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pravasichhokro · 3 years

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Schooling Then & Now...

During the closure of schools due to pandemic from March 2020 till date (End Oct 2020), I have heard how classes are being held and attended from home at least in Metros. I am reminded of my school days during1954-66 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

My first school was a family run primary school in the residential complex that we lived. I studied there as it was convenient to attend and my elder sister also went to the same school. It was housed in a bungalow with four to five rooms, each housing one standard. It was from 11 am to 5 pm. It was a traditional school with standard syllabus. The school was co-ed and we sat on floor. Our school bag had a book or two and a slate (black stone) and white chalk. We walked to the school. The medium of instruction was Gujarati

Then I went to a special primary school run by Sarabhais (Vikram Sarabhai’s family). The school had four classes, one each for one standard. Each class had 10-12 students only. The school started at 8.30 am and till 4 pm. On arrival all children would be given a glass of milk and then academic lessons would start till lunch at 12 noon. The children brought roti/chapati from home but all else was served by the school-Dal, Rice, Vegetables, Papad, pickles etc. Children from class 4 normally managed the lunch service, though food was cooked by others. School was co-ed and we hardly carried any books or other items in the school bag except a box of roti/chapati. I travelled by the city bus to commute to school. The medium of instruction was Gujarati.

After lunch, the non-academic activities were the main focus. These included music (mainly folk), folk dance (garba/dandiya), painting, carpentry, stitching/tailoring etc. the teachers of high caliber came to teach these special skills or hobby. Our music teacher was an AIR (All India Radio) artiste. We also undertook projects of a long duration. For example, in carpentry class we built Sam’s Cabin on the treetop (the school had a large area). We also staged plays in open air once a year. Each and every student must participate in the play and hence they were selected accordingly. One was “Alibaba and Forty Thieves”, and another was “Gulliver’s travel to pigmy land” (a shadow play).

The school also imparted general knowledge in the most effective way. We once slept in the school so that we could be taken to an observatory at 3 am to see the sky and the stars. We were once taken to the Municipal office to see the model of Nehru Bridge under construction (before1960) followed by a visit to the riverbed to see the construction. Children were encouraged to explore and most of us would sit on the wall (on the riven bank) just watch the Sabarmati river in flood. We were allowed to climb trees and play with our teachers. I found it to be a good place for an all around development.

Then I was admitted to a popular Gujarati medium school which boasted of the large area (I think 300 acres or more) and it followed Gandhian philosophy. Our uniform was from Khadi. The trust was Jain. The school was co-ed and I commuted by city bus or walked the 3 km short route on some days with other students and a teacher. Theschool was from 10.40 am to 5.10 pm with two short breaks. Saturday was half day- 7.30 am to 11 am.

The middle school (std 5 to 7) was in a separate building about 500 meters from either entry. We sat on floor with a wooden stool in front. The school bag had textbooks, notebooks and a pencil box along with a snacks box. In addition to academic classes we had optional selected non-academic courses. Music was compulsory and my weakest subject. One could choose from music, painting, stitching/tailoring or agriculture. I opted for agriculture. I was given a piece of land (5 x 10 ft) and allowed to grow vegetables etc. The vegetables were available for sale and I used to take some home.

The high school (std 8 to 11) was in a larger building near the main gate. The compass box was added to books and notebooks. We used to write with an ink pen.The classes had a bench. Between these buildings was a huge playground for volleyball, kho-kho and kabaddi etc.We had a prayer hall covered but open from sides where all students would gather first thingin the morning and pray. At this gathering, we were also able to enjoy cultural programs based on the festivals and some speeches by leading persons- politicians, writers, thinkers, and ex-students.

During the entire school years, I attended classes regularly and was not permitted to attend any private tuition, In any case private tuition was not so popular then, My father insisted that I asked all my doubts to the teachers in the class or after class in the teachers (staff) room. I hardly recall any parents’ teacher meeting. Strangely I had not spoken to any girl student at my school or class throughout the eleven years, though it was co-ed. I loved outdoor games and in the eight standard I joined a hockey coaching center (outside) run by an ex-India player. This led me to go for state school level hockey tournament and participated in all India school meet in Shillong in Feb,1966.

My daughter went to an international school in Japan and her experience was different than schooling in India. She walked to school everyday for 20 minutes and carried only an umbrella and lunch on some days. She played basketball, hockey, and volleyball. She would go ice skating or on over night trips to gain knowledge not just from textbooks but from experiences. When she came back to study in India, she found the education system hard and competitive and teachers had minimal interest in teaching except for scoring high marks.

I now will attempt to compare the above school life with present day school life in metros before COVID-19 (March 2020). Though I have no first-hand experience of it, I have gathered it from parents of school going kids. Most of these go to a private school and not municipal or govt school in various parts of the globe.

Before COVID-19 struck, the school time was 8 am to 2 pm and probably five days a week. Kids must carry a huge/heavy school bag containing water bottle, books, notebooks, compass box, lunch box (for two breaks). Kids do use ball point pen or gel pen. The school bag weighs a lot and there are complaints of kids, but no solution seems to be in sight. Most kids go to school by school bus or auto-rickshaw or dropped by parents. Hardly anybody walks to school. A lot of focus is on academic work and homework. Most schools lack a playground. Some schools do encourage extra-curricular activities, but most kids take up extra-curricular activities because of the parents or peer pressure. Some govt or municipal schools run two shifts to make maximum use of the infrastructure- school building. Most classes have 50 children in each room.

Many of the schools have annual day and they are a huge burden on parents both in terms of time and expenses. Most items on annual day celebrations lack heritage or folk influence on dance or music or singing. Most kids (also their teachers) do watch tv and are influenced by its content. Many kids have the luxury of travel domestically or internationally with their parents on holidays. I do not see many activities among school going kids in residential complexes. Rural schools might still be following the historical timing (11 am to 5 pm) and the syllabus with almost poor teachers.

After March 22, 2020 the schools were closed, and students and teachers were encouraged to attend online classes. In last six months (till Oct end) the schools are closed and online classes have become the routine.

In metros, many private schools are actively following the online class concept. I understand the online class can be attended provided one has a laptop or a tablet or a smart mobile with adequate data and speed for Wi-Fi connection. The classes are for four hours a day. The homework is also given online and submitted online. In most cases projects given seem to be done by parents and not children which is not the best way to learn. While writing exams adults at home keep prompting the child to ensure high score /marks are achieved. Teaching a child short cuts or to cheat is not beneficial in the long run. Parents forget that getting marks above 90% should not be the only aim for the child.

Many families are facing the shortage of hardware as the parent or parents attend office from home (WFH) and they need the same hardware- laptop or tablet and a strong WiFi connection. If there is more than one child attending class/school from home the shortage of hardware and infrastructure is felt more and is also a financial burden too.

Poor people are finding it hard to attend classes online. My domestic help has three children going to school and that is either municipal or govt school. They also hold classes online. But the poor family has only two mobiles and only one is smart. Her husband is a driver but has lost his job.

I dare not imagine what is happening at rural schools and their classes with no infrastructure like WiFi connectivity or smart mobile at home. Some may not have even electricity at home. I hope that large IT firms instead of running schools in rural India under the name of NGO’s should have ensured a good e-learning system but that seems like a dream. This would have been helpful during these times and need not depend on poor quality teachers.

In all the above activities the major problem is that children have lost physical touch with school, class, and teacher. They surely miss outdoor activities (sports etc.) with their classmates. They also must be missing the cultural activities on the festivals.

The mental stress of being confined to a residence for so long must be very real and parents must be finding it difficult to attend to it among their children and themselves.

Conclusion…….

I do believe that old time classes at school and freedom to mingle/play with classmates and children from neighborhood were great contributors to develop a child’s all faculties. The emphasis was outdoor activities and non-academic interests to be followed. The child was not stressed with pressures from parents, siblings, or peer day in and out.

Prior to lockdown due to pandemic, the metro school going kid was stressed with many issues- get up early, catch the bus or transport or do homework or dress properly with or without makeup for girls, etc. Parents were also stressed to see that their child is not lagging only in academic pursuit but also otherwise.

After lock down the situation has worsened for the child. The child is confined to the four walls of the residence with same family members and has no chance to go outdoors. (recent relaxation may permit going out but many parents do not want to take the risk). Outdoor activities are almost none and 24x7 the child is using handheld devices –Laptop, tablet, or smart phone to do schoolwork and to play games, also to see cartoons or other entertaining content on TV.

I pray for early release of restrictions due to COVID-19 and restoration of schools to normal working in general and in rural areas in particular.

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How To Practice Contract Drafting At Home

Contract drafting is the quintessential skill needed for a lawyer. It helps to supplement one’s incomes in the initial years of legal career, help build clientele, open more avenues in the legal industry, etc. But there is no practical way to learn this art than to practise and work on it. You can read drafting books, search for sample agreements on the internet, read the bare acts and theoretical books, etc. Or, you could do a contract drafting course instead!

There are a lot of contract drafting courses out there. They give you a hint of what the real-life work might be like. They will give reading material, probably conduct tests and assignments before awarding the certificate or diploma.

The best way to learn according to me is by practice. Just like any sports or art form, training is an inseparable part of becoming an expert. I had devised my own training method ages ago. For almost 4 years or maybe more, I tried drafting using samples from the internet. The free ones were not always great. It had to be reworked a lot! For instance, I found out the hard way that an actual shareholders agreement differs from the four page samples online!

Then there was a time, I had to draft an MoU for a startup. It was a nightmare to find the right sample to convert into a desirable MoU. I hit the books, internet but was distraught to find no decent sample. Then I asked a friend for help. That is how I got it done. But it is the longer route. It took me years to manage drafting the simplest agreements. I knew the essential clauses to be drafted. I knew the legal provisions, safeguards needed, clients briefings, etc. But every time I tried drafting, I froze with apprehension that stems from lack of experience.

How many times have you thought of drafting a contract and just blanked out? I did it a lot!

I sat in front of the screen and my notebook detailing the structure, but I just could not type and second guessed myself constantly. I often wished someone would teach me how to draft one. But I went straight from litigation to an in-house role, so there was no time to learn from scratch. Law firms provide a lot of hands on experience, so maybe the lawyers there did not share my fears. Yet, recently when I asked about this to my peers , superiors and even juniors, it turns out, many were quite at loss like me.

The point is how do you get to learn then? Where do you go to get the practise? Does it have to take years of on the job learning? How does one get the skills prior to entering the legal industry and be still well prepared?

At LawSikho, the course structure is slightly different. We give you hard copies of study materials, weekly classes, 2 assignments per week (over the course of 50 weeks), feedback sessions, coaching for professional networking and more! You can check out the contract drafting course to know more.

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To give you the taste of what the exercises one may expect, I am sharing drafting exercises below for you all to try at home. Try it out and let me know with your comments, as to how did you enjoy practicing your drafting skills.

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Sample Drafting Exercise

Suboshish is young and dynamic entrepreneur who has started his own startup based in Delhi, “Ragpicker Pvt. Ltd.” which makes products like a mouse pad, phone covers, bags, laptop covers, specs cover, jewellery boxes, wallets, etc. made out of waste and recycled material. During a conference on Entrepreneurship Administration, he met Mr Dev Anand Goel, owner of “Environ Law firm” and renowned advocate who has appeared before the National Green Tribunal in multiple cases. He has been an advisor to numerous Government project and assisted them in making projects more environment-friendly. He was the mastermind behind the closure of companies near Punsari Village in Gujarat, which was using plastic to make curtains which caused immense pollution and health menace in the nearby villages where these factories were established.

Suboshish has approached Mr. Dev Anand Goel to be an Expert Advisor in his startup which would not only help him expand the product line of the startup but will also enhance his goodwill exponentially instantly. Mr. Dev Anand is also intrigued by the Suboshish’s description of the company and accepts the offer of being the Advisor for the step.

Both have now met to negotiate and settle the terms of Advisors Agreement.

Mr Dev Anand is a lawyer by profession. Suboshish wants Mr. Dev to be available for taking care of the legal complications that might come in the way of business apart from providing Board-level guidance. Mr Dev wants a detailed description of the roles to be expected out of him as an advisor. He suggests that a new schedule should be appended to the contract which clears out his role as an advisor/mentor of the company. At the same time certain room must be left in the agreement so that if the work to be done by the advisor is to be expanded, there would be enough flexibility to do so. Description of the extent of powers that will be given to Mr Dev needs to be clear. Eg: Can Mr Dev enter into contracts binding the company?

Suboshish will be using Mr. Dev’s association with the Company to build his brand value in the market and attract more clients. He wants a written consent from Mr. Dev to include his status, his name, his image and profile in various promotional materials including but not limited to executive summaries and Company’s web page.

Mr. Dev understands that Ragpicker is a startup and it will be difficult for them to remunerate him in terms of money. He is willing to take equity shares in the company at a price equal to fair market value of the Company’s stock which shall vests according to the following schedule: 30% in the first year, 40% in the second year and rest in the subsequent year. However, Subhoshish wants to stipulate a condition in the agreement which will ensure that the company does not suffer loss in case the advisor leaves/ retires/ dies/ fired before expiry of period of three years from the date of execution of this agreement. He also proposes that resolution of disputes involving Ragpicker (except disputes arising out of this contract) should be outsourced to Environ law firm for which he is ready to prepare another agreement. Suboshish is acceptable of the idea but wants to formulate a clear date by which this agreement will be signed and come into force and wants to formulate a clause in this agreement with respect to that. Mr. Dev on the same hand also wants to know about the timeline of the approvals Suboshish will have to take from the Board of Directors of his company about both the proposals.

Suboshish understands that Mr. Dev may have to travel outside Delhi for any third party/ client meetings that Suboshish might want him to attend. The company is ready to bear the expenses for all of that but wants prior written notice describing the nature and maximum amount of such expense. Notice can be made by sending an email.

This agreement will be in force until 5 years from the date of signing of this agreement. It can be renewed as well as reviewed after that. It may be terminated by either party with one month prior written notice to the other party.

Suboshish is aware of the network of Mr. Dev and the kind of work that he is doing. He does not doubt the integrity of Mr Dev but at the same time is worried about the amount of information that Mr Dev will be exposed to by being a crucial member of the Board meetings. Suboshish thus wants a non-disclosure clause in the Agreement to ensure Advisor does not use confidential information for his own use in any manner which may deprive the company of its due profits. Advisor will agree to take all reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of and avoid disclosure or use of confidential information of the Company in order to prevent it from falling into the public domain or the possession of persons other than agents of the Company or persons to whom the company consents to such disclosure. Upon request by the company, any materials or documents that have been furnished by the Company to Advisor in connection with the services shall be promptly returned by Advisor to the Company.

Mr. Dev being an advisor feels that he can contribute in expanding the product line of the business of Ragpicker but he would like to get a share out of the profits earned for the sales of the products that are a direct result of Mr. Dev’s effort. Suboshish is ready to share the profits of the product only if gets Trademark registration and has more than 1000 units of sale. All intellectual property in the product made will lie with the company and Mr. Dev will have no rights over it.

Both Suboshish and Mr. Dev are mature enough and ready to resolve their disputes that may arise in future through Arbitration. The seat of arbitration will be in Delhi and parties must send notice of dispute within 30 days from the date the dispute arises. Suboshish is apprehensive about the impartiality and independence of Sole Arbitrator and hence wants a panel of three arbitrators, one appointed by the company, one appointed by Mr. Dev and one will be mutually appointed by the two arbitrators. The rules with respect to procedure, fee, duties of arbitrators and parties shall be governed by ICADR rules. Both parties agree to opt for fast track arbitration as per the amendment in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The award by the panel will be final and binding on the parties and they shall be governed by Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

TASKS

Prepare an appropriate contract to capture the above relationship. You can download the base draft from the attachment/download panel as a reference point. Your draft should also reflect a reasonable picture so that the agreement is likely to be executed by both parties with minimum negotiation.

Ensure that you include adequate clauses to incorporate the above division of responsibilities and commercial points in the base draft. Identify suitable terms and conditions that need to be inserted/amended keeping in mind the aspirations of both the parties as per the problem.

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juudgeblog · 6 years

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How To Practice Contract Drafting At Home

How many times have you thought of drafting a contract and just blanked out? I did it a lot!

Click here for free materials!

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Sample Drafting Exercise

Both have now met to negotiate and settle the terms of Advisors Agreement.

TASKS

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