Dr. A P J ABDUL KALAM

Remembering Dr APJ Abdul Kalam: 2 years since his death, India still misses him

MISSILE MAN OF INDIA

On his second death anniversary, we remember former President APJ Abdul Kalam with his famous quotes and words of wisdom.

In 2015, on this day, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam collapsed while giving a lecture at IIM-Shillong. Later that evening, he was declared to have died of a CARDIAC ATTACK.

While his sudden death stunned many, it was of some comfort to think that he died doing what he was revered the most for - TEACHING.

Two years on, Dr Kalam is still remembered as the 'People's President' for his work as India's 11th president (July 2002 - July 2007), and more dearly as the 'Missile Man of India' for his contribution in the field of aerospace research.

Our school had certain programmes as a part of science on the remembrance of Dr. Kalam.

SIXTH WEEKLY REFLECTION

SIXTH WEEKLY REFLECTION (24-07-2017 TO 28-07-2017)

.Teaching is hard, and at times it can seem like energy is in short supply. Sometimes, we all need a little inspiration to remind us why we do what we do.

This is my sixth week of teaching practice, and I am bit leading of my portions so I engaged in classroom activities, i have improved a lot, feeling myself as an experienced one. On 25 th of this month my optional teacher made a surprise observation, which made me really disappointing as the lesson plan was not able to be followed then, but overall my class was felt satisfactory for her.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Remembering Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, the school engaged in some science programmes like quiz competition and science tour.

FIFTH WEEKLY REFLECTION

FIFTH WEEKLY REFLECTION 
(17-7-2017 TO 21-07-2017)
“We can teach from our experience, but we cannot teach experience.” ~ Sasha Azevedo

This is the fifth week of my teaching practice. I completed my first unit of English Text of IX and conducted achievement test, and I came to know about how better they could do and where they have to be improved. I also had my observation by our general teacher this week, which was not satisfactory for me, though I had few negatives. To be frank, I came to realize giving freedom to children creates lack of respect from their side, this experience really taught me a lot this week, and my way of interaction with them now is bit strict. Actually, being ridiculed by students feels really bad, and it doesn't meant its the Teachers approach to be changed, there's a lot of difference in the attitude of students of this time and our time, really I remember the quotes 
" CHILDRENS ARE MONSTERS", PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH PUT FORWARD BY THE GOVT is just absurd, illogical according to me. Blaming the teachers for all the misbehaviour of the students is just "paradoxical". This has to be changed...
As one person I cannot change the world, but I can change the world of one person.

Paul Shane Spear

Now, this has become my motto.

CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

This  week of teaching practice extended from 17-07-2017 to 21-07-2017, and I have completed my first unit and conducted achievement test too. On tuesday 18-07-2017 Margret Mary  madam came for observation during my 5th period in IX F, Am not at all satisfied comparing my previous observation, this time the children's were noisy and time management was out of control. The other day I got substitution period to teach English in IX E which was horrible ever. The situation became completely twisted there. On 20th and 21 st my friends, Revathy, Manju, Veena and Saranya came for peer evaluation of mine. Even I too went to see Saranya, Veena and Aswathy s class as a part of peer evaluation.On  20th sreedevi madam came for observation of natural science students and prathibha madam for physical science students and she signed our daily diary too.
Comparing my previous classes, I have increased my confidence level, and fear has been wiped out by now. I do feel satisfied with my teaching practice, but unsatisfied with the current generation. I just want to study more psychological approaches to handle the children of this materialistic and disrespectful generation.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

On 20th of this week , me along with my co student teachers went to VI D class during second period and make them do some drill work, were they all participated very enthusiastically.

drill work

Also the last day this weekend, friday during last period we had an awareness magic show, where all the 10 standard students were the audience, and we also joined the show by then .

SELF REFLECTION

On this week I think I had improved a lot in teaching. In the class I tried to give some additional resources on advanced materials, ie, using attractive teaching aids for a thorough understanding of the subject. My evaluations were mixed. ONE major complaints was about my time management and group activity.I learned a lot about teaching after this course. In my view, teaching is like a performing art. No amount of reading or attending workshops will prepare you for the challenge. You only get better with practice.

FOURTH WEEKLY REFLECTION

FOURTH WEEK OF TEACHING EXPERIENCES (10-07-2017 TO 14-07-2017)

This is the Fourth  week of our teaching practice. Experience is actually one of the very few observable teacher characteristics that is consistently correlated with achievement, and its effect is very stronger very stronger. Within these three weeks I had improved a lot and I think the quote "Experience makes a man perfect" is apt in my case. Because I had improved a lot when I look in to my first week teaching.

 CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

This week of teaching practice started on 10-07-2017 and ended in 14-07-2017. This week have make me learned a lot as a teacher both from getting experience as a teacher and also from the feedback provided by the students, co-ordinating sir and my B. Ed our optional teacher on their observation of my class. I feel confident at this level that I am capable of successfully in the field of teaching. On 11-07-2017 Sreedevi mam came to observe class of Natural science dept and signed our daily diary. On collecting feedback from my classroom kids made me realized my way of teaching and their remarks made me myself proud and confident too.

 Even my optional teacher's remark from her observation also made me feel good about myself.

 Other than that my, co-ordinating Sir Mr. Maneesh has suggested his opinions regarding my class and extra points that I should follow in class like IX. From his suggestion I was asked to add up some humour elements relating to the chapter so that I could steal their heart, He also appreciated me for good classroom management, explanation skill and teacher-pupil interaction that I keep.

SELF REFLECTION

From, my experience of this week, I'm satisfied very much now. To be frank feeling myself bit proud from the feedback by my class students, because they are , according to me MY FIRST CERTIFICATES OF MY CAREER  .  And 

Additionally, it has taught me that I will recurrently be learning and growing as an educator. I have learned the value of setting goals and objectives that will push me to continually raise the bar for my level of teaching and hopefully, to be setting an example for my students.

THIRD WEEKLY REFLECTION

THIRD WEEKLY REFLECTION (3-07-2017 TO 7-07-2017)

The three-week period of co-teaching was a time when I had to learn the fastest the strategies I would need to survive as a teacher.   More specifically, there were three parts of my student teaching experience that stick out to me as the most important strengths or “wins” for the semester: relationships, planning and time management. I am satisfied with my teaching session by this week compared to the former weeks.

CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

This week teaching practice extended from 03-07-2017-07-07-2017.On this week we got two working days, one day we celebrated St.Goretti Day in school, and one another day was strike by ABVP. Now I completed my 11 lesson plans. On 03-07-2017, Sreedevi miss came to our school as a part of school visit and signed our daily dairy.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

This week on 6-07-2017 we celebrated St. Goretti Day in our school. As it was the day of celebration we didn't had class. The school made "payyasom" and also provided a wonderful lunch to all school teachers and staffs.

SELF REFLECTION

Throughout the week I was able to create a really great atmosphere in my classrooms. I was a little worried about a few of my classes early on, but as I got to know the students better and establish relationships with them, the problems mostly vanished. Once I established those connections and relationships with students, it was easy to tell that they bought into what I was teaching them considerably more. They started to ask more questions, be more interested in the topics and generally have fun with charts and ICT based class. I sustained a great working relationship with my cooperating teacher, as well as other teachers in the other department. 

I HATE MYSELF

I HATE MYSELF     ☺☺☺☺☺☺

GOT INSPIRED AND WANTED TO SAY THE SAME THING 

TO ALL READERS(TAKEN FROM) ↯

(https://www.reddit.com/r/depression/comments/3czy9i/i_hate_myself_because_of_my_physical_appearance/)

I've had lots of complex myself for since I was a kid, crocked up teeth, big head, etc ..: All of those thing would be relative, but these last few years I got one that it's not. I'm balding. I'm losing my hair at the age of 21.

I can't look myself at the mirrors, I can't take pictures of myself, I can't look myself at reflections otherwise I get anxious and depressed, suicidal thoughts appears asking myself why I'm so damn ugly, why because of something I can't fight (genetically forced) I'm so inferior to the vast majority of the rest of the people.

I don't care what you guys say, looks matter, first thing you do when looking at someone is judging solely by his image, first impression, and from there you take decisions or judge that person. Making friends when you are ugly? Hard. Trying to get a girl to like you? Impossible.

I've never had a girlfriend or had a girl to like me, its painful seeing people with relations being happy and me not being able to experience the feel of being loved, always lonely simply because my physical appearance.

Living like this is too painful for me, and it won't get better. Everyday I will lose more hair, look uglier, older, etc..: For a very long time during my life the following day has been worse than the last. It's hard to keep on going when you hate the person you see in the mirror every morning, when sometimes you look at yourself and ask ¿Is that really me? and get depressed.

I don't socialize a lot anymore, I try to hide my face and head as much as I can when on public, I am inferior because of my genetics, people who triples my age has more hair than me, looks better.

When you've been like this for so long suicidal thoughts might start appearing, once I was so anxious about doing it, but I just want to respect my parents until they pass away, then I'll won't have anyone left that I care too much for and finally become free.

This is a message for all of you who're physically average and lonely, go out and talk to people, you'll like them and eventually become friends and build relationships, enjoy the luck that I've been deprived of this life.

ST. GORETTI DAY CELEBRATIONS

WE, TEACHER TRAINEES ALONG WITH THE SCHOOL STAFFS AND CHILDREN'S CELEBRATED ST. GORETTI DAY ON 06-07-2017 (THURSDAY).

WE, DISTRIBUTED "PAAYASOM" TO CHILDREN ON BEHALF OF THE CELEBRATION.

AS A PART OF THAT WE HAD "SADDYA" FROM SCHOOL.

AN ENTRY INTO THE WORLD OF TEACHING FOR THE FIRST TIME

INTO THE WORLD OF INNOCENCE -- AT THE 

SAME TIME" CHILDREN ARE MONSTERS"

"CHILDRENS ARE SMALL MONSTERS" I had heard this for the first time when I was doing my UG Course said by one of my favourite English sir of all time Mr.Mohan . He might have said that because we were like the same then...haha...The same sentence is once again remembered now  as because myself is doing my B Ed course as a part of it doing my teaching practice in St. Goretti, Punalur.

The student teaching experience allows you to put everything that you’ve learned about education and your subject matter into action. This opportunity, made me learn a lot from the experience.

Myself with 6 other Teacher trainees started our teaching practice from 16 th June. Day by day we used to share our classroom experiences in our staffroom, there we come across the advanced mentality of children on one side and the lost generation. these kids all makes  our situation hypothetical. To the most we find difficult to handle the generation smarter than we are and the teaching the lost generation.Then I realized how deeply we need to evaluate our teaching and our students’ learning. My whole year spent in the classroom with my teenage learners swept past my eyes, and I realized they are not lost. We, the adults, are lost—lost in centuries old traditions, lost in the way we were taught and our expectation that our students learn the same way, and lost in obsolete rules we have imposed on them.

Actually the current state is 'CONUNDRUM' still as teachers we have to improve classroom management of the high school students. Yes! the teens they, knowing us the trainees behave in such a manner which is embarrassing but the saddest of all is that there are lot more with poor family background and incredible family problems which make the children rebellious. Thus, the connection between family breakdown and the child's educational outcome is becoming ominously clear. 

 Anyhow, we're here till August, hoping we could do our best and discovering out many first hand knowledge and change at least one kid. Wishing to bring back that lost innocence at least to children because it is the only thing that I couldn't able to see now in this lost generation and this has to be preserved.

SECOND WEEKLY REFLECTION

 SECOND WEEKLY REFLECTION (27-07-2017 TO 30-07-2017)

This is the second week of my teaching practice.from the first week I realized that teaching is one of the most difficult activities I will perform in my life.  Knowing or understanding subjects does not necessarily mean I will be able to teach the subjects well.  To enhance students’ learning, I must create an appropriate learning environment through various teaching strategies and presentation methods.  There is no single best solution; I should continuously try new things and improve my teaching skills.

CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

In this week, I had completed my 4 lesson plans. Due to holidays, we got only three working days this week. My teaching experience had really advanced compared to my first. I was able to create a really great atmosphere in my classrooms. The entry activity with pictures had greatly helped me to take the children in my hands and the rapport also made me to create a good relationship with the students.I made them share their opinions during our talk, this has really helped me to steal their heart.I learned many things through my student teaching experience, which will shape the way I teach for years to come. The group activity within groups made the children active in participating and engaging them with full interest.This has really helped me this weekend a successful classroom teaching practice . Prathibha miss came to our school as a part of the observation of the physical education students and signed our daily diary.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

In this week on 29-07-2017 (Thursday), Mr. Advocate Raju, MLA came to inaugurate Manorama Balajanaseva Sakhyam,the largest student organisation in Asia in which we all joined the programme in the Auditorium.Sakhyam has played a great role in mending the youth of Kerala to confront the challenges of the present world and to behave as a well trained citizen. Sakhyam has given exposure to the talents of students in a great extent.

SELF REFLECTION

On this week I think I had improved a lot in teaching. In the class I tried to give some additional resources on advanced materials, ie, using attractive teaching aids for a thorough understanding of the subject. I learned a lot about teaching after this course. In my view, teaching is like a performing art. No amount of reading or attending workshops will prepare you for the challenge. You only get better with practice.

For all my inexperience, I hope I made at least a small contribution to the student's learning.☺

A SOCIAL VISIT

 

SOCIAL VISIT TO CHILDREN'S HOME AND ANJANAM POOR HOME FOR WOMEN 

As a part of our B Ed curriculum we had our Social visits to Govt. Children's Home Kollam and Anjanam Poor Home for Women.

Visits give ourselves the opportunity to see unfamiliar faces  though familiar  and discuss how they feel.  For myself and friends, it gives the chance to hear first hand about the knowledge and faced by the children’s who are under the in conflict with law and the child under the protection and reassures them that we are taking every care of the needs and concerns of them who lack the  love and care from family bondage.

we spend some time with them giving them chocolates and many other, also involved in their  entertainment programmes. Their smiles, fun ,naughtiness everything really made us touch and feel that how lucky we are comparing them in every perspective. Some of us too joined them during the entertainment hour a small dedication from our side to them...

  

                                         

My visit to this place was for the first time ever and I  discovered a new piece of information about this type of institution.I was able to see and learn a great deal more about orphanage in general. We do  get a chance to interact much with the children.The organization already has a pretty good system of placement. It is run by governmental involvement or funding. It does still lack a great deal of services; one of them is psychological or mental health services for the children. The children already has a good school system because the organization is connected to a school ready for them with a curriculum that follows the national education standard. The children's Home itself also has a pretty adequate facility for the children to live, study in the evening, play and run around,  a computer room, and so on. They also have a football field. Overall, the place is adequate enough to live. It provides safety and comfort for the children.Then we went to Anjanam poor home for women, the place near kollam itself.Photography was prohibited there.This official social development or­ganisation of the Catholic Diocese of Quilon established to promote, facilitate, co-ordinate and conduct social action/ programmes for the emancipation and upliftment of the weaker sections, partic­ularly those socially challenged and sub­jected to discrimination on the grounds of gender, caste and creed.
I realize that my country still needs a lot more to improve in terms of services for children, but I am happy to see that attempts have been made by some responsible individuals and organizations to provide the best care possible for the children. Things are not perfect and may never be perfect, but striving for better is the message that I try to convey to my future  students. Perhaps in the future, these students are the ones that will think about new ways, new interventions that work. Let’s always stay hopeful.
Soon after that we went to kollam beach were we exhausted completely.

The day came to an end by 6pm and we really 
enjoyed the trip also the realizations we discovered really has taken a special place in the corner of our heart. On the way back home in the bus we with the ideal mix engaged in music, antakshari etc.