Graceful as a Swan

Came back to college after spending the weekend at home. First hour was by Giby ma'am where we discussed about the learning process. She stressed the fact that the process is much more important than the end result. Learning is not about scoring marks in the exam but about the paths you took to gain the knowledge to write the exam. Later ma'am described the Swan effect which tells that one should swim through life as gracefully as a swan while the efforts taken by the swan to reach the destination is known only to it. We also discussed about the 80-20 rule where 80 percent of our efforts in life goes in vain and only 20 percent of it will be fruitful. When we are focused only at the end product, I think this principle will help us keep going.

During the optional hour we had reading and reflection oresentation by Sajin. He chose the book 'വേരുകൾ' by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan. Later Neema did her presentation on how different civilizations contributed to the development of Mathematics. Both of them did a great job in making their presentations interesting.

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Day 30 of Online Classes

Today the day began with Joju sir's class and the physical science association continued with their seminar. We were introduced to the software 'Hot Potatoes', which can be used to make online quizzes. If I had known this earlier I would have used it for 'Mathletics'. The topic was handled by Ancy and Gayathri of Physical science association and they did a great job. Later we had Ancy ma'am's class where we discussed about social change. Ma'am made us switch on our cameras to take a group photo. It felt good too see many faces after a long time.

Day 26 and 27 of Online Classes

On 19th May 2021 the first class was Deepthi ma'am's and we discussed about 'Pedagogy'. Later we had Maya ma'am's class where the social science association continued their seminar presentations via Whatsapp. On 20th May 2021, the first hour was Joju sir's, where the physical science association started their presentation on Open educational resources which is the continuation of my seminar topic CC license. Sir, ended the class with the story of the Dodo bird found on the islands of Mauritius and the dodo tree or tambalacoque. Later, we had Ancy ma'am's class where we discussed the role of education in democracy.

A New Phase

This week marked the beginning of teaching practice. St Mary's, Pattom is the school assigned for me. It's going to be a great opportunity and experience for all of us.The internship was supposed to start on 5th January but it was delayed by a day due to an unexpected holiday. 6th Jan 2022, It was the first day of our internship and to be honest I was excited and nervous at the same time. I had the first hour at 9J1 which was utilised to show a video on 'Social Media and its Effects'. The video was shot and shown as a part of a government initiative to create awareness of the positive and negative effects of social media. I couldn't take a class, but I got to be the tech support for the teachers. This helped me get rid of that unnecessary stress. But I had another period at 9I1 and I used this period to get to know the students, their previous knowledge etc. and also brushed some of the previously taught topics. 7th Jan 2022, Today the second batch attended school...

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