Hi Briana and all, If I tell you that my parents had suffered from the same agony while keeping me in school and university,will that make me another poet or Nobel laureate?LOL
It's a good sign that more and more parents,especially in UK and USA have come to the realization that not every child needs the confines of the school for his/her education. Sometimes it's unbearable for me to see a young and curious spirit being crushed at the very beginning of the schooling...but continuing the suffering despite his/her desperate need for tailored education...: ( Nice day! Claire On May 18, 6:42 pm, briana moore <[email protected]> wrote: > * > Tagore flunked school, St Xavier's School reveals * > > KOLKATA: For those who are struggling in the back benches, > here’s some hope: > India’s best known poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore > was > an utter failure in school and an inattentive student to boot. > > According to documents sifted by researchers to be made public > on Tagore birth anniversary on Friday, the bard enrolled in Calcutta’s St > Xavier’s school in 1875. According to a document prepared by alumni of St > Xavier’s School and the college, Tagore joined the school in his fifth year > along with his older brother Somendranath and his nephew Satyaprasad, who > too was two years older than him. However, while the other two managed to > get promoted to the entry-level class, Rabindranath did not and after a > while was taken out and home tutored. > > The documents found by the college include details of Tagore > joining the school four months after the session began. Hence, he was > charged five rupees less as fees by the school. The total fees for a whole > year then was a princely eight rupees. This apart, details of how Tagore > performed in class, his relationship with teachers, primarily Father LD > Voice and Father D Peneranda, interaction with classmates and several rare > photographs have been made available in the volume, which also quotes > extensively from Jibansmriti — Tagore’s autobiography. > > Yet, St Xavier’s is planning a grand celebration of one of its > weakest students. The college will celebrate the birth anniversary of Tagore > on Friday as a run up to its 150th year celebrations that culminates in > January 2010. > > ‘‘Tagore was a genius who didn’t need the confines of a school > for his education. We are proud that he had once studied in this institution > and hence we will be celebrating the birth anniversary of this illustrious > alumnus as part of our 150th year celebrations,’’ said Father Felix Raj, > principal of the college. Tagore had studied in three other schools before > finally joining St Xavier’s, according to the details that he had submitted > to the school during admission. These are, Normal School, Calcutta Academy > and Oriental Seminary. The last one still exists in Chitpore. > > ‘‘While his family tried to keep him in school, he tried all > kinds of tricks to run away. After his admission to St Xavier’s, his elder > brothers and sisters tried to counsel him against using such tactics but he > couldn’t manage a promotion and eventually dropped out,’’ the document says. > > The classrooms where Tagore attended his classes do not exist > anymore as they were brought down to house the new college building on the > Park Street side of the campus. However, researchers stumbled on a large > number of documents in the college’s Goethals Library, which have all been > included in the document. > > * The Link > :*http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Tagore-flunked-school-St-Xav... > > regards > briana --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
