Sandwich

A : I want to go camping this summer

H: After your tenth.

A: I want to join baking classes

H: After your tenth.

A: I want to participate in the dance competition

H: After your tenth.

A: I want to see Titanic in 3D

H: After your tenth.

A: I want to download all of Linkin Park’s songs

H: After your tenth.

A: I want to eat a sandwich

H: After your tenth.

DAD!!!!!!!!

Mind bender:  Grade ten doesn’t mean that life has to come to a standstill. Yes, a sense of balance is necessary .One does need to strike the right balance between studies and extracurricular activities. But that does not have to come at the cost of leaving no room for play. Children writing the Board exam are at the age of 14 or 15. This is the age when their hormones are raging and they need an outlet. I recently met a parent who told me that it was basketball that enabled her daughter to score high in Math too. All during grade ten, the girl played basket ball for her school. She soon realised that she was getting stronger in basket ball only because she practiced it daily. So she set to tackle her math the same way. Thus from a girl who was scared of the math paper, she grew to be a confident student and maxed her math paper. Her learning from the sport taught her the basic principle of math. So the sandwich of life can be a multi tiered one: with academics, sport, dance and music.