Good morning, My dear children!
I am very glad to address you today, the Day One of the New Academic year.
I hope that you and your family
are hale and hearty by God’s Grace!
My beloved students! I hope you are all doing well and ready to embark on a new academic year. How was your summer holidays? I am sure that you experienced that, the weather was not conducive to having a perfect summer season. There was either scorching heat or heavy downpour. But you know what, the entire school infrastructure and its atmosphere have been perfectly transformed for you to kick- start this new academic year. Your teachers have been preparing intensive for the new academic year and waiting for you. Now is your turn.
Aristotle famously said “well begun is half down”. How
can you start well? First and foremost, set a goal for this academic year. Keep
in mind, that a goal without a plan is only a dream or it will remain a mere wish. So, you must have a plan. You must
know what especifically you want to achieve and how you will get there? Keep a
schedule you must tell yourself, this is what I am going to do today, this
week, and this month. Don’t procrastinate forcing you to study everything just
before the examinations.
After fixing a goal, be consistent, because “success
does not come from what you do occasionally, success comes from what you do
consistently”. You have to ask yourself what you need to change. You have to
learn with focus and intention. Remember “Motivation is what gets you started,
but habit is what keeps you going.” This year do something getting out of your
comfort zone, do something that is “scary”. What scares you, is it speaking
English? You must not be afraid of making mistakes. Making mistake is the part
of learning anything new. If you are unwilling to make mistakes, you will never
be corrected and you will continue to make mistakes. Making mistake and
forgetting what you learn are all part of the learning. In fact, it is good for
you. It is good to forget, relearn, forget and relearn.
You practice regularly, as the proverb goes, “practice
makes perfect.” If you don’t practice, you have only “head knowledge” and it is
merely passive knowledge. You must make that knowledge active. “There is no
elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.” There is no short cut, you
must do the work. Successful students do what unsuccessful students are not willing to do. Stretch yourselves harder. Perseverance
is not an option, but a necessity for those who aim to achieve greatness.
Perseverance means you keep going, don’t give up. If you do this consistently
you will surely succeed. I wish you all
the success in this academic year. May God bless you.
Director
Rev. Dr. George Mathirappilly