Taking it all in with an open mind

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Rahat Bano talks to Aditi shukla, 24.</strong><br /><br />I attended Mater Dei School, New Delhi, class of 2003.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Lessons learnt</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Tolerance for diversity. In our school, we had many students who were not from a strong financial background. But the teachers <img style="border: 3px solid black; margin: 3px 4px; float: right;" src="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/1258008461phpvELDuf.jpeg" alt="" width="150" height="110">made no distinction between them and others. Because of what we saw at school, we learnt to be open minded. We had a wider acceptance level.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>The teacher</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Our chemistry teacher in classes XI and XII, Prem Khilnani, was instrumental in making me realise my weaknesses as well as my strengths. I had been a good student and was active in extra-curricular activities too. I was probably over-confident, overlooking things. He&nbsp; made me see my folly.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Education and career</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Formal education indeed prepared me for my career. And this is not only because of being in good institutions but also due to a very bright peer group. Did I see drawbacks in the education process? Our education is about clearing exams. There&rsquo;s little application of theory.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Author: Rahat Bano</strong></p> <p><strong>Date: 11th Nov., 2009</strong></p> <hr /> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>For further details about related courses and colleges please click below:</strong></span></p> <p><a title="Related courses and colleges" href="https://science.shiksha.com/">Related courses and colleges</a></p>