Magical Moments

  

This video is dedicated to Batch 2011

 Wish you all the very best!!!!!!!!!!

Humming and Hawing About Vacations

Long awaited holidays round the corner; suddenly all our planning seemed toppling down. Will the vacations start from June or July? A question that last week gnawed everyone associated with schools. As a teacher I understand the significance of long holidays, which promise relief from a long winding session of busyness, weariness, fear, apprehensions and expectations related to studies. Starting the new session from June or extending the running session, both could create restlessness among teachers and students.

The basic issue in this regard, is the unavailability of books and copies. Until and unless we are thoroughly equipped, nothing can be planned for the whole month. It’s not the matter of keeping the school open, it’s about designing appropriate lessons to utilise the time productively. Moreover, commencing the session abruptly would ebb away students and teachers’ enthusiasm equally, as vacations is the time to recharge batteries, review past strategies, bring improvement, make a resolution for the upcoming session, muster up strength and head towards a new beginning. In addition, most of the people plan important family events or outing programmes in June or July and the arrangements like flight reservations or booking of halls are usually made before hand.

Though it’s announced now that holidays will be observed as usual yet we can never predict what’s next. Keeping the people in dilemma aggravates the problem, as these decisions should be taken either well before the onset of the session or at least in the beginning of the year. Anything changed at the eleventh hour ends up in nothing but panic and utter disappointment.