‘My preparation method for exams is intuitive.’

Srinidhi Narasimhan who studies in class X in Meridian School is bright, articulate, and chooses her words carefully. She enjoys dancing and debating.  She is looking at being a lawyer and already speaks with the clarity of one.

 How do you prepare for exams? Is there a strategy?

There is no strategy. I never make a schedule to prepare and even if I do I hardly follow it. I am not disorganized by I just decide what I need to study and understand for a particular day. It’s very intuitive, I don’t plan that much. Surprisingly, it works and load never piles up.

What do you think of the role of digitally-aided teaching in class?

It is very useful to be able to visualize physics concepts like neutrons, protons, and electrons. They add a new dimension to learning.

It is also a nice experience to hear out poems through an audio clip. I get the intonation right when some recites a poem for me the right way.

Do you, in general, feel that anything about schools and the way they work can be different?

Whenever we represent our school in an inter-school competition, only a set group of students come forward. It’s the same with sports, speaking, and many other activities. I feel students who are shy must be helped to open up and be given exposure. They may have a latent talent.

 What career are you looking at?

I am looking at opting for law. However, I have not made up my mind totally. It’s surely not going to be engineering or medicine.

Can you talk about prizes you have won?

I enjoy dancing and debating. I bagged the third prize recently in an inter-school debating competition. There were three rounds and we spoke about varied topics – article 370; women’s rights and safety; and, an environmental issue (Does Earth need us to save her?). Today, being part I think it’s nice for students to be part of social change in whatever way possible – my schoolmates and me held a black march after the Nirbhaya case happened in Delhi.