My life as it is now…

The world is a different place now for me…with children’s laughter, people’s smiles…
As I run from class to class, experience worlds after worlds of innocent laughter and play, the day goes by in a daze.
When I’m back to the regular drudgery of adult responsibilities I feel stifled. Words need to be measured here. Meaning is searched for even in a careless smile. What is done or not done is analysed with the expertise of a pro.
Long before its time to go back to my little ones, I yearn for their gay abandon, unconditional love and total acceptance of me, as I am. I eagerly await for my daily dose of unadulterated life. You can’t help but smile as they bluntly call a spade a spade. No fake attempt to soothe your ruffled feathers, no pretence of affection. Their complete trust in you is at times unnerving. Am I worth all their love? I sometimes think. Will I be able to give them what they deserve, and what I’m here for? A wholesome education?
Well, this much I’m sure of….is that my little bundles of energy are so full of life and its learnings, that each moment spent around them is equal to a thousand books to learn from. Who am I kidding? It is I who will gain ‘a wholesome education’ from my interaction with them.

Hard Task

It’s all very well to talk about the new school of education and the much touted activity based learning. However the view from this side of the world is quite different from that of a parent or student. Activity -based teaching means a whole lot of hard work. The teacher simply cannot bank on the text-book alone. A great deal of pre-planning, hunting for ideas to make the class a whole lot of fun, exploring different ways of introducing and explaining a topic, translates into one important word for the teacher- Hard Work.
Gone are the days of books and definitions. Welcome to the age of arriving at your own understanding of a concept. Not without endless ppts , projects, games , songs, and what have you,all for the same cause.
Welcome to the age of the internet savvy teacher who gets homework everyday.