We never had them at The Bishops School Pune

WE NEVER HAD THEM AT BISHOPS ……………………

Worked in Bishops from 1981- 2001 and here is a list of some of the things Bishops never had ( things that never happened) – did it make a difference – MOST DEFINITELY NOT.

Year after year Bishops produced men of character and integrity – men who could hold their own in society- who were ready to make a difference in the world. Today they are at the top/ almost at the top of their various professions / doing exceedingly well in life .

We never had:-

Computers , the internet or mobile phones

A school counsellor ,a special educator, a career counsellor

Projectors in the classrooms or smart boards

Workshops for teachers or micro teaching

Departmental meetings

Collaborative learning or differentiated teaching 

Open House for parents

PTA meetings by the score

Parents demanding more marks

Parents complaining about kids getting punished

Parents threatening to report you to the authorities

Visits by the education department

Inspections of any sort by anyone

Positive reinforcements and comments in exercise books

Section coordinators – Section Supervisors ( One Headmaster And One Head Primary assisted the Principal)

Overnight camps in school

Pupil insurance

Father’s day, Mother’s day and Grandparents day celebrations.

School doctors

Parents were not offered tea or coffee when they visited school

Pupils did not sit during assembly

We never had a wheel chair in the clinic !

When pupils were injured ( minor ) parents were not informed in writing and no forms were filled in !

There were no written policies

Parents were not sent emails

The school did not have an email ID

There was no Google search- so pupils visited the library more often!

BYOD was a term not heard of.

Parents never wrote threatening letters to schools

Pupils were given detention without having to inform anyone

One could make a pupil sit in the class during the break and parents did not mind

Video games could be confiscated without a fuss

Prefects could punish without being questioned

Boys would fight – then make up – parents did not get involved.

Any action taken by the school Principal was never questioned by anyone

Quite a few pupils were detained in the same class each year and parents agreed with the school.

Parents lined up outside the school to get their ward admitted / just to get a form – this included Brigadiers and colonels in the army .

Pupils took pride in their uniform and the school tie was worn with pride .

Teachers were looked up to both inside and outside school and years after the pupil passed out as well .

Am sure this list can be added to …………………………………             

This article is a salute to all ex Bishopites- May you never let your colours fall