Ever wondered why some of us, coming from 'Good' schools seem vibrant, they beam with self confidence, have an attitude which is pleasing and inspiring. Of course, there could be exceptions.
Ever thought, why some of us, coming from 'Not so Good' schools are confused in life? Hardly smile? Criticize others easily. Have a herd mentality? Of course, there are exceptions.
Is schooling so important? Can't a personality be molded later? Possible. But Old habits die hard. It is easy to tame a baby Elephant (calf) than a fully grown Elephant. Is our Schooling system missing something? Well, most of them. When I say Schooling, Parents should realise I am talking about a kid's formative years, till they reach the age of Eighteen. What after Eighteen? Those students should be treated as adults. Their learning curve doesn't stop there though. According to a Philosophy, a man should focus on learning with continuous improvement in the areas of Physical, Spiritual, Worldly, Scientific aspects till he attains the age of Twenty - Eight. After which he has to disperse the knowledge.
So, its not just the responsibility of a Teacher to mold a student but parents have an equal responsibility.How and what Young India should be taught is something which is based on my personal experiences.
- As a Parent never quarrel in front of your children. It leaves a significant impact on your kid. Either the 'Mother' or the 'Father' could potentially be viewed in a negative sense. Kids may also develop a tendency to hate that particular 'gender' or may get averse to marriage / relationships. If not properly treated, they may turn into complete introverts. (image source: https://stocksnap.io)
- In case you need to quarrel, do it in a room in private, preferably, not when your kid is around. This may not be possible all the time. Treat your kids as matured adults, let them know that you're all part of the team. Conflicts in life are inevitable and that you guys are sorting the problem and there is no reason to worry.
- Never critcise or undermine a female child in front of a male child and vice versa. Never criticise other children too.
- Teach them the value of food and water, the right way and more importantly not to waste food and water and whenever possible to share their food and water even with animals
- Ask your kids, one positive thing what they had learnt everyday day, ask them to maintain a journal
- In the below format collect from your students a positive nick name and a positive trait for all other students. (How this could be used in Personality Development also in an organisational context, I shall present in my next post). During parents meet, or along with monthly letters, let Parents know what positive traits, their children have.
Year on Year, if you have this data, imagine how easily you could track a child's progress and a class progress. You could generate a beautiful word cloud by using www.wordle.net. A sample picture is given below:
- As you must have realised, one can never ever finish learning in their life time and one can never ever be a master in any particular subject. Sometimes this academics could get frustrating very frustrating. Hence from childhood encourage your Kid to take up an art, pickup a hobby, take up a sport - This will help them to play fair, understand that success and failures are part of life and they can take off their mind to relax by practicing the art.
- Talk to them about various professions like - Farming, Embroidery, Weaving, Pottery, Blacksmith, Mining etc.,
- Teach them very important etiquette - To stand in a queue, To say 'Thank you', To apologize, Not to spit on Roads, Not to litter Roads, Not to write on walls, Respect - elderly, Teachers, Farmers and Soldiers, To love - animals, Nature, younger ones, To vote and Not to Bribe
- Teach them the importance of saving money and also that earning money should not be the only focus in life
- Encourage them to participate in Debates, Public Speaking competitions, Story telling exercises
- If you have a male child - Let them know, its ok to Cry. If you have a female child - Let them know, its ok to Laugh out Loud.
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