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Now people have understood that for the It is in our hands how we guide our students. progress of our country and betterment of a family, Archana Agarwal the frst and foremost need is to get the girls educated Little Angels School, because if the homemaker is educated then the whole Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh family is educated. Now, in the cities, as well as the villages, girls are Gender Sensitization being sent to schools to get education, and as the norm in Schools these days, most of the schools are co-educational. School-a micro society refects culture, tradition, Schools are the foundations for future citizens. customs, practices, rules and regulations practiced at Children learn many norms and ways from their school macro level in a larger society. and the foundations of desirable behaviour towards each other are formed in schools'. So its very important that Scientifc advancement and moral sensitivity we set an example for our students. If we show bias have taken inverse preposition. Astonishingly, a couple then we are against to gender sentization and killing of generation back where joint family system was the girl's spirits. We have to teach our students equality practiced, the family was administered by the head of by setting examples ourselves. the family, a senior member, the remaining member exercised implicit obedience to the words of the head I am proud to say that we, at Little Angels, of the family, irrespective of consequence and personal Pilibhit, are honestly doing so . In our school boys opinions of the individuals. Invariably the senior family and girls are treated equally. Tey are given equal head who took into consideration the convenience of opportunities in every feld . We have broken the strong everybody and the comfort of each one giving ample gender stereotypes for masculinity and feminity. scope for the happiness, reassuring the bondage of their relationship with each other. House Captains, Vice-captains and Sport Captains are appointed based on merit rather than Te code of conduct exercised between a father gender. In the year 2012, all the posts were held by girls and daughter, mother and son, brother and sister carried even though someone pointed out that girls cannot give a sanctifed relationship which was neither written in a commands as loudly and clearly as boys. book of law nor proclaimed as rule of practice. Te distribution of duties among boys and girls Nevertheless, each one maintained a decent and is equal. Each class has a girl as well as a boy monitor. praiseworthy relationship without bringing blemishes to the so called ‘Sanctifed relationship ‘. Various co-curricular activities like rangoli- making, dancing, singing, etc., are held from time to A brother was a ‘Godfather’ to the sister time and not only girls but boys are also enthusiastic shouldering a high level of responsibility in protecting participants. All sports - activities have equal her interest and safeguarding her morality. A father was participation of both genders and there is no gender considered to be an embodiment of a perfect ‘Guru’ bias. whose thoughts and actions were totally unimpeachable. A mother was considered to be an incarnation of God It is commonly believed that boys are better performing multi-dimensional duties of maintaining academically and good at Maths and Science the good health of family members, ensuring neat whereas girls are good at Languages, SUPW, etc. housekeeping and planning the daily schedule. She But our teachers nurture same expectations from had unquestionable authority in safe guarding the all students. 46 Collaborative Learning