Sometime last October of this year, the Education department issued a memorandum directing public school teachers not to give any assignments on weekends to elementary students. The reason behind is to allow these children to enjoy their childhood through play . This is necessary in order to build a healthy and successful environment towards adulthood of these children because they grow most rapidly during the early phase of life. So before they outgrow their interest in childhood play, it’s but fair to give in to their idea of leisure time. In view of this, I think this memorandum should also apply to students in private schools, more so to high school students both in public and private schools as well. This is because the trend of bombarding these students with loads of assignments deprives them the precious moment of rest at the same time bonding with family alongside doing chores in the house. With all the information and ideas educators are trying to embed in the students’ minds, IQ or Intelligence Quotient is undoubtedly gaining strength but EQ known as the Emotional Quotient, which has been pointed out by researches to have more significant bearing in adult life, being set aside and somehow neglected. No more time left for figuring out whatever happened to ‘BFF’s (Best Friend Forever) petty quarrel or mending the damage created by that teasing bout last week with your younger brother leaving him in tears or maybe simply being updated with wherever Mom got that “delicious-soh” new recipe she served during dinner. Better said than done, how about responding to the nagging of Mom to have my room plus the library be transformed in its original form rather than being an extension of the classrooms and Science lab in school. Life now-a-days is so fast-paced that time flies before our very eyes. I don’t want to miss any of my younger sibling’s birthday for that matter because of my whole day group work on a weekend due the following Monday or even Dad’s victory party after getting a promotion at work or even being in charge in the house for a day to give way for Dad’s and Mom’s much awaited date that has been postponed for the nth time. I myself have been wanting to be home on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon relaxing and listening to my kind of sound if not eating to my heart’s delight while watching the latest release of Harry Potter movie. So please, to the people in authority concerned, I appeal to you to take time to think about this matter. Alongside raising intellectuals, responsible and mature citizenry should still be on top of your list.