THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION

Oxford dictionary says, “Education is the process of imparting, knowledge, skill and judgment”. The primary focus of education should be imparting skills through different processes. I strongly believe that today’s education should have the ability to make the young learners fit to face the challenges of life; which also can be considered one of the basics of education. If the acquired education fails to ensure this; then we can’t consider this as good education.

You will agree to me when I say, education process must have a long term goal rather than restricting itself with the short term goals; to be considered a good and quality education. The primary aim of education is to bring out the best among the learners to face the challenges of life refining them from within. A young learner has all the potential to learn facts by himself/herself. The teachers’ role is to motivate or facilitate them showing the right path to achieve their desired goals. Ready made things make people dull; so one must try to bring new ideas rather than being dependent on it; because people remember the one, who brings new ideas for the world which is also the primary objective of education. Ready made things may give us temporary success but in the long run it loses its essense. Ready made things kill our inherent skills which are in us and make us worthless.

A self refined learner can create his/her opportunities by himself/herself. The basic job of a teacher is to guide the learners towards better life. Moral values are a necessity to prove one better in the long run; some learners may fail to understand this during the initial days but in the process of growing up they definitely appreciate the one who inspired them with all the basic values. Young learners follow adults and being an adult if we change certain attitude in us then definitely they will follow us and in this process we can create a better society.

We know that the world is changing rapidly and today’s learners will take up jobs which don’t even exist today. So, where is the reason to force the learners to take up what we say or what is given as a syllabus? Majority of the students will not be using today’s concepts in their process of living. And here the point comes; why should we focus on imparting values in students? Here I didn’t mean that the syllabus doesn’t have any role in a child’s life. It does have a role because the syllabus is designed to develop the quality of the target students but how the syllabus is to be taught greatly lies on the teacher concerned. A facilitator or a teacher has a great role in this process and here the teacher should find out the long term goals of that specific syllabus before imparting the inherent idea to the students. Here I would like to stress on the role of teachers in imparting quality education where the learners can build up the necessary requirements within them and keep themselves fit to face the challenges of life.

Education is a two way process where the learners have equal role in acquiring knowledge and wisdom. The giver can never be successful without a receiver; there must be a receiver to call one as a giver. Learners must bring interest in learning the concepts prepared by the teachers otherwise the process of education will never be successful. Teachers as well as students should agree to certain points to make the teaching learning process fruitful. We can’t deny the parents’ role in a child’s growth and development. Parents do have a pivotal role in this process.

‘What’ and ‘Why’ are the two basic questions one should ask before starting anything. What is the particular thing and why should we do are the basic questions one must have before taking up a decision. If one asks these basic questions before taking up anything, for sure, they would become successful in their lives. Most of the problems arise when we do not know what we are doing and what is the purpose of doing that? We often take up certain activities without knowing its basics and I am sure these actions can never give us success. Life is full of choices and we find opportunities everywhere. Just we need to select the one that helps us to grow better or to reflect ourselves better. A wrong decision leads to a disaster where a right decision makes us successful.

It is often seen that the young learners fail to understand their potential and the role of the teachers and well wishers start there. Their role is to guide and mould them in this process. Each child is God gifted and has the ability to create his/her opportunities by himself/herself but one must be there to encourage the learners and to show them the right path because the young learners may fail to choose the right path. If a child is brought to the right track the child will definitely create history by his/her own. Not only the teachers the parents and guardians including the elders of the society where the child belongs to; have a great role in this process of changing the child.

The base of education is not teaching the learners certain topics but it is helping them to inculcate quality in them. If it is done properly with a specific vision and planning; for sure, no one can stop them to achieve the greatest heights.

EDUCATION OR CERTIFICATION; WHERE ARE WE HEADING?

Once I asked a bunch of young learners if they knew what grammar is but the answers I got were quite surprising. One of the students replied that it is English-II; quite surprising right? On further inquiry I got to know that they call grammar book by the name s/he replied because the grammatical concepts were taught as a second part of the prescribed English syllabus in that school. Somewhere the learners were not wrong in their understanding but this answer really put me into trouble. I asked a few questions additional to it to test the students’ basic concepts but the answers were quite humourous and surprising. On further inquiries I found that the students do not know the concepts because they are not asked these questions during the examinations. I asked myself if we learn things only for the examinations. If I ask the same question to the students, majority of them would reply in favour of the examination. I can boldly say this because may be in the past; when I was a student even I believed in this statement and many times may be I advocated in favour of it. This concept clearly shows that the students learn things for examinations; so majority of them forget once examination is conducted. I am quite sure that even the parents are not an exception. The parents do support this concept in favour of the students.

We all know that the primary objective of education is the refinement of an individual. But who else cares. Everyone is busy in this competitive world and wishes to be the best in every field; be it education or something else. Here people fail to understand that getting good marks in the examinations do not guarantee that they are the best. Trying to be the best is not a bad idea; someone rightly said ‘Be the best wherever you are’ but we must know that we should try to be the best refining ourselves; not based on the educational qualifications that we possess. I believe on a statement; it states that if we do not gather knowledge equivalent to our certificates; the certificates become heavy burden on us. I believe you too would agree to my statement.

The saddest part is that people judge a student with the marks s/he secures in the examinations that s/he appears for. I agree that marks do matter but it never supersedes the knowledge s/he acquires after completion of an academic year or a course because knowledge helps one to grow in the long run not the certificates. I believe that if a child wishes to learn the concepts properly s/he definitely would score better marks. So one must focus on the concept not on the marks; marks will automatically come if we clear the concepts properly. Inculcating values in us along with the academic qualifications is a prime concern.

Oxford dictionary says, “Education is the process of imparting, knowledge, skill and judgment”. If the acquired education doesn’t make us these things then what is the value of that kind of education? I have seen people who possess the highest degrees but they lack the value and the wisdom which is the essence of education. If the process of education  does not refine our values we can never call it education rather it is good to be called certification.

No one can deny the fact that people are busy getting certificated rather than getting educated. I can never call the one educated if s/he lacks certain values a person should posses. Values and wisdom are important to lead a life more than the certificates we gather. Certificates may help one to get a better job but values will definitely make him/her better human being. Certificates may help one to get a better job but values and intellect will help him/her to remain in the same position or even higher as time passes by. Now it is your choice what you want for.

I believe that learning becomes lovely and interesting if we ignore its results. Result is important because many times it shows us where we stand but we need to find out different strategies to make our results better rather than threatening ourselves all the time for a good result. Most children leave the interest in education due to the fear of scoring low. Many leave schools and colleges due to the fear of failing.

People never leave learning informally rather they learn better than formal learning. The reason is very simple they do not have the fear of failing. I strongly agree that if formal education is taken constructively and made it interesting through different strategies; learners will definitely learn better than what they generally learn. The competition breaks the spirit of learning but if it is taken gently or if competition is not taken as a competition, it enhances the spirit and motivates one to learn better. I advice my readers never to compete with anyone because it breaks the spirit of winning and if one wants to compete, s/he can compete with himself/herself; it will surely help him/her to be the best in the universe.

I do urge the young learners to inculcate values and wisdom in them along with the academic qualifications. I assure them that values will surely add value to their certificates and they can lead a happy and successful life.

       

PRONUNCIATION SKILL

Ø  If the given word is two syllables noun the stress should be in the first part of the word, ex- record. If it is two syllables verb then the stress should be in the second part of the word, ex- recording.

Ø  If the word is ending with (tion) or (ssion) or (ic) then the stress should be in the penalty mate part of the word. Penalty mate means second part from the right. Ex- fantastic, commission.

Ø  If a word is ending with ( phy) or (cy) the stress should be in the anti paradigmatic part of the word. Anti paradigmatic means third part from right. Ex- democracy, philosophy, photography.

Ø  If a given word is compound noun the stress should be in the first part of the noun. Ex- desktop, laptop.

Ø  If the given word is a compound verb then the stress should be in the second part of the word. Ex- understands.

Ø  While we read a word willing to keep a bit stress in the starting part of the word. If any word is not satisfying the above condition, we need to put stress in the first part of the word. Ex- car, power play, wickets, century, football, child labor, maintain, training, parliament, environment, hotel, executive.

Limiting the public voice

There are various ways to stop common voice in different organizations; be it government or private. The fact is that they don't want to listen to what is right. They want to hear the only people who support them irrespective of their actions. False Kings of a democratic kingdom.

WILL OUR NATION BE CORRUPTION FREE?

The term corruption is a known term to everyone living in our country. As soon as a child crosses his/her adolescence; slowly s/he gets familiar to it. Do you know where the maximum revenue of the government goes? It goes directly to the pockets of some corrupt people. You may not believe this but this is the fact. You might have come across a video clipping of the former prime minister Atal Bihari Bajpayee. Once he got an opportunity to ask the then prime minister, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. His question was simple; as he asked, when the central government grants one rupees, by the time it reaches the allotted place it becomes just 15 paise. He wanted to know the reason but Nehruji couldn’t give a valid answer and had to answer quite humourously.

We know that the revenue collected by the government goes to different schemes for national development. It is a well known fact that the fund is not used properly by the contractors.  I don’t blame the contractors directly because even the contractors are helpless somewhere in the process. Starting from the elected representatives to the bureaucrats, almost everyone gets the share of the allotted fund. Media is also not an exception. I dared to say so because I have seen media representatives demanding the share personally. Media people getting engaged to blackmailing is quite common now. If someone wishes to oppose my view I challenge them to telecast the misuse of allotted funds in almost all the schemes. Some may not agree to me but I wish to ask them; if they (Media Representatives) are not corrupt, then why not the representatives bring out the misuse of allotted funds almost everywhere and create a social awareness for the people?

When everyone wishes to be corrupt; how can we see a nation corruption free? Even if someone dares to bring a social change, s/he is forced to speak for them (Corrupt people) and s/he never dares to go against them risking his/her life.

I must say that the limit of corruption is decreasing day by day and I hope this to end soon from our society though it has become a part of our life. The increasing number of educated people in the country is one of the main reasons for it. We can’t deny the role of New media in this context. The advent of New Media forced the term to limit itself.

Despite these limitations the number of the corrupt people didn’t end; it has just gone down. I request the people living in this country; which is one of the largest democracies of the world to come forward and help in the national development.

A SHORT FICTION

It was around six in the morning. I was in my dream. A phone call forced me to open my eyes; reluctantly I opened, since I had no choice. It was an unknown number. Even I had true caller installed; it didn’t recognize the number. How can true caller recognize a number? The call was not from a smart phone; it was from a normal 2G phone. You might wonder in the age of technology who else uses a 2G phone? I must tell you that majority living in the village use a 2G phone. The technology didn’t reach to them. People even sometimes have to climb a tree to get signal strength to make a phone call. You may laugh but this is the reality of the village. I will tell you about the village. If you have time I will definitely take you there. The place is not too far from a city. It is around a hundred kilometers from one of the cities of a state, but it looks as if the place is too far even from a small town. I must bring a statement quoted by Anees Jung in one of her books, “Seemapuri is in the periphery of Delhi but it is miles apart”. There is no any exception to the village.

Sorry I took you towards an unending process. I said it unending because one can’t explain the village in one go. How can one do it since it was my village? The village where I grew up. I made you wonder, I know; let me take to the main point. The ‘phone call’ if you remember. It was early morning for me since I shifted to a city but for them it was not. When I picked up the call it was a familiar voice from the caller’s end. It was Raju (Name changed). He told me the miseries of his life along with the entire people living there. I jumped from my bed because I never thought that this would happen to my village. He said the entire village has become a river. They are staying in a refugee camp provided by the local authority. When I enquired further, I found that they became homeless. The thing that shocked me was that they couldn’t save anything; even the documents due to the sudden increase of water in the river. The flood swiped their lives. They lost everything. Everything means everything; they just were able to save their lives.

The same thing had happened to our family years back in the year 2000; I mean some 20 years back. The sight came to my eyes fresh; as if, that had happened yesterday; the day when we lost everything. But we were relieved because we were able to retrieve our documents that were very important. You may wonder documents can be retrieved from the universities. I agree to it but I was talking about all the documents we had from ages. The documents were our identity. Now you may agree to me; why I was serious when I said documents. We were forced to leave the village. We did; since we had limited choice.

Raju is homeless now. Not only Raju, the entire village is homeless. Some, who had money they bought land outside the village but I was thinking about the families who could afford only two ends meet.

This is not only the story of Raju, this is the story of millions living near the riverbanks. Hope Raju would get a better job and help the family survive in this planet.

Wish for Class X 2020 CBSE

Heartiest congratulations to all the candidates of CBSE Class 10 Examination. May this milestone be the doorway to a successful future. Always remember, this is just a step of life. Don't get demotivated if you scored less than your expectations. Long way to go. Percentage and expectations can be increased if planned properly even in future. Success is yours if you step positively. Keep going, life has its own way. My best wishes for your journey ahead. May the almighty God showers blessings on you always. Wish you all a successful life ahead.

A good teacher

To be a good teacher 'sense of humor' is a necessity. Being a teacher I have seen end number of teachers without the sense of humor. No doubt that they create a boring class where teaching learning process isn't fully accomplished. A teacher with sense of humor creates an interesting class where the students fully engage themselves to make the teaching learning process fruitful. A good teacher is not the one who teaches well but the one who makes the learners understand well.

PRINCIPAL'S BIRTHDAY WISH

Dear principal you are one of the best principals the school system has ever seen. We love what you have done with the school as it is one of the best we have ever seen. 

You are one of the coolest principals we have ever known. Thank you for being so awesome! 

It is a very difficult job to have as a principal. But you have done an incredible job with it and we cannot thank you enough! 

You’ve changed a whole lot of lives and you are still doing it. Don’t ever stop doing what you’re best at. 

We know that you are one of the most dedicated workers the world has ever seen. All you want is to make sure everyone is thriving and that makes you the best principal ever. 

We remember how you promised that you were going to make this school one of the best places to work and learn. Ever since my time here, you have kept that promise to the fullest! 

You are one of the most inspiring individuals we have ever met. We hope that we can continue an excellent run with this school and continue to make greatness happen every day! 

A principal is only as good as the school and we want you to be one of the best. So, we will always be here for you to make this the best place it could ever be.

We need you to know that you are one of the best principals we have ever had the pleasure of working with.

Ever since you took the reins at our school, we have only been going up. You are indeed, one of the best principals that have ever been seen.

We can learn a ton from you as you have done a fantastic job with running this school. Thank you for being such an awesome individual. 

Dear principal, you are a wise man, a person to be proud of and a person we can look up to. Have a fantastic birthday dear principal, may you live today like there is no tomorrow. 

Age is just a number and the older you get the wiser one becomes; you are living proof of that. 

A man of great virtue and will never lacks, you are a great man and we hope you know that. Becoming  teachers in this school has taught us a great deal, these lessons we will forever carry with us. 

Everyone truly knows that they can succeed, but not everyone know what to do to succeed. You taught us that wishes aren’t enough to achieve dreams. Thank you for those lessons.

In the end it is not the years in your life that count. It is the life in your years. These words really reflect on you and what you are. 

Life has a funny way of bringing people together, people you will need and help you without being family. We thank you for everything for your effort to create a family environment in the school.

 We have never seen someone as selfless as you; you give up your time and who you are just to be close and to be a good guide. 

May the almighty God showers blessings on you always. Hope all your desires be fulfilled. Wish you a happy, healthy and successful life ahead.

IMPORTANCE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION.

The term ‘Education’ came from a Latin word ‘Educare’, which was initiated in the mid 16^th century. If one goes through its meaning, it says ‘The process of receiving or giving a systematic instruction’. Though previously it was purely based on educating at a school, college or at a university but later on it became wide in use. When we go deep into its meaning we find a word ‘refinement’ connected to it. So, we can say that education is connected to refinement of an individual morally or socially.

Education is primarily divided into two parts i.e. formal and informal. Education starts informally at homes or in a society which later on turns to be a formal; once the child is formally introduced to a school. But the saddest part is that even today lakhs of children get restricted to only the informal mode of education. Though the government of India initiated many laws to educate each individual of the nation but it is sad to say that laws are yet to reach each individual of the country.

We all know the importance of education in one’s life, be it formal or informal. But today formal education had become a necessity. Someone rightly said ‘Education is the key to success’ and yes we agree to it in each context. Education is the property of an individual which can’t be stolen and remains with the one who possesses it till death. It doesn’t mean that only an educated becomes successful,  it is believed that ‘Hard work leads to success’ but if we study the ratio of the successful people we find that educated people are much stable than the people who become successful without a formal education.

We all know that to construct a building one must give importance to its foundation. A good foundation leads to a strong and tall building. Like the same way primary education is the foundation of a good education. Primary education takes a vital role of an individual’s education career. For example if a child gets a proper and better primary education it increases his/her chances to get a better education in his/her life. From the statement I didn't say that only one who got better primary education will have a better education in his/her life, it just increases the chances to make his/her life better.

Primary education is primarily the first stage of formal education, coming after pre-school and before secondary education. The role of primary education is to ensure the broad based development of the children. This means ensuring that all children are able to develop their cognitive, social, emotional, cultural and physical skills to the best of their abilities, preparing them for their future school career. But if a child lacks a better education in his/her initial days of schooling it becomes very difficult for him/her to continue his/her studies further.

Looking at the pathetic educational condition of the country the government of India launched a scheme called ‘Sarba shiksha Abhiyan’ which aimed at the universalization of elementary education  ‘in a time bound manner’ under the 86^th amendment of the Indian constitution making free  and compulsory education to children between the age group of 6-14 a fundamental right. As an intervention program, it started in 2002 though it had been operational since 2000-2001. However its roots go back to 1993-94, when the District Primary Education Program (DPEP) was launched with an aim of achieving the objective of universal primary education.

When all the programs started facing problems and didn’t reach the target the government of India initiated a new term named ‘Right to Education Act’ which was introduced in 2009 that came into force on April 1, 2010. Some educationists and policy makers believe that with the passing of the act, Sarba Shiksha Abhiyan has acquired the necessary legal force for its implementation.

Though the central government initiated different laws to achieve the universalisation of elementary education but still lakhs of children run naked without a formal education. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The real development of a nation is the development of the villages”. We can’t define a successful education policy looking into a city or town. But if we go to the root level we will find that the policies are restricted to the cities and towns. The villages are still deprived of the policies initiated. We can never blame the policy makers directly for the unsuccessful policies. It is the economic condition of the villages where children are used to earn a livelihood. Many children are seen in the villages who directly or indirectly, help their parents in their living process. Most of them don’t get time to go to school and in the process of earning money they leave school before they know the value of education.

The reason for the unsuccessful primary education is the teaching-learning process. The process is somewhere creating a huge gap between a learner and a teacher. Most of the schools don’t have proper teachers-learners ratio. Many schools are being run by a single teacher but the private educational institutions are exceptional to it. Due to these problems learners don’t get proper education and leave schools.

Untrained teachers is the another cause of unsuccessful primary education. Most teachers are untrained and they lack the process of teaching especially the kids. It is often seen that the methodology that the teachers use is not suitable or friendly to the young learners. ‘Enjoy a learn policy is the best possible way to teach a young learner, where he/she engages fully to grasp the desired knowledge. A child never learns in fear, so a teacher must create an environment where a child learns himself/herself. The relationship between a teacher and a student must not be like a fish and fisherman rather it should be like fish and water.

Teachers are the social reformers so they must walk extra mile to make sure whatever they impart must reach positively to the students so that the teaching learning process becomes successful. They are the one who can determine the future of the nation.

Success

If a 🐅 (Tiger) is kept in a zoo, the tiger can't show its abilities; like the same way if you are restricted all the time, your strength will go down and you can never show the world who you are and what are your abilities.