Attack on School Children in Germany

While watching CNN news channel today, the news shocked me most was “Attack in a school in Germany by a teenage student of the same school. 9 children got hurt”. I was really disturbed, as this is becoming frequent news all over the world. This is the second time I’m hearing about an attack in Germany school within a short span. As a mother I’m really getting panicked to send my son to school, however good it is.

In olden days, school was considered as one of the safest place. During Vedic period, in India, the relationship between a student and teacher was considered as a holy one. Parents used to send their children to Gurukul (school) and allow them to stay with their Guru (teacher) till end of their studies. The friends of school days used to remain the best till end of life.

But know what is happening? The relation between a student and teacher is just for a namesake. I know few incidents where teachers reduced internal marks of students whom they don’t like and students who beat teachers outside the campus just because he punished him in the class for some reasons. Above all this, now even young children started taking weapons in their hand and hurt their co-students, who are innocent. What a poor tender baby can do when attacked by such deadly weapons?

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When I searched in internet regarding school shootings, I was about to faint by the list I got from this link. Why such incidents are becoming so common and frequent? Where is the mistake? What are the bases for such cases?

Though the outside world plays a vital role in molding a child, the more he is shaped in his own family circle. A baby who was taught often about loving the fellow humans will never go to such extreme levels.

I remember an incident happened to my son in his play school. My son played with a toy. I called him to show a picture. He kept his toy and came to me. When he returned back, he found that another kid took his toy. He went to that kid and asked. But that kid refused. My son is also young to understand. He is just 2 years old. So he came to me and cried. I tried to convince and said that the other kid also have to play. But he again went to the kid asking for that. You know what the mother of that kid said? “Get away Boy”. She also advised her son (that kid is nearly 4+ years old) not to give/share the toy.

Are we teaching right things to our kids? During my young age, my father used to bring ONE snack packet, which we three siblings need to share. But now most of the fathers bring 3 separate snack packets, if they have 3 kids. Where will they learn sharing then? Also most of the working parents are not able to give enough time to their kids and think that giving enough pocket money will do everything. The frustrated kids are just finding wrong outlets.

It is high time to find solutions to save the future of our kids.