Ammu's and her new school

ammu started attending school in our village on the 4th.its a short three month stint, before she moves to a `city' school. she likes it. its a local neighbourhood school. she's treated like a `special case'. no uniform, no textbooks, no homework for ammu. while the other kidz are burdened with all the above!!! yesterday, she came home worried and towards bedtime she was crying. she finally told me about the `big long stick' that all teachers in the kindergarten have and which they keep banging on the table and threaten to beat up naughty children. i had to go to school and speak to the class teacher, and principal. according to them `local' kidz are `wild' and need to be `tamed'. isnt it funny, rather unfair, our first lessons in life is to `fear'. fear teachers, fear parents, fear god.... and expect to to have `mind without fear, and the head is held high'......... no wonder `awakening' is super slow!!!......