We talk of our
lofty vision of GNH and place a higher degree of importance to our schools in
imparting education. GNH, I am sure will be infused even more this time not
forgetting the happiness cream. Curriculum is going to change; at least that is
what I hear. No matter what is changed, if the ego of the teacher is before
everything else, it’s like saying, “Unless your government increases my salary the
earth will remain flat”. A teacher who was working in some remote school back
then told this to some education inspectors.
I am living
the moment of how irritating can Mondays be and the Monday sets the cornerstone
for how the rest of the days would go. OK like every Mondays, there’s morning hassles, cook, eat, pack, get dressed and off to school in my case. Reaching
school, greet friends and children, sign and off to the morning assembly.
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The
retention of children is at stake here. Just recently, in groups all teachers
underwent the ‘Transformative Pedagogy’ training and we were amazed to learn
that a child’s retention and learning can only go beyond their age with one
addition. Confused! A Child is 7 years old, his/her retention and
concentration, is 7+1=8. A child of 7 years can learn and listen to 8 minutes.
And these eight minutes is again difficult at a stretch. This is what research
has found out.
Contrary to
this finding, the morning assembly in any centre of learning goes beyond an
adult’s retention. Imagine the plight of hundreds of faces in the sun looking
at the teachers. Point is, say things that is important and inevitable. You do
not need the brains of an all knowing saint to deliver the intended messages.
Sometimes, listening can be so monotonous that you begin to doubt the speaker’s
credibility. One can see the frustration on our children’s faces as well. Such
uneasy can the sight sometimes be in the mornings.
These
centres of learning must be the place where the value of time must be taught
and instilled. The next time you greet someone good morning, although a good
morning from the other end, may not have had a ‘good’ morning. Think again.
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