The primary responsibility of a teacher is towards the student. It is not that the teachers teach the students in terms of content relating it to life, but the taught are assessed objectively to assist them to recognise their strengths and weaknesses. By making the students realise these, the school will be able to accomplish its vision and mission,” said Shirly Rappai, Senior Vice Principal, Birla Public School.
She was giving the keynote address to about 350 teachers from the Kids Valley and Primary besides the teachers from the main campus at a two-day workshop.
“Students must understand the world to make it a better place. There is a need for them to understand the world to help them avoid past mistakes and move in productive directions. An important part of that understanding is knowing who we are and what we can do. There are seven kinds of intelligences and so seven ways of teaching rather than one.” said George Edison, Vice-Principal, addressing a gathering.
Quoting Howard Gardner, George Edison urged teachers to bear in mind linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, special, interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences while engaging them in individual and group activities.
He took up Edward de Bono’s concept of lateral thinking and constructivist mode of teaching as part of the workshop on ‘mentoring and monitoring’.
Bhanumathi Ganti, Senior Headmistress, discussed CBSE’s revised compendium of tools for teacher performance assessment. The areas consisted of objectives, content, teaching techniques, effectiveness of introduction, concept and principles of learning and teaching.
Jasmin T Varghese, a senior faculty member was the resource person for taking up ‘Life Skills’ which is one of the keys to co-schloastic components of CBSE curriculum.
“In the present day living scenario, students need to be taught life skills by conscious efforts to equip them to face the complex challenges of real life. By imparting life skills formally, students will not only be prepared for meaningful, responsible and active role as members of the community, but it is preparation for their career also” said Jasmin.
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