Students should play an active, positive role in school life and the concept of having Student Council in schools helps to achieve this. It gives students a voice and the opportunity to work in partnership with management and staff to improve their schools. Through this we hope to give students a positive role in the organization of the school thus ensuring that they are listened to and respected for their ideas and concerns. Student Council members should be involved in the decisions, which are made regarding the day-to-day running and management of the school. Discussions and Student Council meetings should be held to develop social and learning skills such as speaking, listening, problem solving and decision making. The concept of having Student Council should aim at involving young people in our school, who feel alienated from the society and have little confidence in their capacity to contribute to bring about change in their area and those who happen to be powerless in a system of governance that rules their lives. It should encourage them to understand why people vote and enables them to actively see the power of a collective voice to stimulate change.Student Council should offer students experiences and provide multi-dimensional approaches initiated by the students themselves via dialogue which encourages enthusiasm and maintains involvement by virtue of achievements. A sense of respect, care and trust should be inculcated in members. Communication between students, teachers, the principal and the board of management should be made paramount. It should offer the children the opportunity to voice their opinion, listen to each other and express their needs via the student body to get what it is they want. The members should be actively involved in the student council, to attend meetings regularly, participate in activities and be a role model for other students. They should try to hone out their hidden qualities and should work for a revamp as they are going to be the part of the active vibrant body which will lead to a better place to live in. It should propose how students can turn their dreams into reality. Finally this should help to prepare an active citizen, an active member of society with an independent way of thinking.
Oxygen... a movement view
22/03/2009
4 comments:
Student Council is indeed an unique concept which has been brought to reality bu various schools. It instills confidence and skills of leadership in students so that they can stand up anywhere in world & say YES I CAN!
student councils in schools do instill a sense of responsibility among students but at the same time they should be given enough space so that they can learn to take thier own decisions.
Student council is just not a management group but it is a way to express the feeling and needs of students reach to the higher officials.
a member should be friendly who can understand everybody's feelings as well as emotions.
it creates a leadership feeling in a student that how a leader should be.
Ridhi Karan
vote:- Chitranshu tewari
Today student councils have become an important part in the functioning of the school. The responsibilities given to the student leaders instill confidence in them and they feel confident in taking important decisions in life.
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