Describe a Rule That You Do Not Like Cue Card

Why you don’t like it?

I believed that the rule of barring students from classes was impractical. It hampered their whole day at school. The first class was usually reserved for important subjects as students came in with fresh minds and could concentrate. Missing out on a 45-minute lecture would just increase the hassle for the students. They scrambled for notes from their classmates. This also resulted in extra classes from the teachers to understand the lesson at the end of the day.

How others feel about the rule?

This rule of sending back students who came late by 15 minutes did not sit well with anyone. Several students traveled via school buses, which would leave after dropping them at school. Returning home after that became troublesome. They had to either had to call their parents to pick them up or find a way to get back. It was a waste of time and money for the student. Not only that, the parents who had their plans also get disturbed. The students were missing the whole day’s class for just 15 minutes. Often project and assignment submissions were affected due to this rule. Missing lessons right before the exams were extremely undesirable, yet students were forced to do so because of a rule. I was dead against the rule because of its harshness. The students might be late due to various reasons.

Explain whether you’ve followed the rule

I was bound to follow this since it was a mandatory rule for everyone. I believe there could be alternative punishments and rules for latecomers, then making them miss lectures in order to teach the value of time. The management should know the reason before taking any kind of action. I believe that before providing the punishment, they should investigate why the student was late. 

Mine was a co-education school where boys and girls studied, played, and grew up together. Although this rule is not applicable till the fourth standard, once the students were promoted to the fifth standard the teachers made the boys and girls sit away from one another in different rows.

Why you don’t like it?

My classmates and I firmly believed that the rule was unnecessary and made no sense. In fact, it defied the purpose of studying in a co-education school. Several parents believe that if their wards study in an inclusive environment, it will make them smarter and more confident individuals in the future. But this rule went totally against it. Once made to sit separately, the situation would only get awkward. Adolescence is the right time to interact with people from other genders, and therefore nurture people skills, leadership skills, and social skills.

The rule not only stunted the ability to communicate with the opposite gender seamlessly but also stigmatized the students.

How others feel about the rule?

Once ingrained as a taboo, few students found it difficult to break away from stereotypes. Often girls who had more male friends or a boy with more female friends were ridiculed, mocked, and looked down upon by their batchmates. The irony of the situation lies in the fact that it was a co-education school, the purpose of which was to allow children to mix freely without stigma or prejudice.

Explain whether you’ve followed the rule

I also had followed the rule when I was in school. However, I was against it and also tried to convince the principal. Hence, this was one particular rule that I did not like.

Why you don’t like it?

In my school, there were four sections-A, B, C, D, and unfortunately, the students were divided among these sections based on their grades. The cream students and toppers were destined for the A section. Next came the ones who were meritorious but failed to top the classes, therefore the B section was kept for them. While the average students were placed in the C section, the last and final D section was reserved for those students who were below average. Now it is important to understand that although all students were not academically accomplished, most had a talent or a skill.

Although the school believed this was a part of healthy competition, it was anything but healthy.

How others feel about the rule?

Every student was tense and conscious throughout the academic year. While the A-section students feared losing their esteemed position in the batch, every other section aspired to join the A-section tribe. Often students in sections C and D were mocked and looked down upon by their peers because of their academic performance. The division of students based on grades was enough to create a rift between the entire batch. The batches lacked unity and harmony. It created an unnecessary competition amongst friends which did not exist in the first place. I have also seen best friends become academic rivals, just to be sorted in a section that holds no value outside the school premises.

Some students took more than one tuition for a single subject to improve their grades. This left no room for them to pursue a hobby or an extracurricular activity. However, all of these became irrelevant once they stepped foot into the real world. Therefore every year, the school would pass out a bunch of jittery, self-conscious, overwhelmed, and overly competitive individuals.

Explain whether you’ve followed the rule

I was also a part of that. This was a rule I particularly despised and I always wanted to change this. The rules of the schools were such and it needed to be followed. To break tthe rule,I made friends with all sections of my class.