Smile is the most powerful weapon on earth. Armed with this weapon we can conquer millions of hearts easily. As teachers we are the shapers of the future of the world. It is up to us to mould the children’s hearts, minds and character. With this aim a short training session was held by Ms. Nisha Paryani, Principal of PPSCIS to educate the educators on creating a happy and lively environment in class to secrete the maximum output from the learners.
The session began with Nisha Ma’am asking us to define happiness on a piece of paper cut out in various shapes. She then asked the teachers to sit with the person of the corresponding shape. This drove the teachers out of their comfort zone and forced them to interact with new people. Nisha Ma’am further went on to explain how important it is for the teachers to set the right tone and pace in the classroom. She stressed on the importance of being happy and leaving our baggage at home. She went on to share a few strategies with us which could help teachers to gain attention of students as it seemed to be the major issue that teachers were struggling with.
Short activities and games in between the session made it more engaging and fulfilling. This was also done to make teachers realise that as adults if we cannot handle the same lecture for a long period of time; students also are unable to handle it. Hence it is the onus of teachers to build a favourable environment for students which could help them to give a fruitful outcome.
Building positive relationships, balancing the emotions, giving a sense of fulfilment to the learner, and helping them accomplish their goals is the main purpose of a teacher and these pointers were positively reinforced by Nisha Ma’am on the staff.