STUDENTS’ COUNCIL .... A NEED

Every child has ideas that he/she would like the world to know. Ideasthat are radical, ideas that have the potential to change the face ofthe world. But these ideas remain locked in their minds and ultimatelyperish. If only we could give these ideas a medium for experssion, they would manifest themselves into concrete action in the long run.These ideas that stem from creativity and also the resentment towards the present education systems that kills it, need to be heard. Itwould ultimately result into positive change towards the betterment ofthe generations to come. We suggest the formation of a Student Council in schools of the city that would have coordinators of each student through their chosen representatives. These coordinators would collect ideas from students on how they think the education system can be improved. Ideas worth noting would be given a medium such as the weekly newsletter, the website or a student magazine that reach out to other students as well as important people of the state. These ideas could range from all aspects of education such as sports, arts, social service, musicor environmental concerns. Each class, that is from grades 8 to 12,would have two class coordinators and each school would have twostudents who would represent the school and co-ordinate thefunctioning of class representatives in that school. The school coordinators would be co-ordinated by five City co-ordinators who would, ideally, concentrate on one aspect of education apart from seeing over the general concerns. The idea is to unite the student force and make every voice heard. The power of the youth can be harnessed only by organized effort and channeling their unsurpassed energy in areas that can make a huge difference in the society. It is an appeal to students to come out of their shells and make their presence felt.

Oxygen... a movement view

04/10/2009