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Updated discussion on an issue, contributed by The National UN Volunteers under the ageis of Pooma Educational Trust. Question :  • Mrs. Suman Das-The National UN Volunteer: My favourite teacher was my senior school mathematics teacher.  Now a days we see that the students are only fascinated with tuitions. It has become a fashion and attraction for students. On the other side many teachers are busy into taking coaching, batch after batch. What are your views about coaching centres which are propping in every street & corner? What would be your message for such students? Answer:  • Dr. A. Mujeeb Khan: *Madam teaching is an art* Coaching centres or tuitions are propping up more now as the teachers working in schools are ➖Not satisfied with Salary they are paid *(OR)* ➖Few got greed to Earn more *(OR)* ➖Some think they can teach better than others in comparison and make students come to them *In perspective of students* ➖They Not satisfied with t

Question: Mr. Nahid Raza-The National UN Volunteer: How will we achieve100% literacy in India? Answers: • Mr. Alok Kumar Mohanty-The National UN Volunteer: Literacy and education are two different things. One might be educated because of his/her experience but may not be literate ( to read & write). To enhance literacy our govt is running Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. However, engagement with people in village, town level during their free time, beginning to link literacy with the day to day functioning may help. • Mrs Sunita Singh: There are lot many initiative govt has taken to bring 100% literacy rate . Question is will all these initiative of govt would achieve the target ? I think no - because if there is no will to gain education we can not instil it in any one . So not only motivation but govt has to create such environment for every ine where they can attain education with out stress and fear . Some kind of motivation as mr . Anand kumar initiated in patn

The UN  Student volunteers Mr. Azeez UNV: We soon install UN student volunteers in schools across India. I am connecting HRD and UNO for the approval. Soon it comes true. Could you please suggest some Activities related to student Volunteers? Answers: • Mr. Alok UNV:A we must empower our students to develop a learning mind. That means they need to be alive, awakened, questioning, aware and adventurous. They need to establish harmony between body, emotions and mind. They need to grow recognising their deepest calling of their Being. This can be done by providing activities which can be decided by interactive with them. • Mrs. Asha Mittal UNV: Yea very true! If we take their ideas and incorporate them, if possible, we can do justice to the job! • Dr. Jacqueline Mahadik UNV: Teach computer skills at your local library or senior center. 1. Tutor at a community center, your high school, or another school in your area. 2. Volunteer at an animal shelter.

Question: • Mrs. Faiz, The National UN Volunteer: Can you have  involving parents in students learning process' as the topic for discussion today... I have organized an orientation program for the parents of class 12 children tomorrow... A discussion in the forum will provide me inputs to make the program effective and successful. Answers: • Dr. A. Mujeeb Khan: Yes we can involve parents in students learning process ➖Provide their child with feedback about their performance ➖By making them listen to the needs of child ➖Telling them to allow your child to be creative and not pressurized ➖Tell parents to do their child case studies and help them to do introspection ➖Ask parents to support their child to do their homework ➖Make them feel comfortable with usage of social media ➖Boost their confidence when their morale down ➖Help them in Stress Management ➖Prepare a Plan and help him to do Time Management ➖Provide him with facility of usage of tech

Question: •Mr. Ashish Bhatnagar UNV:  Do you think Rote learning is completely wrong? There are lot of things where memorising plays a very important role. What's your take on this? • Dr Jacqueline Mahadik UNV: Rote learning is defined as the memorization of information based on repetition. The two best examples of rote learning are the alphabet and numbers. Slightly more complicated examples include multiplication tables and spelling words. At the high-school level, scientific elements and their chemical numbers must be memorized by rote. And, many times, teachers use rote learning without even realizing they do so. •Dr Jacqueline Mahadik UNV: The true purpose of rote memorization in education is to create automaticity, so that, for example, when a child sees a letter or group of letters he or she automatically says the sounds. ... For example, there is no substitute for rote memorization in learning the arithmetic facts. •Mr. Rafeeque UNV: Exploratory space

Question: Mr. Nahid Raza UNV: When you interact with your team first time, what would be your first three words Dr. Anis Sir UNV: Together E...everyone A....achieves M.. more That's the meaning of TEAM.  We is more important than I. Dr. Jacqueline Mahadik UNV: Ideally, you want your team to take away the following three messages: I'm glad to be here, and I respect the work that you've done. Please be assured that I'm not here to cause you stress or to make your lives more difficult. I'm here to put you first and enable you to do your jobs well. Mr. Alok Mohanty UNV: Sir how do you see the team and the necessary training of the team? I mean Teacher Education? AZEEZ UNV: •A team plays a very vital role in the life of the members. •The team members as it motivates the members for working creatively and actively participating in the team tasks. •Moreover, a team stimulates the members to work for/with one another in an achieving an objecti

Question. •Mrs Asha Mittal UNV: I have a question which has become more relevant in the context of teaching through the modern technological aids . Earlier, the students were asked to memories the tables by heart so as to do the mathematical calculations. These days, some of the schools allow them to use calculators that too class 7th/8th onwards. What's your take on it? •Mr. Rafeeque A S UNV: Technological aid must be for augmenting their base. Calculator/any kills it. I second the idea that there are some conditions like this where there is no alternative for rote learning. •Dr Shakila Banu UNV: Now there are many ways where teachers are trained the teachers to teach math in different methodology.for ex: mental maths, abacus,vedic maths etc. Here once the students are taught the method they are sure to take it in their higher studies. Tables are also taught in many tricky ways where students catch it up at once. •Mr Alok Kumar Mohanty UNV: There has been find

Letter to students from a Principal Dear Students-future changers, Life is a puzzle or snakes and ladders according to the viewers but simple to lead if planned,directed and channelised but whole lot depends upon the guided care, perseverance and focused approach. Therefore,it's in your hands entirely to be something in life and create positive ripples or to get confined with the system full of corruption,injustice and soulless creatures however,the world is not static rather fluidic in nature all because of honesty,love and humanity still breathing in polluted air.The only need of yours is to get awake and set you own principles with a certain roadmap in your naive minds. You all have to Be alert and active for the right opportunity to be grasped upon. • Remain systematic and organized in your life • Set  your own set of specific principles • Act humane and an Indian first • Be visionary and inquisitive • Be clear with your conscience • Be wise and protective fo