Education is not just amassing knowledge and skills. Many of the evils in society can be traced back to failure to imbibe values in childhood from family, neighbourhood and school. Hence, value education must be given importance in school curriculum. However, teachers may find it difficult to teach basic principles of respect for the elderly, hard work, building good relationships, kindness, empathy, love, value of friendship and other life skills. Unlike adults, such concepts can't be directly...

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