Examination Techniques

आज हमारी चिंता का सबसे बड़ा विषय हमारे छात्रों में तेज़ी से बढ़ती नशाखोरी की प्रवृत्ति है।एक शिक्षक,अभिभावक या बतौर नागरिक हम सबकी यह ज़िम्मेदारी बनती है कि यह और विकराल रूप ले, इसे ख़त्म करने में पहल करनी चाहिए। आज हम किसी भी सरकारी स्कूल के बाहर यह नज़ारा खुले-आम देख सकते हैं कि छठी कक्षा से लेकर बारहवीं तक के आयु वर्ग के बच्चे मजे से,बेखटके सिगरेट के छल्ले उड़ाते दिख जायेंगे। यही काम पब्लिक स्कूलों के बच्चे भी करते हैं ,पर चोरी-छुपकर। हम यहाँ इस बात पर विचार कर सकते हैं कि ऐसा क्योंकर हो रहा है? इसके लिए हमारी कार्यपालिका यानी सरकार ही मुख्य रूप से दोषी मानी जाएगी। नैतिक शिक्षा का पाठ तो बच्चे कब का भूल चुके हैं क्योंकि उन्हें हमने विरासत में अश्लील टी.वी. सीरियल,लपलपाती महत्वाकांक्षाएं व पश्चिम की भोंड़ी नकल दी है। अभिभावक स्कूलों के भरोसे बैठे हैं तो सरकारी नीति है कि बच्चों को डाट-फटकार न लगाई जाये! यहाँ मैं स्पष्ट कर दूँ कि बच्चों को किसी प्रकार के शारीरिक या मानसिक प्रताड़ना की वक़ालत हरगिज़ नहीं कर रहा हूँ,पर अगर माहौल अच्छा होगा तो बच्चे बिगड़ने वाली स्थिति तक पहुंचेंगे ही नहीं।

It was a routine for me to browse through the sites for some news here and there. I once came across a headline which demanded my attention towards it “16 students beaten by teacher in Dera Bassi”. Well incidents like these have become regular news in India for a while. The display of brutality from the teachers to impose some silly things which they feel is the most important thing in a students’ life. Many people whom I have come across have this long running issue in their minds about the Indian education system which is in a way bullied away by the teachers’ view points. It’s not all though. We also encounter teachers who are gems, there are a few who really encourage to go beyond the boundaries to think about what, why and how do things happen in the way they happen and not make one restricted to textbook thinking. On a contrary, there are a LOT more of them who think they are GODS (imaginary supreme person) and according to who textbooks and the predefined methodologies are

....The truth is that by hitting anyone – especially a child in school – we only display our lack of education. We display the fact that we aren’t fit to be teachers in the first place. Because if we want a world where peace stands a chance, where road rage doesn’t happen and where people are more tolerant and loving towards each other, we have got to show peace, love and tolerance from the very beginning to all our children in schools. We have to see to it that they grow up seeing no violence. In my sixteen years of experience as a teacher, I can say very confidently that there can be absolutely no reason for which a teacher is required to physically punish a student inside a classroom or in front of others. If a teacher is good, and committed to teaching – and not churning out mechanical morons who mug up topics – he enjoys the process so much that even for students, it becomes akin to recreation. Learning becomes fun and the question of forcing any student doesn’t arise. In fact, i

Why did Andrew Carnegie pay huge salary to Charles Schwab? Schwab says that he was paid this salary largely because of his ability to deal with people. I asked him how he did it. Here is his secret set down in his own words “ I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among my people,” said Schwab, “the greatest asset I possess, and the way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement. “There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of a person as criticisms from superiors. I never criticize anyone. I believe in giving a person incentive to work. So I am anxious to praise but loath to find fault. If I like anything, I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise. " (How to Win Friends by Dale Carnegie)