5: A Different Kind of School
✨ Summary (Easy English)
This story is about a special school started by Miss Beam.
In this school, children do not learn only from books.
They also learn kindness, sympathy, honesty, and responsibility.
Every child has to play the role of someone less fortunate—
like being blind, lame, deaf, or injured—for one day.
Through this experience, children understand
how difficult life can be for others.
The idea of the school is to make children
kind, caring, and helpful human beings, not just clever students.
👉 Message: True education teaches humanity.
✨ कहानी का सार (Hindi में)
यह कहानी मिस बीम द्वारा चलाए जा रहे
एक अलग तरह के स्कूल के बारे में है।
इस स्कूल में बच्चों को केवल किताबों का ज्ञान नहीं,
बल्कि दयालु, ईमानदार और सहानुभूतिशील बनना सिखाया जाता है।
बच्चों को एक दिन के लिए
अंधा, लंगड़ा या घायल बनकर रहना पड़ता है,
ताकि वे दूसरों की परेशानियाँ समझ सकें।
इस स्कूल का उद्देश्य बच्चों को
अच्छा इंसान बनाना है।
📘 Word Meanings
| Word | Meaning (English) | Hindi Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Special | Different | विशेष |
| Sympathy | Feeling for others | सहानुभूति |
| Kindness | Being kind | दयालुता |
| Responsibility | Duty | ज़िम्मेदारी |
| Experience | What we feel | अनुभव |
| Education | Learning | शिक्षा |
📝 Question–Answer
Q1. What was special about Miss Beam’s school?
Ans: It taught students kindness, sympathy, and responsibility along with studies.
Q2. Why did children have to act blind or lame?
Ans: To understand the problems of people who are less fortunate.
Q3. What did the children learn from this experience?
Ans: They learned to be kind, helpful, and understanding.
Q4. What is the real aim of education according to the lesson?
Ans: To make children good human beings.
Q5. What message does the story give us?
Ans: True education teaches humanity and compassion.
✅ Message of the Lesson
Education is not only books
Kindness and sympathy are important
Be helpful and understanding

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