Nurture, not Smother

Taken from TODAY, Friday 20 June 2008.

"School starts on Monday, after a somewhat mixed break for many students. The debate on the work piling up on our students during the holidays continues amid the pressure built up during term time...

...These young people are like the saplings of a young plant — nurture them and they will grow and soar high into the skies. Bombard them with too much sunlight, water and fertiliser and the saplings will die. We should nurture our children, not smother them with an overdose of everything."

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