A Peek into the Life of a Student Teacher

 This week we had a really long weekend. I consider it as a 'break between breaks' since we all have been attending these online classes, a long weekend doesn't feel special at all. Anyhow we had an eventful week. It began with our 'Reading and Reflection' presentations on Wednesday. Archana began it with her short and sweet presentation on G.H Hardy's '. I also had my presentation this week. Put of this week's book, I was compelled to read,  ' The Man Who Knew Infinity' by Robert Kanigel after Aswathy's detailed presentation.  In Joju sir's class we continued with our discussions and in Maya ma'am's classes we discussed about 'Population Education'. In Giby ma'am's class we learnt about types of learning.

Another week goes by, this week was kicked off by presentation on the ' Current Evaluation System' by the English association in Joju sir's class. In Ancy ma'am's classes we had rest of our discussions on education commission of India followed by a small test. In Giby ma'am's class we started with the next unit of learning.In Maya ma'am class we discussed one of the most relevant topics in education, 'Inclusive Education and Ways to Implement it'. This week's optional hours were interesting since we had our 'reading and reflection' presentations. Each book was different and everyone did a great job in presenting it.

 Weeks are getting over in a blink of an eye! This week we had a few submissions. Starting with discussion lesson olans, followed by Joju sir's note preparation and finally Reading and Reflection. This week we were supposed to begin our presentations but we needed more time to prepare. So, Joju sir continued with Bloom's taxonomy. In Ancy ma'am's class, English, Social Science and us presented our discussion reports on education commissions. In Giby ma'am class we learnt about 'Forgetting theory'. Finally, in Maya ma'am's class we selectedvour practicum topics and completed our discussion on Buddhism and moved onto British education in India. Looks like our classes will restadt from Oct 4th, don't know how everything is going to come about.

 The words in the title belongs to Ron Malhotra but it was introduced to us by Joju sir in this week's class. And just like that we are back to online classes after a long break. It was quite an eventful couple of weeks, we had our model exams, submissions, exams and finally Onam@🏡  with loved ones. The week kickstarted with Ancy ma'am's 'warm up' class. We didn't start any new topic but ma'am helped to set the tone for our upcoming classes. The most learned subject of the week was Psychology. Since, Ancy ma'am couldn't teach her classes due to some inconvenience, Giby ma'am got ahead with the portions. The topic of ' 'Remembering & Forgetting' introduced us to a lot of techniques to improve memory. Moreover ma'am did a fun exercise where each one of us shared certain 'shortcuts' to remember difficult facts. I think those shortcuts can easily equip one to write government exams.  In philosophy, we dealt with Buddhism ...

 I don't know, is it just me or does anyone else feel like these days time is flying ? This week again we only had four working days as it was Bakrid on Wednesday. In Ancy ma'am's class we were divided optional wise for group discussion. The Malayalam optionals were the first to do their presentation on 'The University Education Commission'. They did a detailed study on the topic and the presentation was short and informative. In Joju sir's class we finally decided on the topic for our tool creation. Joju sir always makes it a point to include some current events in his class. This way students who are unaware of theses events will be curious to read more on it. In Giby ma'am's class we learned about the reasoning, especially inductive and deductive reasoning. I never forced myself to think about these two reasonings beyond Maths. As ma'am and few of the students shared their thoughts, I began to realize that each and every thought or principle in ou...

 This week we only had four working days since 15th July was Ivanios Day. Also, 15th July was the: last day to submit our documentaries. Aby was the perfect partner to do this task, his editing skills definitely enhanced our work. You can check it out on : All of them did a great job in narration, presentation, visuals etc. This week in Ancy ma'am's class we had a discussion on the 'Evolution of Education System in India' and how the current education system came into effect. In Maya ma'am's class we delved into 'Communication' and the importance of effective communication in the classroom. Also, we ha a small 30 minute test from our first semester portions to check our time management. In Giby ma'am's hour, we went through 'Principles of Perception' , metacognition, mindfulness, neuroplasticity and the types of thinking. In the optional hours we discussed about the upcoming submissions and also inquiry model based lesson plan.

 The week started with Giby ma'am 's class. We learned about delusion, illusion and hallucination and their difference. Often we interchange these terms in real life. As each class passes by I am surprised at how much a teacher can make and break a child's mind. We often focus on parents but teachers can also help a great deal. Also, ma'am mentioned the Tamil movie 'Psycho' in her class and I took it as an assignment and watched it on Monday😁.   In Ancy ma'am's class we had a small test on the unit from psychology. We moved on to philosophy and continued with the 'Apex Bodies' in the Indian education system and some of the fundamental rights of education. Joju sir gave detailed lectures on the different types of questions one can use to set question papers and the advantages and disadvantages of each each one. In the optional hours, we discussed about the 'Inquiry Training Model' and soon we'll be writing a lesson plan based on this.