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Month: April 2023

Exams And Its Stress!!! I Student Avishi Bagga I Little Writers Program

By admin in Composition Writing, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Essay Writing on April 20, 2023

An original speech, written by our student Avishi Bagga.

Avishi is 12 years old, and a young writer from Gurugram. She is inspired by imagination which motivates her to express her daily thoughts through writing because she feels that she can make people learn something new in a fun way. We are proud to have her as a student of the Little Writers Program, an Online Creative Writing Program using Applied Storytelling & Applied Theatre tools under the mentorship of Trainer Khusshbo Chokhaani. We congratulate Avishi for this exemplary true self-expression.

Exams And Its Stress !!!

Exams, Exams, Exams!! So stressful for teens. Thankfully the main exams, the half-yearly, and finals come only once a year. That means the whole year is filled with exams.  Exams give you only one thing. Any guesses? Well it’s not scores, it’s not certificate, its stress….Stress is mainly related to examinations getting severe day by day for adolescents’ health. Let’s understand what is this everyday audible word stress.

Stress is the specific and nonspecific response of the body to any kind of physiological pressure or unwanted forces due to environmental or peripheral effects. Examination stress is the result of examination pressure in form of physiological and psychological changes in the health of adolescents. This results in muscle tension, indigestion, sleep difficulties, pounding heartbeat, frequent urge to pass urine, fast or slow breathing, chest discomfort, change in appetite, constipation or diarrhea, backache, frustration, aggression, tension, unable to relax, mentally drained out, fussy, gloomy or suspicious, being constantly frightened or irritable, inability to concentrate or complete the task and much more.

During exams, teens are mentally blocked after studying 16 hours a day and after a point, they just want to be free and spend time relaxing even those fractions of minutes when they take a break their parents will say “Why are you not studying?” The pressure gets worse because parents are not supportive most of the time. I feel most Indian parents have conditional love which mainly depends upon the marks we secure. If the teens get a B+ the parents would stop talking to the kids, and when the parents would go to the market with the kids, and somebody would ask, “Aww!!! Is that your kid, they are so cute” the parents would reply by saying “No, that’s not my kid, they are just a child who got a B+.” These words act like a sword for the teen developing self-confidence. Imagine if there is no support at home then how we will progress?

Now come the nosey Indian aunties and uncles. If the stress from the parents is not enough, these nosey neighborhood aunties will add up all the necessary stress you are lacking. When they visit you, they will ask “how are your exams going on, beta?” Why can’t they ask, how are you doing? Trust me during exams if you ask about exams that itself is stressful.

How to deal with this? We can deal with the stress of exams by working on our daily routine like going out to play and studying in a fun way. This way we won’t be bombarded with study pressure just before exams. I usually study in a playful manner. My mom picked out some videos for me to watch which are related to the topics. Then I can understand the topics and make notes at the same time. This way I don’t have to do rote learning and I get the satisfaction that I have watched TV and the topics which I don’t understand my mom explains to me.

Some tips to study well are first to understand your way of learning for example some kids can study by reading their notes out loud or by writing while others write and understand.

As far as the comments from others are concerned, I feel they are like dirty drawings on the blackboard which I erase immediately by ignoring. I believe in myself and I know I can do anything. Hence my focus is on putting 110% effort into my work with complete honesty and I don’t give others the right to give me a certificate. Hence, I am contended and not stressed. We always have a choice and we need to know which one to choose stress or effort in our work. Which one you would like to choose?

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Experiencing An Earthquake I Student Arnav Govil I Little Writers Program

By admin in Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Essay Writing on April 19, 2023

An original reflective essay on earthquake, written by our student Arnav Govil.

Arnav is 13 years old young writer from Gurgaon. He is enthusiastic about Cricket. We are proud to have him as a student of the Little Writers Program, an Online Creative Writing Program using Applied Storytelling & Applied Theatre tools under the mentorship of Trainer Khusshbo Chokhaani. We congratulate Arnav for this exemplary true self-expression.

Experiencing An Earthquake

Imagine the ground shaking, people around you panicking, evacuating the buildings and cupboards, fridges, and every tall object in the house that is about to fall. The shaking of the ground is most likely to happen during an earthquake. An earthquake is the sudden shaking of the earth’s surface. Earthquake is the only natural disaster that can’t be predicted before it happens, this is what makes them dangerous. I have been living in a place where earthquakes do not come often. Though a dangerous earthquake came recently, this was a learning experience for me.

It was around 10:30 pm, I was sitting with my family and watching a movie. Suddenly my father told us that the bed moved, and my mother said she also felt the same. My sister came out of her room and told us she saw the fan shaking. Is it an Earthquake!!!!! That was the first thought that crossed everybody’s mind. We were confused about whether to hide in a corner, under a table, or leave the house. Eventually, we all went out of the house, my mother rang the bell of our neighbor and told them to leave the house. I saw many people descending the stairs. Many young people were helping the old people descending the stairs. We also rushed down, and on the way, I saw many people who were not even wearing shoes or slippers. When we reach downstairs, I saw many people with bags. I got to know that they were carrying important things like water, money, identity cards, property papers, and other important stuff. Everyone sat in the park. The park had more people than trees and green grass. It was stuffed with people carrying cell phones. Everyone gathered with their friends and started to talk with each other about the earthquake. About half an hour later everyone decided to go back home, we also came back home. The next day when I met my friends, they all were saying that the earthquake measured high on the Richter scale.

For me, it was a memorable experience. I learned a lot of things from this dangerous episode. I learned that during such a time we should always help the old people living around us. We should not panic during such a natural disaster and act and think calmly. I also learned that we should keep a bag with important documents such as property papers, identity cards, some money, and other important documents, which we can take with us during an emergency. I feel I have become more mindful. Mindful to act on the spot. Mindful to act responsibly. Mindful to take relevant action immediately for the safety of my family, myself, and those around me. They say if you pay attention, every moment can teach you something. To pay attention to each moment I feel one must be mindful; this is what I have become after this episode.

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