What is more important - raising the bar for students or going down to their level?
Namaste and Welcome. I am Mayur Soneji teaching Social Studies to Std 5,6,7,8,students of Transition Unit. I have acquired Master's Degree in Psychology. In my association with TGES, I have tried to experience what Kiran Sir says " Do you have 10 year's experience or 1 year's experience 10 times? In my association with TGES I have worked as Nirali Hostel Warden, Blue Grass for TGES School Tours, At Wadi Campus, Transition Unit, SNK Main from Std 5 to 10 History. Also worked at Riverside School Ahmedabad as AS/A Level History/General Paper Educator.
Resistance/ Resistance/ Resistance are the three words that describes my initial attitude of HTH PBL Training.
Whats the need and process of the training? Isnt the work pressure enough in TGES that we add one more way in the name of CHANGE? All this resistance came to an end when I first discovered the opportunity through PLP, WALOs, Books we Read, Collegial Conversations etc.
My essential question was " What is more important - raising the bar for students or going down to their level? We will discover that the question is answered in the journey. In my research I discovered that the question has two aspects: Relation and Academics. It is necessary to go down to their level in relationship to raise the bar for Academics. Neel, Dev, Niket, Raj are to name a few who have raised the bar.We had the opportunity of using Compass Learning as a tool which also played an important role in successfully graduating more than 80 students from Transition to Regular Class.
We had a Session on Questioning Skills which helped me to go down to their level. A Student of Std 2 had behavioral issues in Class. I was asked to intervene. I counseled him and the next day again there was a complain. The boy said but sir I didnt beat anyone, I was only shouting. The next day he said I didnt fight, I didnt shout, I was only running around. Based on Questioning skills and My essential question research, Ron Berger's book for creating Culture helped me to solve many such issues.
I discovered that Teaching is not doing a Project for syllabus but a syllabus learned in a Project Way. I have learnt to share with students, involve and collaborate with students and other educators in my teaching.From Self driven to student driven learning.
In a session with students about how to critique a student work Poster on Do or Die campaign, I was surprised at the warm and cool comments they shared like: He has done better than what I could have done, Little more thinking was required.
Power of Protocols is a powerful book and saw its work in every collegial conversation. Most difficult part for me was to Plan a Project for the children I deal with who are slow learners, have little or no language skills etc. I will be doing my Project in June " Constructing from Unknown to Known". The Collegial Conversation showed me the aspect where I underestimate my student and got appreciation on how well I know my students. In collegial conversation people are hard on the content and soft to the person.
The training has installed in me the long lost habit of reading. I have read more than 30 books this year. The Training gave me an opportunity to reflect on any work done with colleagues. To criticize is very easy. To experience the unseen co-operation and rhythm TGES members extend is a blessing. Being involved in a process which not only involves various people but also departments installs a feeling of FAITH in Team and TGES System.
The feedback we get after each process is very enriching. It is only at TGES that such opportunities are created, passed on and executed.
Namaste and Welcome. I am Mayur Soneji teaching Social Studies to Std 5,6,7,8,students of Transition Unit. I have acquired Master's Degree in Psychology. In my association with TGES, I have tried to experience what Kiran Sir says " Do you have 10 year's experience or 1 year's experience 10 times? In my association with TGES I have worked as Nirali Hostel Warden, Blue Grass for TGES School Tours, At Wadi Campus, Transition Unit, SNK Main from Std 5 to 10 History. Also worked at Riverside School Ahmedabad as AS/A Level History/General Paper Educator.
Resistance/ Resistance/ Resistance are the three words that describes my initial attitude of HTH PBL Training.
Whats the need and process of the training? Isnt the work pressure enough in TGES that we add one more way in the name of CHANGE? All this resistance came to an end when I first discovered the opportunity through PLP, WALOs, Books we Read, Collegial Conversations etc.
My essential question was " What is more important - raising the bar for students or going down to their level? We will discover that the question is answered in the journey. In my research I discovered that the question has two aspects: Relation and Academics. It is necessary to go down to their level in relationship to raise the bar for Academics. Neel, Dev, Niket, Raj are to name a few who have raised the bar.We had the opportunity of using Compass Learning as a tool which also played an important role in successfully graduating more than 80 students from Transition to Regular Class.
We had a Session on Questioning Skills which helped me to go down to their level. A Student of Std 2 had behavioral issues in Class. I was asked to intervene. I counseled him and the next day again there was a complain. The boy said but sir I didnt beat anyone, I was only shouting. The next day he said I didnt fight, I didnt shout, I was only running around. Based on Questioning skills and My essential question research, Ron Berger's book for creating Culture helped me to solve many such issues.
I discovered that Teaching is not doing a Project for syllabus but a syllabus learned in a Project Way. I have learnt to share with students, involve and collaborate with students and other educators in my teaching.From Self driven to student driven learning.
In a session with students about how to critique a student work Poster on Do or Die campaign, I was surprised at the warm and cool comments they shared like: He has done better than what I could have done, Little more thinking was required.
Power of Protocols is a powerful book and saw its work in every collegial conversation. Most difficult part for me was to Plan a Project for the children I deal with who are slow learners, have little or no language skills etc. I will be doing my Project in June " Constructing from Unknown to Known". The Collegial Conversation showed me the aspect where I underestimate my student and got appreciation on how well I know my students. In collegial conversation people are hard on the content and soft to the person.
The training has installed in me the long lost habit of reading. I have read more than 30 books this year. The Training gave me an opportunity to reflect on any work done with colleagues. To criticize is very easy. To experience the unseen co-operation and rhythm TGES members extend is a blessing. Being involved in a process which not only involves various people but also departments installs a feeling of FAITH in Team and TGES System.
The feedback we get after each process is very enriching. It is only at TGES that such opportunities are created, passed on and executed.