Topic: How to make school fun

Good morning to the chairperson, honorable judges, respected time keeper and the
audience. Ladies and gentlemen, it is indeed an honor to be given the chance to stand
here in front of you as 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. 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. It’s 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 equals more fun!
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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 son’s or daughter’s 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 student’s 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.