Tag Archives: school

Is There Life After Death?

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

When my sons were in the primary school, I was a member of the ‘Parent-Teacher’ association. It was quite a friendly group of parents who got together with the teachers a few times a year and discussed school matters and … Continue reading →

Posted in Sometimes Sad, We Indians! | Tagged death, Indian, Indian tales, school, short stories | 4 Comments

The Ice Cream Seller Who Was Paid Forty Years Late.

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Long ago, a little boy in school was distraught because his best friend Hameed (name changed) had been warned by his mother to keep away from him. Hameed’s mother had come to school and complained to the principal that she … Continue reading →

Posted in School is Fun, Tributes and Triumphs, Uncategorized, We Indians! | Tagged credit, debt, ice cream, India, Indians, school, stories, story | 4 Comments

Why The Ex-President Of My Country Talked To Me

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

When I think back on my school days one incident comes vividly to my mind. It was the time the ex-president of my country talked to me. The centenary celebrations of my school was being celebrated on a grand scale. … Continue reading →

Posted in Darndest Things Children Say, School is Fun, We Indians! | Tagged excitement, Mehandi, president, scared, school | 2 Comments

Why He Cried His Heart Out During The Farewell Speech

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

It was a tearful farewell for this primary school boy. Or was it? In the school where I studied some years ago, boys were allowed only up to the fifth standard. After that they had to leave our school and … Continue reading →

Posted in Darndest Things Children Say, School is Fun, We Indians! | Tagged Chennai, farewell, India, Indian, school, teachers | 8 Comments

Not Just A Mathematics Teacher.

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Hating a certain subject doesn’t entirely depend upon the contents. It also depends upon who’s teaching you and how you are taught. Usually people hate math. But I am not one of them. I love math. I shouldn’t really brag, … Continue reading →

Posted in Darndest Things Children Say, School is Fun | Tagged calculate, Mathematics, school, smart, teacher | 2 Comments

How My Teacher Cured My Stammering Problem

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

I studied in a Boarding School in Conoor . In my school there was a tradition. Every morning all the students would gather for assembly in the hall. The session would begin by a student reading out the head lines … Continue reading →

Posted in School is Fun | Tagged school | 3 Comments

The Dog-Show In School That kept Us Enthralled.

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

In Bain School where I studied, we had many extra-curricular activities and events, which lessened the burden of studies . One such event was the Dog-Show, conducted by police personnel and their highly trained police dogs. I can never ever forget the dog-show … Continue reading →

Posted in School is Fun | Tagged animals, school | 2 Comments

Spare the Rod If The Student Cannot Speak.

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Way back in the 1970s corporal punishment was not banned in schools. In fact our masters at the Government School in Tuticorin, in south India, took delight in swishing their canes. ‘Spare the rod and spoil the child’ was their … Continue reading →