The Teacher Speaks
It was with a lot of
hesitation that I embarked on the Project. I was not sure of my direction and
was groping in the dark, unable to arrive at the WHAT, WHY, HOW, WHERE and WHEN
of the Project. The topic had been imprinted somewhere in the subconscious.
But once I shared my
apprehensions with Class VII C, the Jigsaw puzzles started falling into the
right slots. Though we initially started with nine topics, it got increased day
by day. And the most encouraging factor was that all the students took part in
the endeavour, some exhibiting extra enthusiasm and others falling in tune with
the rest.
The responses were
quick and the short-term deadlines were met with accuracy. First we had planned
to make a Manuscript Magazine, but gave up the idea for want of time. Anyway,
after the Project got midway, the editing sessions used to extend till
midnight. But then I really enjoyed every bit of it. The motivation for the
additional topics and the improvisations were taken in with utmost sincerity. I
too could learn quite a lot about fire, not to speak about the technology-
inserting pictures in a Blog, creating a Blog, publishing the findings and what
not. The 3 interviews and the interaction with the firemen from the Kanjikode
Fire Station were conducted successfully. The Survey was also conducted within
a short span.
Though there were
offshoots of misgivings from here and there at times, in all it was a SUPERB
EXPERIENCE. I am looking forward to more experiences of the kind in future.
RUGMINI MENON .K.
TGT ( ENGLISH)