#schoolvalues

At India Overseas School, Jaipur, we believe that true education goes beyond books. Our strength lies in nurturing discipline, striving for academic excellence, and promoting sportsmanship through holistic development. These values shape confident, responsible, and future-ready learners.

hey guys. this is going to be a fairly long post, so this is your warning to scroll! so, lately i've been reading a lot of posts about how lots of stuff that we learn in school doesn't help us in the long run, and i completely agree. my school offers electives such as food fashion family, personal finance, and other helpful subjects. i'm taking personal finance this semester. now, i'm in high school. i don't know much about college courses but i do know that my high school basically teaches all the typical high school courses. now, i know that most schools, including mine, offer psych, but it's not enough to help us become more aware of our mental health. it's hard for me to share this, but i currently struggle with severe anxiety, severe depression (i'm 2 months clean of self harm!!), and a recent relapse of anorexia nervosa. i am positive that i would know how to deal with this or possibly not even developed one or more of these had i been informed at an earlier age. my parents were not required to, and did not tell me about how to keep my mental health in check, nor was i informed by my school. personally, if a mental health class, club, meeting, or assembly was arranged, i would be delighted. it's so important for kids to learn about mental illnesses and what to do about their own. also, do i know how to pay taxes? bills? buy a house? no. do i need these skills to function well later in life? yes. should schools teach this? yes. enough said. i'm a firm believer of how important and significant education is and i really, really love school and learning. however i think that it's very important for kids to know how to function in society.