Topic: How to make school fun

Good morning to the chairperson, honorable judges, respected time keeper and the
audience.
Assalamualaikum w.r.t w.b.h,
Ladies and gentlemen,
It is indeed an honor to be given the chance to stand here in front of you, the audience.
My task today, is to show you how to make school fun.
A school is a place where students learn a lot of subjects in a day whereas fun means
pleasantly entertaining or providing enjoyment. In other words, our topic today will show
you the ways to make our presence at school an enjoyable one.
First, boring classroom lessons should be replaced with other teaching strategies like
experiential learning or discovery learning. Subjects that require observation like
science should be given more time for real observation. Students should not be spoon
fed with its theoretical aspect while its fun part, the real experience of observing facts in
motion is missing. I mean, where have all the fun go? Certainly planting and watching a
tree grows is a lot more engaging than reading facts about it in a book.
Second, make school building and its compound a fun place for students and teachers.
Provide activity rooms, students centre and cafeteria instead of just a canteen. Build an
environment that makes all feel welcome and comfortable. Students would certainly
love to come if their school looks like a resort or a theme park and not just dull blocks of
building. Imagine spending recess between classes in a students centre furnished with
sofas, indoor games and computer booths. Its better than staying home!
Third, reduce the number of students in a class. The ideal number of students should be
around 15-20. This has long been the practice in prestigious school overseas and
schools in developed countries. Students get better attention from teachers and
whatever learning theories in practice would be carried out successfully.
Fourth, abolish examination and replace it new set of assessment which put more
priorities on attitude and co-curricular activities. It is a known fact that many who are not
successful in government examination become successful in life later on, simply
because they do what they love to do. And sitting for an examination is not one of it! So,
my understanding here is, less examination equal more fun!
Ladies and gentlemen.
Fifth, reduce the number of subjects a student need to take up. This will reduce the
weight of their bags. Dear parents and education officers, have you ever tried carrying
your sons or daughters bag all the way from your car to the classroom? I can tell you

that it is very heavy. I remembered an article in the newspaper stated that heavy school
bag would strain students back bone and affect their health. Going to school is not
much fun when you have to carry a heavy bag all the way from home
In conclusion, school can be lots more fun if these things that I have mentioned earlier
taken into consideration.
Thank you for listening.