A Refreshing Rainy Morning!!!

After a long, tiring and exhausting summer, the monsoon season has finally arrived and drenched the city with cool breezy showers. Many times, the life comes to a standstill in the surrounding area. But students feel fresh and energetic as ever for going to school. Came across a beautiful poem on 'Rain' which matched the morning scene today and so thought of sharing it here:

In the morning, when it was raining,

Then the birds were hectic and loudy;

Through all the reign is fall's entertaining;

Their singing was erratic and full of disorder:

They did not remember the summer blue

Or the orange of June. They did not think at all

Of the great red and bursting ball

Of the kingly sun's terror and tempest, blazing,

Once the slanting rain threw over all

The colorless curtains of the ceaseless spontaneous fall. 

“The Seven habits of Highly Effective Teachers”

Two days back, we got a chance to attend a seminar by one of the leading personalities of Rajkot city. He delivered us the seminar on the topic of “The Seven habits of Highly Effective Teachers” which he edited from one of the best-selling books of New York. He had altered the topic and had figured out criteria which were related to the bonding of teacher-student relationship. The seven habits which were listed out by him were-

1.Be Proactive

2.Begin with the End in Mind

3.Put first things first

4.Think win-win

5.Seek first to understand, then be understood

6. Synergize

7.Sharpen the saw ( based on Emotional Quotient, Intelligence Quotient, Physical Quotient and Spiritual Quotient)

How children could be understood with little marking and an initiative from our side was explained in an easy manner.

Lack of patience

Hello friends!!!

Just got a chance to meet some of the new people every day. Everyday, while leaving to meet a group of people, would think and try to figure out how they would be. Some were good and supportive while some were rude and arrogant. Some didn’t have time to listen to what was to be discussed with them and some were cross on extending their hands even to attend. What are we going to take away with ourselves from this world that some of us behave with others like they would take away our whole treasure from us? Could not we be that much patient to listen to someone?

Exams..Exams..Exams

The State as well as the CBSE boards have started their Board exams. The schools who are having exam center are gearing up every morning for the same. We could see parents and relatives hovering around the school campus to drop off their ward for the exams. It looks like the parents are more tensed then their children to appear for the exams. What a surprising situation it is!!! The child who has to actually appear for the exams does not look so tensed and instead their parents’ face seems that a whole mountain has dropped on them!! Don’t you think the parents have to play the role of being self-composed and control their anxiety so that they could support their wards who are actually getting nervous on appearing for the board exams?

Farewell

The spring season is coming very fast and nature is changing its colour and appearance quickly too. Similar scenes are observed in the schools where old students are bid farewell to keep the cycle moving. The board graders are treated with farewell ceremonies which they cherish in their minds as their whole school life. The teachers who were always strict towards them suddenly start pampering them. The teacher-student bonding suddenly changes into a very respectable relation in which many a times the teacher themselves have to play the part of their counselor too. Why do the students have the fear of board exams? When will the legacy of this fear in the minds of the students vanish? Could not the parents and teachers join hands to remove it?

If SOMEONE can, why can’t WE?

“I am only one, but still I am one.

I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.

I will not refuse to do something I can do.”

-Helen Keller

What an inspiring words from the first deaf-blind person holding the degree of Bachelor of Arts – Helen Keller!!!

If we read the above words again, we would come across the fact that even when Helen Keller was deaf and blind, she had so much positive attitude towards life. It did not matter to her that she could not do MANY things like the normal people, but wanted to do SOME thing which added to her achievements.

When people come to terms with doing task anytime anywhere, the first thing they express is they are not having this or that. If one has the willingness to do something, he/she could not be refrained from it and could achieve whatever he/she desires. The smallest motive in a direction would also lead to so many discoveries. Helen Keller believed in the same and never stopped doing her part of work  which led her to being a successful author, political activist and even a lecturer.

"Never stop working, no matter howmuchever small or big the work is" Should we not rethink on the idea ?

Fear of Board Exams…

Winter is fading away and so is the academic year…The board exams are approaching very fast. In fact, the practicals and the preliminary exams are already going on. Students and teachers have kept aside all the things and have started gearing up for the same. Many students who do not have the capability to tackle the stress of board examinations are facing the worst part of the year. They have worked throughout the year, have a good academic background score, have done their prelims well, then why so? Why do the students have the fear of BOARD EXAMS????