Pranavi Agrawal, Class X C
‘I’ve never ever felt this kind of fury before,’ Professor Humphrey said to his pupils. He was an excellent teacher and all his pupils did really well in exams and scored really nice marks too! But none of them was street smart. So, Professor Humphrey had secretly designed some practical problems for the students to check if they were actually learning and whether they could apply what they were learning.
Part of the test was a field trip to the Forbidden Forest. Everyone had been really excited to go since no one had been to that forest in 101 years and it was believed to be full of mysterious creatures. So, all the students of Professor Humphrey went into the forest and experienced what they would never forget.
‘Shh Amir, don’t go near it’ Meera cried in fear. But Amir didn’t listen and approached the twenty dogs with just a stick in his hand. His palms were sweating. What about the last lesson when they had been taught that these dogs can smell fear? Didn’t Amir claim to be the smartest in his batch? But of course, that lesson was forgotten. No one remembers lessons on a field trip, do they?
Elsewhere in the forest, Stuti was similarly stuck. ‘I want to get out of this dreadful place!’ she said aloud.
‘Then what are you waiting for?’ Saheb shouted in frustration. He had been trying to convince her to move for about ten minutes now. With each second the danger was increasing. She couldn’t move an inch. She, the topper of the incantation class, didn’t know what to do.
Each student in Professor Humphrey’s class had a painful experience like this. After a long pause Professor Humphrey started again, ‘Well. You have been studying all kinds of subjects but don’t know how to apply what you are learning.
Willing is not enough
We must do!
Knowing is not enough
We must apply!
