SCHOOL HOLIDAYS OUT OF THE BLUE

Impetus for writing the present brief is derived from an article published in Daily Dawn on Saturday April 5 2008 titled School holidays out of the blue.
Much to the parents and teachers plight these unplanned and sudden holiday announcements not only serve to increase the work load of teachers who are inundated to complete the course on time but also compromises the learning of students who in the end will have to wreck their brains to make up for the lost work. So celebration over a pleasant surprise of an extra holiday turns into an un-called -for labor.
Unfortunately holidays on birthdays and death anniversaries of National leaders, saints and religious occasions are only observed as staying home for rest and recreation without understanding the spirit.
What is required is a mindful approach on part of government ,school authorities and parents to make children aware of the significance of such occasions, generating discussion surrounding the event and how it impacts the public life, religious obligations as well as national interest.