On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 22:18:54 -0800 (PST), Anthony Barretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
NSS/Scouts and Guides Camps Tragedies at camps are not new. The recent drowning of two higher secondary youth at Nanora at an NSS camp wakes us yet again to an important issue. It will be running away from the issue to summarily say, as some suggest, such camps should be banned. Yet a few questions need to be given due thought to prevent not only tragedies but ugly incidents that are often reported at these 10-day camps. First the number of days. Ten days is a long time for a programme officer or two to consistently keep a check on 50 students. A lot many things and all typess of accidents can happen in these ten days. The camps are often seen by students, particularly city students, as merry days of abandon away from home and restrictions. How much work is actually done is for all to see. And how much of personality development it promotes is a subjective issue for teachers and students to gauge. The Directorate of Youth Affairs has made the presence of a lady teacher mandatory on the camp site. But often a lady teacher is not there. The entire issue calls of an extensive discussion involving the dept of education, the directorate of youth affairs, parents, teachers and students. All rhetoric about discipline not withstanding, there is certainly no use blaming a programme officer when tragedy strikes. Tony Martin ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
