The essential role of education in the development of a child

Dear All

As it is said, “Learning is finding out what we already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. We are all learners, doers, and teachers.” It brings me immense satisfaction and pleasure to see children dwell under my guidance. For not only I teach them, but I learn the most from them. I believe that well begun is half done, my students have always inspired me every day to start with a new beginning. With all these experiences in my hand the best subject I like to deal with is the, child’s psychology and we as teachers know the best how to tackle and mould the growing years of a student’s life. Teacher’s talent of understanding the child’s mind and ideology is hardly ever given any importance. But recently I was fortunate enough to get a golden opportunity of delivering a series of lectures which were telecast on the education channel Vyas of Doordarshan (managed by UGC). It was about “The essential role of education in the development of a child”. When we talk about development of child, I guess marks, academics percentage are not the primary criteria to judge a child. For me aptitude consists of only about 20% of our personality whereas our attitude that includes holistic approach, our etiquettes, our smartness and our behavior consists of 80% of our personality. Also every student persists a unique talent, and it is the duty of a teacher to polish and recognize the talent.

In the lecture I basically briefed, what is education, how it helps a man to alter his mistakes. How a man can capture his or her passion and recognize his shortcomings and how education helps a man to overcome them. There were also discussions about what is the significance of education. What is modern education? I hope through my every word I was able to inspire students. And yet again on 13 December 2011, I had to deliver a speech on “Effective schooling and effective school”. In this lecture my basic focus was on the modern day schooling, and what it takes to make and alter the attitude of students for these are the only years which make or break a child’s career. I feel so delighted to have such students with me in my school who always aspire me to get the best out of me.

Thank you dear students. 

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H.R. Sharma

My Message on the occasion of Deewali

Dear all

Deewali is a festival of light.  The light that symbolizes knowledge, understanding and wisdom.  The light of wisdom is so powerfully penetrating that it is capable of dispelling the darkness of ignorance, depression and dejection and replacing the same with the brilliance of understanding, fellow-feeling, joviality and mutual caring and sharing.  I have never been supportive of mindless bursting of crackers without thinking least about others’ peace of mind or sometimes even ignoring the very existence of other people in our vicinity and causing a serious loss of hearing or aural impairment.   Somewhere along the line we have forgotten that true celebration of Deewali will be by bringing happiness in the life of our neighbours, friends, colleagues or fellow human beings. A simple wishing with smile on your lips and twinkle in your eyes may be more rewarding and fulfilling an experience for any one whom you offer the same.

I wish to celebrate Deewali by being with my family and spending with them some uninterrupted moments which today’s highly preoccupying life style has made a rarity.  At times, it appears that we are like a straw which is being swept away by an invisible tide of time into the ocean of bottomless depth.  Despite all these handicaps we have to prove that we have the determination and the grit to face any challenge that we come across.

HAPPY DEEWALI!

My Message on the occasion of Dussehra

Dear Students,

Wish you all very happy Dussehra holidays.  These holidays are there to give you a break after a long spell of arduous efforts, monotony of class- room learning with full engagement and complete absorption in your meticulous preparation for tests and exams.

One thing which, however, has not to be allowed to sink into oblivion is your focus on your goal i.e., to make yourself a wonderful human being imbued with all social, moral, ethical and spiritual values which are going to be the core of your entire personality and which will determine how smartly you are going to fare in life.

One of the core values which is given special consideration by all and sundry is respect for elders irrespective of their social status or kind of contribution they make in our life.  In this regard, I would like to urge you on to extend respect and regards not only to the teachers but also to all the members associated with the school viz., office staff,  peons, attendants and cleanliness staff, because they all contribute in their own way to the progress of the school. This way only you can honour the dignity of labour.

Furthermore, you should also take care of the words that you speak.  Make sure that no word uttered by you hurts the feeling of someone or becomes the cause of somebody’s sorrow.  The actual happiness that we experience is the one that comes by bringing a smile on the parched and dry lips of someone who has been hungry and thirsty for a kind word or a look filled with great love and affection.  You may not be able to measure the ecstasy that a person,  starved of love and kindness, may feel but it will be a real reward for you.

With love and affection,

   

H R Sharma

Principal

Mutual respect to bridge generation gap

Source: Times of India 22 September 2011 (Student Edition)

My thoughts on Teachers’ Day

Dear All

Teaching profession is considered the noblest of all the professions and a teacher is regarded as the most dignified and trustworthy member of the society. No doubt there has been a steep decline in values in society and a teacher has also not been left unimpacted or unaffected by the socio-economic dynamics. It is rightly said that the change is the law of nature and the only thing that remains constant is the change itself. Since we teachers, are called upon with special reverence and respect by the other members of the society, we have to come up to the expectation of people in all spheres of life be it professional or personal. Since our professional life has surly to be impacted by our personal life, we should not allow any compromise on the ground of our principles.

We, as role models for our students, should uphold a philosophy that is characterized by strong values and sacraments. In other worlds we should preach only what we can practise ourselves. The yawning gap that we sometimes find in what we say and what we do is the root cause of the decline in the respect that we teachers used to command in the past. We used to render a selfless service and were not overcome by greed and avarice for the glare of gold. We did not live in a big mansion that was marked by abundance or plentifulness but in a small house which was ever fragrant by the sweet smell of the deeds of our sacrifice, concern and commitment for the society. Every influential member of the society used to acknowledge our presence and felt proud to have us as a guest. But now inspite of a great upgradation in our financial status or our standard of living, society looks at us with some degree of apprehension and we are wholly and solely responsible for this.

It is, therefore my humble submission that we teachers should also be prepared to go into introspection and find the factors responsible for this decline in respect for us and try to regain it. It is still in our capacity to be best role models for our students and fulfil the dream and aspiration of Dr. S. Radha Krishanan who had gone to the extent of making the greatest sacrifice by asking his students to celebrate 5^th September as teachers’ Day instead of his birthday.

Jai Hind! Jai Bharat!

H.R. Sharma

What I feel on the occasion of Independence Day

Dear All

Independence Day celebration which is quite common in every educational institution, has a very serious message for us and that is to keep ourselves free from bias, prejudice, egotism and bigotry. We shall be a true teacher only when we keep ourselves as role models in front of students. The best lesson that any child learns from us is through our personal behavior. When we have yawning gaps between our words and deeds we fail to impact the lives of children the way we intend to do. Quite often, it is observed that whatever we teach independent from the books and curriculum turns out to be the best lesson for students which they treasure as the most invaluable gift from us. The best learning is also the one that doesn’t set a boundary line between two different domains of knowledge. The true tribute of mine, on this occasion, to my country will be to ensure that the job or responsibility that I have as a Principal is done to the utmost of my capability, caliber and commitment in conformity with all my colleagues who share the same vision, taste and temperament and have zeal and enthusiasm i.e. unmistakably impeccable.  

H.R.Sharma

Sharing is caring

Dear All

“Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness”.

-          Harold Kushner

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

The mission of each and every child should be “Thinking about others”.

Attitude of sharing and caring will help develop good rapport that in turn will bring success.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

H.R.Sharma

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Dear Reader

Today’s children are the future of tomorrow. They have to shoulder all the future responsibilities pertaining to different areas, spheres or domains. It is rightly said that the quality of education can only determine the quality of nation. Every child, given a conducive and congenial environment, may blossom into an ever fragrant flower. Swami Vivekananda has rightly said that education is the manifestation of perfection that is already there in a child. However, we quite often end up drawing the conclusion that a child is non-performer or low achiever. Infact, we forget the truth that every child is a unique individual who has his/her own strengths and weaknesses. We as teachers have first to understand the child from inside out and plan or design our strategies accordingly. We have not to forget the fact that an understood child is a well taught, shaped and molded child. In other words developing a good rapport with a child is of prime significance and great importance. We have also to acknowledge the fact that every child has his own pace of learning, in the same way as every individual has his/her own way of driving a vehicle or handling a situation, in spite of being endowed with great agility, expertise or logical power.

Children normally love their teachers first and then the subjects taught by them. A teacher, who is disliked or unaccepted by students, can never accomplish the job of training them as education is not for living but for life. Softer skills like manners, etiquettes, respect towards elders, understanding towards youngers and sensitivity towards deprived and unprivileged section of society may be and should be inculcated combinedly by teachers and parents both.

When parents become first teachers and teachers become second parents, the purpose of imparting education is achieved in the true sense of the term. Today’s so called generation gap can be bridged up in the best way through mutual respect for each other shown by new generation as well as old generation. New generation can always access to the knowledge, experience and wisdom of the old generation which they have acquired over the years through great toil and perseverance. Similarly, old generation should be broader in their vision, mind-set and of accommodating disposition to accept the new generation with their follies and foibles instead of being judgmental and critical by branding their novel ideas as their new fangled ideas. With this approach, we may usher our children in the new world that is characterized by mutual respect, mutual trust and mutual co-operation and then only we may achieve our long cherished dream of equipping our children with right values and sacraments which will make them the real assets of our Nation.

I am as sure as day and night, that one day this dream of, us teachers, will definitely be translated into reality.

H R Sharma