The mind is its own place……

The month of May is usually demanding and over loaded than the rest of months for teachers. A big list of tasks is expected to accomplish given tight dead lines. But this hardship can bear for a few days because after it we have summer break…a bonus from the middle of month I started count down of vacations and dreaming of watching movies, reading books, sleeping for unlimited hours and last but not least trying variety of recipes to make my mama happy that I can cook TOO:). Session ended on a dinner and music gala on second last day before summer holidays but on the last day I received a letter from head office to join training course coming up in the first week of June. My all dreams shattered before blooming.

 

                                              Though training session is usually for longer hours than actual working day but enjoyable at same time. Whenever I join any course, subtract few years from my age to feel like a student. Training is useful if a trainee him/herself wants to make change otherwise whole year on going workshops, induction courses and seminars affect nothing. I always wonder that every year a dozen of teachers pass training courses not in my school but others well known systems also offer very effective diplomas and degree programme courses in teaching. Moreover lucky one gets scholarship for foreign degrees as well. But CHANGE is observed within few rest are there as decades earlier.

 

          ‘’To change the situation, we first have to change ourseleves.And to change ourselves effectively we first have to change our perceptions.’’   (Stephen Covey)

 

                                                                              And above all one’s love for his profession definitely leads to positive change. I know our education system is polluted whatsoever reasons are but which department is flawless? And we become very eloquent to share views about woman’s role in Islam, politics and education, but it remained discussion for the sake of discussion. Enough has written, said and suggested to improve the respective department but being individual we never take a step ahead to ‘’reculture’’situtaion in the prescribed parameters.

                                            

                                                                                          I love my profession and students. I keep on striving hard to bring a change in my kingdom (classroom) by applying variety of lesson techniques and strategies. I believe every child can score a standard grade varies in subject performance. I get frustrated due to lack of appreciation and motivation. But than there is nothing important than heart contentment and let result be left to Allah.

                                                                   

                                                  The mind is its own place,and in itself

                                                Can make a heav’n of hell,a hell of heav’n (Milton)