Review for Sishu Griha
Sishu Griha: Totally True!!
By Liz - Posted on July 23rd, 2011
I've studied in Sishu Griha for 13 years. I have to say, this school has gone to the dogs!
This is probably one of the worst schools in Bangalore right now. For starters I have to agree with you Seema on the topic of the school grounds. A school without its own ground- classic!! First off if the school is taking so much donation and fee from each child that gets in, is it really that hard to buy the grounds from the BBMP? Evidently there is some reason that the grounds haven’t been given to the school yet. And I’m really surprised that none of the parents seem to ask or care about this. Haven’t any of them thought of how these grounds are accessible to all public? And haven’t any of them seen the kind of people that use this ground? If any of you'll would like to get acquainted with the local Thippassandra dons and rowdies, this is your place!
Secondly, the state of the toilets have improved a little bit from what they used to be. Although the class rooms, for the amount of fees the school takes, is still way below the standards.
Talking about the classrooms, meet the new teachers that have been hired. Sishu Griha had some of the nicest teachers, Valsa Aunty, Jayalaxmi Aunty, Lalitha Aunty, Geetha Chandran Aunty, Anila Aunty and late Mrs. Susan Koshy Aunty. But the new teachers are not only pitiable, I'm surprised the have a license to even teach!
And of course then there are a few, who apparently are open and forward in their thinking, but alas only if the parent knew exactly what happened within school walls. Teachers like Re used to be so nice. Now she spends most of her time, "spying" on the kids instead of doing any teaching. Teachers stoop to levels as low as getting a few children in a class to "spy" on the slightly naughtier kids and report to them what they are up to. Apparently sometime they even have recorders hidden around class to hear the conversation of kids. Ra is well known for her spy tactics and inability to handle matters. Sh, being a typical tam bram teacher has no idea how to handle adolescent kids. Although she is a relatively good teacher, she’s unbelievable partial and loves the gossip session in the staff room.
Most of the high school teachers spend their time talking about what the kids are up to and how to stop them. Incase these wonderful teachers haven’t heard, that is NOT how u deal with kids that age. Re for one needs to attend a school that teaches her how to handle kids without threatening to tell their parents that they have boyfriends or girlfriends or try and break up friends on the pretence of someone being bad influence. After all her son was no less. Incase any one has some profound love for Re and planning on back lashing to this, I’m not saying she’s a horrible person or that I hate her. She used to be an excellent teacher. But being a hypocrite isn’t how you get respect. The thing she is against is precisely what her son did when he was in school and in some cases worse. So what if kids that age want to date? With the way society is progressing today, and the access children have to the TV and internet, instead of making it seem like a taboo thing, these teachers should think of having sex ed classes and talk to these children about relationships. You tell a child at that age not to do something, and they will do it purely to prove to you that they can. Trying to make your self seem all high and mighty wont help. And even if you are older and wiser, find a nice way to part with that so called wisdom. YOU GET RESPECT ONLY IF YOU GIVE IT.
Sishu Griha used to be a nice school; now all they think of is money making so that someone can play golf on Sunday mornings and that brat of a son of his can indulge in his vices!
Dear Liz,
I am a student and I do know the expansions to your acronyms. I fail to understand the reason for an ex-sishu grihite like you, who has been a part of the school's fraternity and integral approach, to lash out against the way our school has developed over the years.
Speaking about Re, could you please explain to me what you mean by "spying". I understand it to be espionage, which i do not believe is happening in our respectable school. It is not possible for the teachers to explain to immature minds about topics such as "sex ed". Moreover you are insulting each and every student in the school, including yourself, as you are crediting us as lacking the knowledge to distinguish between right and wrong.
We say that India is a nation which is secular and offers social equality as in our respected Constitution. I have finally realised why our nation is not developing as it is supposed to. It is not Re who is hypocritic, but you, for you are going against the principles that "We the people of India" have laid down.
About Sh, what do you care whether she is tam bram or tel bram as long as she is awesome in her subjects
If today's students don't have overnight trips and outings or the teachers have lost a little bit of confidence, it is because of the stuff that your batch, your predecessors did during those trips. We know re, if somebody violates her trust, be it her son also, she will make sure no one else does that...
For the benefit of the others, ppl of these batches feel so because they enjoyed easy getting away for even grave errors.
Sishu Griha ensures that wont happen
I did not use any of those acronyms. I am assuming that when the comments are processed before being posted, they have replace the names with RE and SH and whatever else.
"It is not possible for the teachers to explain to immature minds about topics such as 'sex ed'."
I am not talking about giving 5-6 year olds sex ed classes! At the rate that kids are growing these days, it isnt hard to explain to a high schooler things like this! i have a child of my own, so i know what it is like to be a parent and how difficult it is to exlplain things to children.
What I'm saying is if Sishu Griha is claiming to have modern/ progressive outlook, then it should be able to deal with situation also accordingly. instead of making a child seem like he's committing a grave mistake, one should be able to explaing to him or her in another manner. and do not tell me that doesn't happen in Sishu Griha because i know for a fact that it does. it happened to one of my cousin's son's a few years back.
And about sh being a tam bram. I dont care what she is. it is the menatlity that she brings with her, that not only be but other also, term as the tam bram mentality. its perfectly fint to have a mentalitiy like that. but if you are going to be teaching a class of very diverse kids, you should leave that menatlity at home.
"Moreover you are insulting each and every student in the school, including yourself, as you are crediting us as lacking the knowledge to distinguish between right and wrong." - I dont seem to understand what you mena by this.
And I what principles is it that we have laid down as citizens of india? what is it that you think "we" are going against?
Easy getting away for grave errors? the school creted unnecassary drama over things that some students did. I agree that some things were a little over the limit. but there were situations that were completly blown out of proportion. i am an only child and luckily my parents are both were open people. so they handled the situation better than the teachers did. and even when i was wrong i think they did a better job of explaining the situatiion to me.
I would also like to say that reading your conversation, i get a feeling that you could be a teacher at the school. If i offened you in any way I'd like to apologize for that. Bur everyone is entitled to their own opinion. And mine are pretty strong about Sishu Griha. I went abroad right after I finished school and I'm glad i did, because it helped me grow tremendously as a person. Being abroad made me realise more that, what you are taught in shool and how you are treated has a great impact on who you are.
You have every right to defend your school. But it is what it is. And there is a large number of student who hate the school.. all for good reason.