A Small Shift to Virtual Classes

Due to some unforeseen reasons, we had online classes during this week.

During the week Ancy ma'am taught the different functionalities of Google Meet and also gave a demonstration on how to create a google form. Then we learnt about Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

Joju sir, gave a short presentation on the 'Hero in You' where he introduced us to many personalities who rose from the ashes to greater heights. There was also an interactive session on the advantages and disadvantages of technology.

In our optional hours we discussed about the qualities of a good teacher. Moreover, Deepthi ma'am shared the different roles a teacher plays in a student's life. Out of all the roles, a teacher's role as a scaffolder drew my attention. Just like a scaffolder provides support to a concrete formwork until the cement is set, a teacher provides the required support to a child until its time for the child to do the task on his own. For me, this is the most important role a teacher can take.

In this week Maya ma'am discussed on how great thinkers and philosophers interpret education. As we compare these definitions, every definition stresses on the fact that education is not mere knowledge stuffing. But in this world when everyone is running behind university ranks and all India ranks, is there anything happening other than knowledge stuffing in schools and colleges?

We had an online demonstration of Pranayama, during our PE class, who knew this was possible before the pandemic. Now with online tutorials for each and everything one has no one to blame for one's ignorance. Hope we'll be back to our classrooms by Monday.

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