School rage – how to relax?

Violence is ubiquitous in our present society. Latest to hear is the shoot-out in classroom which killed one student in one of the prestigious schools in India and teens shooting six fellow students over girl in Las Vegas, US. Already many suicides by the students are reported from different parts of the country. Reasons like unable to coup up with the exams pressure, non-English medium children not following lessons taught in English in technical/medical colleges, excessive competitions, peer pressure, over exposure to crimes/violence in media, parent’s neglect, less of teacher-student interaction, etc.

Somehow, the parent’s neglect, less of student-teacher interaction and over-exposure to media seem to be the prime causes for the aggressive and violent behavior of children at home and at school. As Jesse Jackson, the American Civil Right Activist rightly puts it “Your children needs your presence than presents” is so much true in today’s parent-children relationship. At schools, committed/dedicated teachers are rarely found. Education is highly commercialized today.

It is parent’s moral duty to ensure that the children are suitably trained at home so as to prepare them to face the outside, often cruel, world. They should be made to feel that they are wanted at home. Stress reliever practices such as yoga and meditation should be introduced at schools and should be practiced at home as a routine. Meditation is an ancient practice and there many techniques: Hindu Vedic tradition, Buddha, Christian and Muslim are available. One can follow any method suiting to his liking and belief. There are scientifically proven benefits by the practice of yoga and meditation. The most important benefits for the children are: increase in the level of relaxation, decrease in the stress hormone, and improved perception and memory. Go, get it.