This experience is written by Priti, an ex-student of Aadarsh Modern Public School, Noida, and an Emerging Leader at NoticeBard.
Priti.
Studied at Aadarsh Modern Public School, Noida in grade 6. Priti is currently studying in grade 12 in Delhi Public School, Faridabad.
Aadarsh Modern Public School, Faridabad.
I applied to this school only after I got to know about the scholarships here.
The school building needs finishing and needs to be maintained well. There were no amenities like a library, canteen, computer labs, dance or art room, no laboratories (chemistry, physics or biology) etc. No water coolers or appropriate water facility. No game equipment for the students. There were only 2 buses available for transportation.
The school has low strength of students which was approximately 20 students to 1 teacher. A teacher-to-student ratio allows the teacher to know students’ strengths and weaknesses. They can connect to the students well, students can voice their opinions and make their needs known.
Despite the presence of a low teacher-to-student ratio in this school, it was very unlikely to channel the learning towards the development of students. I also felt that there were fewer teachers available at that time when I attended the school. The workload of teachers was not well distributed because, in the name of the low strength of students, they would appoint a single teacher for as many classes as possible.
When I trace back to my memories of the school, I don’t have so many good things to mention leaving a few ones. Since this school was located in the rural side where local people were coming up in the school, it helped the students like me to know other students well. Also, there used to be plantations by students on most of the festivals. Certain activities were encouraged on different cultural aspects. Like on Lohri, we would come outside and assemble. Then there was a celebration of Lohri with folk songs and dances by students.
2 out of 10.
Image taken from here.
