| Every generation of student by the time they are | | | | they do not send their children to work at an |
| in high school or college starts identifying with this | | | | early age instead of sending to schools to |
| song so well as they feel the system is leading | | | | complete their education. Whatever be our |
| them to become just another brick in the wall. No | | | | experiences with education system we could not |
| this writer is not suggesting that Pink Floyd spoke | | | | have grown that capacity to understand the |
| nonsense or that what we as students feel is | | | | meaning of the song, neither could have hummed |
| absurd and wrong. This writer has also felt the | | | | that song if we haven’t got the proper |
| same as any other student and hummed the | | | | education. |
| song many times. However, at the same time I | | | | Poverty is so cruel that it makes people do things |
| also feel for those who never get the opportunity | | | | against their wishes. Every parent in the world |
| to go to school, those who never get the | | | | wants to give their kid the proper education and |
| opportunity to receive as much education to | | | | all the facilities that will ensure a bright future for |
| identify with the song. Instead of feeling that they | | | | them. Our parents too have slaved for us, so |
| are turning into another brick into the wall, they | | | | that we can lead a comfortable life. But fate does |
| have to carry bricks at an early age. How cruel is | | | | not favor everyone alike. There are people who |
| life isn’t it? | | | | even after hard work are not able to provide a |
| Living in a developing country like India we | | | | good life for their children. Poverty compels them |
| don’t have to depend on television and | | | | to withdraw their children from school, not allow |
| magazine photographs to get the right information | | | | their children to go to school. Whatever little their |
| regarding the true situation in which the poor | | | | contribution would be to the earning of the family |
| children of the poverty stricken people are living | | | | is first thought of. How to make a living takes |
| in. A stop at the traffic light, construction sites, | | | | priority than education. We cannot pass judgment |
| roadside stalls, a visit to the temple or other | | | | on them for making the choice of ignoring the |
| religious place or the places the foreign tourist | | | | development of brain to quenching the fire of |
| love to stay and visit, one can see poor children | | | | hunger. It’s a realistic decision. |
| running about begging, peddling stuffs , or | | | | However this should not be an excuse to ignore |
| engaged in child labor. Child labor and begging, | | | | the welfare programs needed for helping the poor |
| peddling things are common sites to be found in | | | | children. We need to design certain child |
| India, though it is banned by the government. | | | | development and child welfare programs |
| Probably we are missing it out in the | | | | exclusively to help poor children. Educating them |
| implementation of the child welfare the programs. | | | | should be prioritized as that will enable to call the |
| A well planned program needs to be charted out | | | | shots for their life. Education societies need to be |
| to help the poor and the needy people so that | | | | set up with the help of charitable organizations. |