Retrospection of New Era with Ancy Anna Kurian (2020-2022)

 The second offline class at MTTC started with Yoga session.  Later Maya Mam took a class on Competency. Competency is a standardised requirement for an individual to properly perform a specific job. She discussed about different competencies a teacher should possess. Competency is more connected to skills. "I hear , I forget ; I see, I remember; I do, I understand". During our teaching, we should make our students do their part to increase their interest and understanding. Also she called out a dancer(Priyanka) and singer(Roshni) for a spot performance. We were called to Optional class to meet our seniors after Maya mam's class. Then we went for dance practise on the stage. It was a good session as I could bond with my classmates. Everyone was in a josh😃. After a merry lunch, we went back to stage for a last minute preparation.  At 2 p.m., Republic Day celebration conducted by Ekayana begun.  Each department was called out for their performances and was beyond my e...

 After yesterday's glorious event, we are back to offline classes. After the prayer, it was optional period. Neena miss entered the class and asked about our well being. She taught different phases of teaching profession. And also made us write about the best teacher whom I have met. Roshan was called out to read the assigned work. Also at the end of class Shilpa, Lekshmi, Athira and I were congratulated by our classmates for winning pens yesterday. Giby Mam handled second hour. She taught three mental systems and they are : Id, Ego, Super Ego . She told a hilarious incident to illustrate about the mental systems. It was so much fun to hear her experiences, stories etc.  Later Maya Mam took the third hour. She taught about the qualities, skills and competencies that a teacher should possess. "The mediocre tells.. The good teacher explains..The superior teacher demonstrates..The great teacher inspires.." During Lunch break, we practised dance💃 for tomorrow's programme...

 Today is the 72nd Republic Day and by 8.25 a.m I rushed to our Mar Theophilos College for the celebration. After the arrangements the official ceremony started with prayer.  Next Gibi Mam, Principal in-Charge hoisted our tri colour flag and gave the inaugural address. It was so comforting to view the fluttering of flag and flowers in the sky during hoisting. She talked about the history, struggles faced by our leaders and citizens. The complete removal of British rule was signified through the adoption of Indian Constitution. On 26 January 1950, our Indian Constitution was formed. India is known for its Unity in Diversity. Indians not even considering their religion, caste, gender, race altogether celebrate the day of 'पूर्ण स्वराज'. On that occasion, she also shared her experience of visiting Jallianwala Bagh, Rajpath (the place where tri-colour flag is hoisted) etc.  After her elaborate talk on the importance of celebrating Republic Day, pledge was taken. Pledge took m...

Today is the fifth day of online class and first hour was handled by George Sir. Our second P.E class started with a silent prayer. George Sir made us practice Pranayama which was taught last class. He later discussed about the timing, do's and don'ts while practicing Yoga. One of the major benefit is that the internal organs gets stimulated while doing yoga. He described the circulation of blood from heart to lungs and vice versa shortly (I was taken back to 12th grade☺️)  Another one 'Brahmari Pranayama' was learnt. It resembles the sound of a female bee thereby got the name as Brahmari Pranayama.      Method of practicing Brahmari Pranayama. It's benefits are: # It reduces anxiety, anger, insomnia, blood pressure. # It creates a soothing effect on nervous system. # We can observe a speed up in the healing of tissues after surgery. # It reduces throat ailments. The new day of a week started with a refreshment for the mind and body. For the optional hour, a zoom me...

Yet another day of Online class arrived. By 8.58 am, my mobile vibrated with the first hour Google meet link. After admitting us to the class Neena miss showed a video depicting the true bond existing between a teacher and student.  The role of student and the teacher in the video 'A moving story of Gratitude' are played by Simon and Miss Andrews . The video plot is as follows: Teacher told the students to show their gratitude by drawing in a paper. Each student is later called out to show what they are grateful for. Later Miss Andrews called Simon to come forward and the rest of the scene can be visualised through the below lines. Miss Andrews:"Come on off, I will be right up here with you." (Simon drew a hand and teacher asked everyone to guess who's hand is that.) Sarah (classmate):"Is that the hand of God"? Simon:"It is your hand Miss Andrews." If possible everyone must watch that four minute video to understand how much we must be gratef...

 Neena Mam started the class with the story of Blanche Caffiere. Do anyone know who she is? Any guesses. Yes, she was the librarian who had a huge influence on Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corporation.    Let me share the story of Mrs. Caffiere and Bill Gates. Back in his school days, he loved to be around books but entering a library wasn't cool for boys at that time. So he used to hide behind the shelf and read. Mrs. Caffiere noticed him and started to provide him with more books. Mainly she spend little time to discuss with him about the books he read. This practice has made alot of change in him. It's remarkable how much power a good person can have in shaping the life of a child. " Teaching is the manipulation of a student to live successfully in a society." A video about Finland education system was shown later. During the second hour Ancy mam discussed about the developmental tasks and hazards of a learner. Maya Mam handled third hour. She discussed abo...

 Today was the second day of Online class. First hour was taken by Joju Sir.  He enquired about the newcomers in class. I got to know about two new students and they also sang songs for us. After the introductory session, he started a discussion on the merits and demerits of Technology. ' Technology is a two sided weapon' . The after effect depends on how we use each invention.  Some of the merits which I noted are : Artificial intelligence, Online shopping, Robotics, Hospital appointments, Defence technology, Matrimony, Enterpreneurship and many more. Also the demerits are : Addiction to Online games resulting in no exercise which eventually leads to health problems. Lack of creativity, Increase in the cases of cyber bullying, sexual abuse, accumulation of e-waste etc. The chat box was filled up with lots and lots of opinions about technology. It was a great interactive session. He advised us to stay close to best books, great experience and better human beings . Later G...

 What do you guys think the news is? My day started with the news of online class from 19th January. I was startled 😮 to receive the message. Time has arrived to travel the road of online class. At 9 am, I got the first Google meet link. Ancy mam taught us to create Google forms and gave a briefing about online classes. Also, started teaching on the topic 'Developmental tasks'.                 Ancy mam teaching Online. Joju Sir took second hour. He gave instructions about the creation of blogs, YouTube channel, Shubhachindha etc.                   Joju Sir during the online class. Later Neena miss took the last hour. Firstly she showed us a video of an ideal teacher 'Ranjitsinh Disale', winner of Global Teacher Award 2020. His victory is an energy booster for even a common man of a developing country. Some of his major contributions are :  # He embedded unique QR codes in texts. # He tra...

 I rushed to the P.S. studio and got to see new happy faces there. Gibi mam was in charge of first hour. She started the class with the origin of psychology. Initially it was a branch of Philosophy and later emerged into a new one. "The distinguishing characteristics of mind are of a subjective sort; we know them only from the contents of our own consciousness.  -Wilhelm Wundt" Man is always in concern about his fellow beings and surrounding. Rather than peeping onto oneself, he finds pleasure in knowing the facts about others. Maybe this attitude eventually led to the introduction and development of different branches like Physics, Natural Science, Chemistry etc.              Father of Experimental Psychology. Then she made us do a drawing in accordance to her instructions with book on our head. The final caricature ended up with a burst of laughter in class. Do you want to see that?🙈 "हर घड़ी बदल रही है रूप ज़िंदगी,  चाव है कभी, कभी ह...

 "Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening." -Mahatma Gandhi" A new day began with prayer at Chapel. I walked back to our ' Physical Science Studio ' (doesn't the name sounds interesting). It's the workroom where we are moulded into good(no🤨), better(no🤔), best (😎) teachers . First hour was handled by our mentor Neena mam. She opened the windows of opportunities of the world towards us. She motivated to grow up as the best teachers. Education originated from the words like ' Educare','Educatum '. Education makes a man self-reliant and self-less. Everyone is well aware about the importance of education in one's life.  Later it was Ancy mam's class and taught about 'Principles of Development' . I never knew development of a person can be described with principles, really astonishing! Yes, new day, new experiences, new facts. For the principles, there exist educational implications which are useful in o...

 "Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had. -Alice Sebold( The Lovely Bones)." After three years gap, I'm back to a new institution in VidyaNagar. Mar Theophilos Training College , an institution which serves with a variety of feelings, experiences, talents and many more. Destiny has a way of finding you . Yes, I do believe in destiny. What about you guys? 11th January 2021 was my first day at the prestigious Mar Theophilos Training College. At first I was a bit nervous and anxious but all the happy faces of teachers inside the mask relieved me. I could feel the positive vibe flowing towards me from them. After the admission procedure, Ancy mam led me to the General hall as it was her class. She is handling Psychology and it was my first class at MTTC. I came to know about different personalities like Hurlock, J.E. Anderson, Crow & Crow and their thoughts. The topic Growth and Development of a learner was taught . "Growth is...