Changes are being made in the teaching methods.
Chouhan was addressing a gathering today at the State-level “Mil-Banche Madhya Pradesh” organised at Samanvay Bhavan. School Education Minister Vijay Shah was also present during the programme.
Chouhan said that life is a festival and children are the most valuable gifts of God. The time spent with children is most beautiful. It is the duty of the society and us to help them move ahead and nurture them. Parents should give time to their children and understand their sentiments.
They are our future and in no situation should they be made to feel complexed or frustrated. Parents are the first guru of their children. It is very important for children to have open dialogues with their parents for their integrated development. Children who have fear cannot develop naturally.
The Chief Minister said that there are three objectives of education, giving knowledge, skill and culture of citizenship. Quoting Shankaracharya he said that education is what shows the path of living. Swami Vivekanand said that education is what makes one a human. It is imparting acquired knowledge from one generation to another generation. Knowledge is must but cramming is not. It is essential to implement one’s knowledge in one’s behaviour.
He told the children that one’s image depends on one’s behavior. If you think good thoughts, so shall you become. It is the duty of the teachers and parents to identify the natural qualities of their children and encourage them. Chief Minister Chouhan remembered his teacher Ratanchand Jain at Jait village who had taught him to be a good human being. He said that children should not be fearful but enjoy coming to school. The country needs citizens with good qualities. Every person should work honestly.