Assalamualaikum w.r.t w.b.

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Good morning to the chairperson, honorable judges, respected time keeper and the
audience.

Ladies and gentlemen,

It is indeed an honour to be given the chance to stand here in front of you, the
audience. My task today, is to show you how to make school fun.

According to the Oxford Dictionary, a school is a place where students learn a lot of
subjects in a day whereas fun means pleasantly entertaining or providing enjoyment. In
other words, our topic today will show you the ways to make our presence at school an
enjoyable one.

First, boring classroom lessons should be replaced with other teaching strategies like
experiential learning or discovery learning that equipped with multimedia experience.
Subjects that require observation like science should be given ample time for real
observation. Students should not be spoon fed with its theoretical aspect while its fun
part, the real experience of observing facts in motion is missing. I mean, where have all
the fun go? Certainly planting and watching a tree grows is a lot more engaging than
reading facts about it in a book.

Second, make school building and its compound a fun place for students and teachers.
Provide activity rooms, students centre and cafeteria instead of just a canteen. Build
an environment that makes all feel welcome and comfortable. Students would certainly
love to come if their school looks like a resort or a theme park and not just dull blocks
of building. Imagine spending recess between classes in a students centre furnished
with sofas, indoor games and computer booths. Its better than staying home!

Third, reduce the number of students in a class. The ideal number of students should
be around 15-20. This has long been the practice in prestigious school overseas and
schools in developed countries. Students get better attention from teachers and
whatever learning theories in practice would be carried out successfully.

Fourth, teachers should be encouraged to be creative and produce engaging lessons. Of

course it is easy for teachers to produce lessons full of facts and information, but to
make students realized why they are doing it is another matter. Teachers, who are the
beacon of hope for students must give thought provoking lessons that generate
students desire to learn. A lesson that touches heart would provoke students inner
selves and instill in them the craving for success.
Fifth, abolish examination and replace it new set of assessment which put more
priorities on attitude and co-curricular activities. After all, we are only human who are
made not just with flesh and blood, but a biological creature with feelings and faith. It
is a known fact that many who are not successful in government examination become
successful in life later on, simply because they do what they love to do. And sitting for
an examination is not one of it! So, my understanding here is, less examination equal
more fun!

Ladies and gentlemen.

Sixth, reduce the number of subjects a student need to take up. This will reduce the
weight of their bags. Dear parents and education officers, have you ever tried carrying
your sons or daughters bag all the way from your car to the classroom? I can tell you
that it is very heavy. I remembered an article in the newspaper stated that heavy
school bag would strain students back bone and affect their health. Going to school is
not much fun when you have to carry a heavy bag all the way from home

In conclusion, a fun school guarantees a fuin learning .

Thank you for listening.