Athur (Uppinangady), December 21: Education should not be confined to increasing the memorizing abilities of the children through reading and writing. It should help in bringing out the latent talent and unravel the creativity of the child, said Shesha Sahayana Karinja, the Block Education Officer of Puttur.
He was the chief guest at the annual day function of the Aysha Girls' Highschool, Athur, recently.
More emphasis should be given to incorporating moral values in our education system. Children should also be taught lessons on love and cooperation, he said.
T. Narayana Bhat, the headmaster of Ramakunja Samskrit School, in his speech underlined the need to evolve an education system which will help in leading a peaceful and harmonious life.
U.N. Hamza, lecturer of Badria Pre University College, Mangalore, presided over the function. “Learning is a process spanning from birth to death. Students should set examples by taking up social service,” he said.
Ramakunja Taluk Panchayat member Ashok Halyara, Panchayat vice president Lakshmin Narayana Rao, GP member T. K. Abdurrauf, Koila GP president Veena Poojary, GP member Vedavathi, district convenor of Girls Islamic Organisation Qmarunnisa spoke on the occasion.
Amin Ahsan, chairman of Aysha Education Trust, which runs the highschool, delivered introductory speech. Headmistress Kumari Shilpa Shetty welcomed the gathering. Teacher Mohini presented the annual report.
Teachers of the school Farzana and Vaseela were honoured with special award. Ismail, the driver of the college bus, was felicitated.
Jalil Mukri and Aziz Bastikar, trustees of the school, compered the programme. A number of cultural programmes followed.
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