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Love At First Sight

The 3rd story of  my 10 love stories is based on true events that happened to one of my friend. The story is an old one. Its when he was in school. His family then lived in a village in Sambalpur  District of Odisha , India. His previous school had been a Boy's high school, where he had continued till 7th class. But his new school was a co-ed one. It had 2 storeys with 14 class rooms and and one room for  office.But I don't get the point of having separate schools for Boys and Girls. I think by having separate schools, we are promoting gender discrimination. And it would be quite boring attending classes in absence of students from opposite gender. There is no incentive to work hard and get good marks. There are no rewards for finishing your home work before time. In the real world, both genders co-exist. So, why the need for such schools?? So lets return to our story, My friend was quite good in studies. He was the class topper in his previous school. He continued his goo

RTE Act: A Closer Look

RTE Act otherwise known as "The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act"  was passed by the Indian parliament on 4 August 2009. This acts aims to provide free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right. The main features of this Act are: It prohibits (a) physical punishment and mental harassment; (b) screening procedures for admission of children; (c) capitation fee; (d) private tuition by teachers and (e) running of schools without recognition, Right or children to free and compulsory education till completion of elementary education( class 8th) in a neighborhood school. Right of transfer to other schools It makes provisions for a non-admitted child to be admitted to an age appropriate class. It is the duty and responsibility of appropriate Governments, local authority and parents in providing free and compulsory education. It also ensures the sharing of financial and other responsibilitie