Education means the all round development of a child’s personality. It means developing and fostering in the child a set of healthy habits which will equip him for efficient and respectable life in society. Nothing is therefore, more important than inculcating in him a sense of discipline which will bring order in his life.
Discipline has been variously defined. But the best form of discipline is one which is natural, spontaneous and effortless in an individual. It is what my old teacher used to call the sunflower discipline. A sunflower opens itself, naturally, spontaneously and effortlessly to the rays of the sun. An individual personality likewise should respond to the needs of discipline.
The need for discipline among students cannot be over stressed. The future of our country depends on the quality of our students. If our students are well behaved and disciplined our future is secure.
The law of discipline is an awareness of what is proper and what is improper. A disciplined person knows his place in life and knows his relations with others. He honours the social code and honours the law. In short, man of discipline has an order, a pattern of life. If students can learn to lead orderly lives they will be orderly citizens and our future will have some pattern and plan.
It is only when a child is learning at school that he can be given opportunites to learn the rules of discipline, co-operation and obedience to law. It is this law of discipline which distinguishes a cultured community from an uncultured community.
Student unrest in the country can give us a fair idea of what can happen to us when students lack discipline. This should with a little imagination show us the shape of things to come if no heed is paid to the necessity of discipline among students.
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