Bollywood
actress
Kareena
Kapoor
says
she
did
not
like
going
to
school
as
she
felt
left
out
for
being
an
average
student.
The
33-year-old
actress,
who
is
UNICEF's
celebrity
advocate
for
education
in
India,
said
as
a
kid
she
would
not
get
any
attention
from
her
teachers
for
not
being
a
front
bencher.
"My
mother
used
to
wake
me
up
for
school
at
6
AM...
I
used
to
tell
her
'one
hour
more
please'.
At
the
age
of
10,
I
used
to
feel
the
pressure
that
I
had
the
heaviest
school
bag
ever.
I
used
to
sleep
in
the
class
and
was
not
given
much
attention
in
the
class
as
I
was
an
average
student.
"Front
benchers
got
all
the
attention.
I
used
to
feel
left
out
and
tell
my
mother
that
I
will
study
at
home
or
watch
a
movie," Kareena
told
reporters
here.
The
'Singham
Returns'
star
was
in
the
Capital
to
launch
Child
Friendly
Schools
and
Systems
(CFSS)
package.
It
highlights
the
need
to
keep
continuous
focus
on
the
Right
of
Education.
The
programme
is
designed
to
enable
all
children
to
benefit
from
child-friendly
and
inclusive
learning
environment.
Kareena
had
also
visited
child
friendly
schools
in
Rajasthan
with
UNICEF
and
her
perception
about
the
institution
of
education
changed.
"I
visited
one
such
school
early
this
year
and
was
overwhelmed
when
I
walked
into
it.
The
friendly
environment
and
the
happy
faces
of
boys
and
girls
made
me
feel
at
33
to
go
back
to
school.
I
wanted
to
be
there
and
wanted
to
study
and
play
games
with
them.
"The
students
were
interacting
with
such
creative
tools
and
teachers
were
giving
attention
to
each
one
of
them," she
said.
The
actress
feels
that
activity-based
learning
should
be
introduced
to
schools.
"Activity-based
learning
keeps
the
child
engaged.
It
makes
thing
easy.
They
want
to
learn
and
they
have
the
expression
of
curiosity
and
with
such
activities
they
learn
faster.
They
were
using
crafts
and
tools
to
learn
and
that
made
a
lasting
impact
on
me," she
added.
Kareena,
who
did
her
schooling
from
Mumbai,
says
education
is
important.
"Education
provides
them
knowledge
and
courage.
Tremendous
progress
has
been
made
in
the
field
of
education
for
children
in
India.
But
our
main
challenge
lies
in
the
quality
of
education.
There
are
many
children
in
school
but
they
are
not
learning
because
they
don't
get
the
requisite
attention.
Teacher
is
as
important
as
a
mother," she
said.
Kareena
said
she
next
plans
to
visit
Uttar
Pradesh,
Bhopal
and
Chhatishgarh
as
part
of
the
UNICEF's
education
initiative.