My visit to Amar Jyoti Secondary School,Syuchatar, Kathmandu

18 June 2018
My visit to Amar Jyoti Secondary School,Syuchatar, Kathmandu

After having lunch I visited my friend and teachers' Leader Sundar Panta at his school , Amar Jyoti Secondary School,Syuchatar, Kathmandu. I along with my youngest Kid Prama went there on my bike. When we reached there we saw Sundar sir talking with a middle-aged man and a young girl. The young girl was there to make various animals' sound. During the short recess, she made sounds of animals and birds. Students and teachers listened to her and donated her how they could. It was wonderful time for me to meet Binod Dubadi who teaches English there. He asked me to take one class. I accepted it and enjoyed there. My focus was to make students apply in their own life what they learn at school from the textbook.

When Dubadi Sir introduced me to students as a book writer they were excited and curious to know how it could be possible. I advised them not to read any text to gain the knowledge of the prescribed text only but also find how other forms of writing are applied. How punctuation is used. I gave them one example from grade seven English book -Dharahara is on the southwest tip of Tudikhel. I asked them to memorize them this sentence and try to find the location of the place where they are from. If students are able to use this sentence to use according to their context, they can write a paragraph or an article on the place they are assigned to write. In the same way, I showed how prepositions are used and of great importance in writing. Meanwhile, I did not forget to talk about adjectives. If students are good at using action words differently, preposition and adjectives, their writing can impress their audiences. Writing means pleasing to their audience. Students write to score good letter grade or a literateur writes to entertain his audiences or inform his audiences or other purposes.

In the end, I suggested them to be like Sudama and his spouse Bashundhara who had presented themselves as the supreme model of humanity, honesty, and responsibility. I took the name of Anne Frank, Rabindranath Tagore, Socrates and Jhamak Ghimire to make them realize that how writing is of great importance. Everyone can write any happening and narrates it well, it can be a good narrative story. More than 30 millions diary of Anne Frank's has been sold in the market. If anyone writes a good diary, publishes and gets the audience, it can be the source of income, name, and fame too. I gave them various sentences structure to write and suggested them to apply in their writing. I found students avid, sincere and communicative too.

After having Khaja in canteen offered by Dubadi sir, we talked about the present scenario of school level education. Students don't pay as much attention as the previous students used to. Presents students are equipped with modern technology like mobile, and remain busy at Facebook and other. They don't spend more time on study. These devices have been the hindrances for the learners. I felt glad seeing the school marching forward in every sector of education. I want to congratulate the entire team for their unity and devotion to the progress of the school. It has been one of the flourishing schools of that locality. Though it has congested premise, every piece of land has properly been used and buildings have been constructed and painted. Finally, I returned home from the school at three and arrived at 4 pm. Then how I felt about the day, I mentioned it on my status. Thank you, the entire team, for letting me there at your space and share my experience.