I should have been ten years old when I had got hurt on my leg and had to go to a corporate hospital. The white apron nurses, the clean and neat atmosphere, the well educated doctors getting down from costly cars walking majestically certainly inspired me young heart. As days passed and as I grew my role models kept on changing from movie heroes to sports stars. But only when I started working as a teacher I came across a person who really inspired me. The love he had for children, his views towards the development of society, his interest in activity based teaching, his ideas in helping the slow learners really wondered me. He was ever ready to help the slow learners, and the differently abled children. Some of his ideas which held me are
1] He used to paint a wall in the nursery and kinder garden rooms white so that the tiny tots could scribble themselves.
2] He would never allow any teacher forcing a child to write. he used to say that finger movements should first develop and so they should first learn to cut paper, play with clay balls, paint and draw, before learning to write alphabets. He would also not allow elders to hold the hands of children and help them to write. It would spoil the originality he said.
3] Even while walking the child should hold the elders hand and not viceversa. It develops confidence in the child.
4] If any child had not done home work ,the teacher should find out the reason....... might be there was a party the previous day or they had gone out or might be someone ill in their house, or some relatives had come... and then help the child to complete the work instead of punishing the child so that teacher is satisfied that her/his work is completed and the child is benefited by learning something.
5] Each and every child should be given a chance to participate in the annual day celebrations.
6] Children have the right to ask innovative questions, put forth their creative ideas in the class and the teachers should not stop them
7]Children were free to meet him and discuss their problems at any time.
8] Teachers were also given freedom to teach the subjects in their own style
9] Children should play atleast for one hour every day that too with proper shoes and sports dress under the supervision of an teacher following the rules of the game.
10] Children should never be differentiated from each other based on their financial status or their learning capacity. He didnot allow to children to give gifts on anyone's birthday. They were asked to make greeting cards on anyone' birthday --be it his or a watchman or ayyah's birthday.
These are only a few of his principles A day is not sufficient to discuss about his thoughts . his slogans such as
1] Attitude determines altitudes.
2] I hear I forget
I see I remember
I do I learn
3] Never jump to conclusions
4] Teach more test less
5] Act as if everything depends on you. Pray as if everything depends on god.
. He makes it a point to see that each class is taken to an excursion to a place full of adventure and educative.These are some of the ideas of him . A true educationist, a singer , a fine cricketer, an over all all rounder he inspires everyone with his ideals and approach. It is no surprise tha we are inspired by such a rare personality. He is none other than the founder director of our school, Mr Y K Guruwara. I thank you sir for all that you have taught me. I am sure to remember those valuables things throughout my life.
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