Thursday, June 2, 2011

An old new student

On 28 April, Fatima Beevi of Alappuzha district in Kerala got up earlier than usual. Her teacher came at 9.30 am, and both then left for a nearby school. There, over four hours, she answered questions on Malayalam, arithmetics and basic social sciences. All this wouldn’t have been very unusual if Fatima Beevi was not 90 years old.


Read more on Open Magazine: http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/real-india/the-90-year-old-student

Information Source: Open Magazine and The Better India

Are we now to believe in something like 'Age' for studying and taking exams?