The country is going through a deadlock when Anna Hazare has entered his 11th day of fast. If Jan Lokpal is not passed or three issues defined by him are not included for debate in the parliament, the fast is proposed not to end.
The government including the opposition party seems terrified over the issue. On one hand, we have a 74 year old man fasting and on the other we have the corrupt politicians who are afraid as to what will happen to their hidden treasure(s)in the mainland and overseas. These politicians seem to have been caught between the devil and the deep sea. There is no go now. Only one go. Shout in the parliament in favour of the strong Lokpal Bill and get yourself executed. Everything good comes to an end.
Readers can imagine if the culprit is asked to sharpen his own stake for impending execution! But the way to the execution point can be smoothened by our corrupt politicians with the huge wealth amassed by them over the period. So it shouldn't be a matter of worry for them.
The matter to be worried now is the latest backstage cry raised by Mayawati, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh that SC, ST should be included in Lokpal. Mayawati must know that it has become too much for the people in India to bear any more the 'reservation'. Now, we have started talking about the merit and the talent. No company (MNCs or Indian) will ever uphold your category status and offer you a lucrative package of salary. The time has gone and moreover, it is no time for us to get our vested interests fitted into something that is being done to end corruption. Look out! Very shortly another Anna Hazare (May his tribe increase) may sit on fast against reservation.
At this juncture we should go for constitutional amendment and wipe off all old laws and policies that are so insignificant in the present or do not have any strength or need for the future. Free India from the shackles of corruption and reservation to see a better India in the times to come. Corruption and Reservation are only two damp crackers which will not burst on the day of Diwali. So let us show them sun by removing them from our nation. Hail India and forget not to Hail Democracy.
August 26, 2011
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April 16, 2011
Books Recommended for English Teachers
There are number of books. Books and Books everywhere and all around. This creates a chaos in proper selection of a suitable book by a learner of english language. The names of few books, which even the CIEFL faculty also have recommended during their lecture sessions are being put here through my blog. I'm sure it would be of great use to the young learners of English language. Have a look:
1. 'Language' by Leonard Bloomfield
2. 'Aspects of the Theory of Syntax' (1965) by Noam Chomsky
3. 'English Grammar Practice' by R.N. Bakshi
4. 'Balasubramanian's Book on Phonetics'
5. 'A Course in English Grammar' by R.N. Bakshi, Published by Orient Longman
6. 'Shakespeare's Sonnets' by Sunil Kumar Sarker, Published by Atlantic Publishers
7. 'Introducing Applied Linguistics' by S. Pit Corder
8. 'Linguistics' by David Crystal, Published by Penguin Publishers
9. 'A University Grammar of English' by Randolph Quirk
10. 'The Use of English' by CIEFL, Hyderabad
11. A Handwriting Manual' by Alfred Fairbank
12. 'One Step Ahead Punctuation' by Robert Allen, Published by OUP
13. 'Writer's Guide to Style and Usage', Published by Rajiv Beri for Macmillan
14. 'Communicative Grammar of English' by Leech and Svatvik, Published by ELBS
Happy Reading.
May many more such books be the treasure of your Library!
1. 'Language' by Leonard Bloomfield
2. 'Aspects of the Theory of Syntax' (1965) by Noam Chomsky
3. 'English Grammar Practice' by R.N. Bakshi
4. 'Balasubramanian's Book on Phonetics'
5. 'A Course in English Grammar' by R.N. Bakshi, Published by Orient Longman
6. 'Shakespeare's Sonnets' by Sunil Kumar Sarker, Published by Atlantic Publishers
7. 'Introducing Applied Linguistics' by S. Pit Corder
8. 'Linguistics' by David Crystal, Published by Penguin Publishers
9. 'A University Grammar of English' by Randolph Quirk
10. 'The Use of English' by CIEFL, Hyderabad
11. A Handwriting Manual' by Alfred Fairbank
12. 'One Step Ahead Punctuation' by Robert Allen, Published by OUP
13. 'Writer's Guide to Style and Usage', Published by Rajiv Beri for Macmillan
14. 'Communicative Grammar of English' by Leech and Svatvik, Published by ELBS
Happy Reading.
May many more such books be the treasure of your Library!
March 23, 2011
Teachers should be equipped with Laptops
Yeah! Its already late. The teachers of today should now at least be provided with Laptops by the employers. In this age of MNCs and Globalization and Brand value, schools too have started getting the clients as their students and in order to impress the clients (read students) it ihas become very important for the teachers to present the content through latest means of teaching aids.
Thus, we see that the teachers are in dire need of i-pads and smart pads or laptops. When internet has expanded the horizon of knowledge and brought about content-enrichment in the field of various studies, use of tech gadgets as mentioned hitherto is unavoidable. The government may argue that we can give loan to the teachers and they could buy a laptop of their own. But that would sound like an employer asking a teacher about ten-fifteen years back during his appointment to bring a blackboard and chalk-sticks along with him everyday to the school! Yeah! Surely that sounds funny. So this too sounds funny that the employers very generously talk of interst free loans for purchase of laptops by teachers. After all they will recoup the loan amount from the teacher. So what benefit does a teacher get? Nothing.
Teacher is also one of the stake-holders in the system of education who is equipped with knowledge dissemination but the via medium of this dissemination should be provided by the government. Has the government ever done anything beneficial for the teachers except slashing down the pay as and when it desired? The future of the children, which the government talks about the most, should be made safe and secure. Not by giving frrebies but by making each and every child responsible for his acts. If he wins, brings laurels, does some innovation, he should be applauded but if he does something ghastly, he should be tried in child juvenile court by giving exrtra powers to the head of the institutions to initiate such proceedings against him. How mute we stand before the student power sometimes and allow them to grow anti government, anti democratic and unparliamentary. This is not the right foundation we are laying. We are rather digging their graves and they don't understand since they believe on us and the policy makers.
So, it is time their future is really made bright by bringing them to classrooms, a place they actually belong to. They may not loiter out because a teacher's voice is hoarse and he is old and he gives only lectures and he does a lot of talking himself in the class, and he does lot of writing on the blackboard. He may stick to class if his teacher goes well equipped with the videos and clips and games of his subject on his laptop. This will certainly improve the sad face of education in our schools.
Thus, we see that the teachers are in dire need of i-pads and smart pads or laptops. When internet has expanded the horizon of knowledge and brought about content-enrichment in the field of various studies, use of tech gadgets as mentioned hitherto is unavoidable. The government may argue that we can give loan to the teachers and they could buy a laptop of their own. But that would sound like an employer asking a teacher about ten-fifteen years back during his appointment to bring a blackboard and chalk-sticks along with him everyday to the school! Yeah! Surely that sounds funny. So this too sounds funny that the employers very generously talk of interst free loans for purchase of laptops by teachers. After all they will recoup the loan amount from the teacher. So what benefit does a teacher get? Nothing.
Teacher is also one of the stake-holders in the system of education who is equipped with knowledge dissemination but the via medium of this dissemination should be provided by the government. Has the government ever done anything beneficial for the teachers except slashing down the pay as and when it desired? The future of the children, which the government talks about the most, should be made safe and secure. Not by giving frrebies but by making each and every child responsible for his acts. If he wins, brings laurels, does some innovation, he should be applauded but if he does something ghastly, he should be tried in child juvenile court by giving exrtra powers to the head of the institutions to initiate such proceedings against him. How mute we stand before the student power sometimes and allow them to grow anti government, anti democratic and unparliamentary. This is not the right foundation we are laying. We are rather digging their graves and they don't understand since they believe on us and the policy makers.
So, it is time their future is really made bright by bringing them to classrooms, a place they actually belong to. They may not loiter out because a teacher's voice is hoarse and he is old and he gives only lectures and he does a lot of talking himself in the class, and he does lot of writing on the blackboard. He may stick to class if his teacher goes well equipped with the videos and clips and games of his subject on his laptop. This will certainly improve the sad face of education in our schools.
September 25, 2010
Essence of Curriculum for Value Education
- Value Education should be considered as a central core in the school life and in the life outside.
- Curriculum should have specific periods to deal with some vital sapects of human values.
- Some of the aspects can be included in the larger functions of the school like Daily Prayer, Social Service, Camps, Sports Meet, Festival Days, National Days etc.
- Internalisation of values in thoughts, words and deeds is the goal and not merely the knowledge of it.
November 19, 2009
Aims of Teaching Values
- To create new values.
- To eradicate communal and social disharmony.
- To help individuals to adjust physically and mentally.
- To boost self-expression, self-preservation and self-confidence.
- To utilize limited resources effectively for better achievements.
- To impart the practical knowledge necessary to live a useful life.
- To develop problem solving abilities ans positive approaches to life.
- To enable individuals to control environment and fulfill responsibilities.
- To preserve, transmit and enhance the values from one generation to another.
November 18, 2009
Academic Excellence-barriers and way to achieve it
What is the utility of education? The utility of education is to prepare the child to face the realities of life. In other words, education should be able to make a child physically fit, mentally alert and emotionally balanced. Education is a way to developing the competencies in a child.
Requirements of academic excellence are: -- Child should have competency at language.
- Child should have competency at numerical operations.
- Child should develop a free hand practice of computer applications.
Barriers of academic excellence are: -
- Adjustment problem with the teachers and the students.
- Low morale due to improper or no orientation at all of the teachers.
- Unplanned teaching resulting from the unsatisfactory efforts for the right kind of teaching-learning processess to be adopted in the classroom by the teacher.
- Strong dislike for studies in the child.
- Socio-economic status of the child.
- Irresponsible behaviour of the parents.
In such a situation when the requirements of academic excellence are only few while the barriers are too many, it becomes the duty of a teacher to work out on these issues in a systematic and planned way so that the objective of achieving academic excellence can be reached. In government schools, a teacher must concentrate on improving English language of the students besides working on the areas which can help the child develop his neuro-muscular co-ordination. The duty of developing English language of the children in government schools does not merely rest on the English language teacher or the Spoken English trainer. It should be supervised by the head of the school before he requests his faculty to contribute their best in developing the English language of the students. He would ensure that a fearless atmosphere is created in the school campus where the children find enough time and opportunities to speak English.
It would be a first step but a giant leap in achieving academic excellence.
November 13, 2009
Values with regard to Teachers
1. Teachers are predominant in theatrical, social, religious and economic values.
2. Gender educational training and experiences do not influence teacher’s values.
3. Location of the school influences the values of a teacher.
4. Teachers differ in their values because of the type and nature of the school and as such it influences the students.
5. The age influences the teacher’s aesthetic values.
2. Gender educational training and experiences do not influence teacher’s values.
3. Location of the school influences the values of a teacher.
4. Teachers differ in their values because of the type and nature of the school and as such it influences the students.
5. The age influences the teacher’s aesthetic values.
November 11, 2009
Values
"Human values are the priceless trasures from time immemorial".
"The prosperity of the country depends not on the abundance of its resources, nor on the strength of its fortification, not on the beauty of public buildings but its cultivated citizens, in its men of education, enlightenment and character". - Martin Luther King.
The above two quotations of eminent personalities are the crux of the concept 'values'. The word 'values' was first used by Friedrich Nietzsche in 1880 and over the centuries it has been cloaked so differntly that it has attained mutifarious ideas. One word 'values' speaks so eloquently about a person who may be a mute wise or a outspoken fool. It conveys the personality of a man. If a man plays no positive role in the society, he lives in, he is regarded valueless.
There are various categories of values:
"The prosperity of the country depends not on the abundance of its resources, nor on the strength of its fortification, not on the beauty of public buildings but its cultivated citizens, in its men of education, enlightenment and character". - Martin Luther King.
The above two quotations of eminent personalities are the crux of the concept 'values'. The word 'values' was first used by Friedrich Nietzsche in 1880 and over the centuries it has been cloaked so differntly that it has attained mutifarious ideas. One word 'values' speaks so eloquently about a person who may be a mute wise or a outspoken fool. It conveys the personality of a man. If a man plays no positive role in the society, he lives in, he is regarded valueless.
There are various categories of values:
- Personal
- Social
- Moral
- Spiritual
- Cultural and
- Universal
UNESCO held a summit in 1998 on the theme 'Values in Education'. It finally came out with the following decisions which encourage students to: -
- develop own personal moral codes and have a concern for others.
- reflect on experiences and research for meaning and pattern in their experiences.
- have self-respect and respect for commonly held values such as honesty, truthfulness and justice.
- make socially responsible judgement and be able to provide justification of decisions and actions.
All the above decisions stated above stress the need among the elderly in the communities to develop the budding nation buiders in such a fashion as would be self-dependent one for them. Remember we can only teach 'values' to the children we cannot give them our 'thoughts'. It is our duty to allow the children to grow themselves responsibly. They should not get a chance to blame the elders. They should be allowed to see for themselves what is 'right' and what is 'wrong' and it is this hairline difference between the above stated two terms which if they understood; they will have 'values'.
November 10, 2009
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