Poor WE or THE NATURE

Poor WE or THE NATURE

From last week I could not make myself to be at peace if the thunderstorms are creating crests and troughs there in the mind after looking at the frail picture of today's man.While going my school in the morning I noted that the work to broaden the roads towards Assandh is in progress to create more comforts and facilitate the public but nobody gave a single thought to the method always adopted be it to broaden or to create four to six lanes of roads for transport.

The hundreds and thousands of years old trees are cut and the construction is in process but those poor dead bodies in the form of tree trunks lying to the sides are like old skeletons crying badly on their conditions and evoking the whole lot of humans for their ever known cruelties.It made me to cry but too felt helpless with no new ideas of saving our beautiful nature.Its irony that plantation is done as a campaign every year in contrast to the deforestation but never thought of saving the treasure and precious fauna.Adding to it the government float no of awareness campaigns and schools too are instructed to complete the target of plantation but nobody took the pains of saving those which are already flourishing like the work done in Hyderabad by a resident Ramchandra Appari who runs his own company on translocation of trees where the whole trees are uprooted and planted in a new area with ease with the help of hi-tech machines.

And this practice is centuries old dated back to 2000 BC where Eygptians used to do the same to protect the indiscriminate felling of trees.

Even on the other side the idea of creating forests and micro forests is gaining momentum and the school kids are busy in preparing seed bombs to be distributed to general public but where the onus of matured individual is?Why no one or exactly the government officials took this into their own stride to be fought for for the sake of future generations and to recreate the safe healthy disease free environment for every other individual,to let everyone inhale the fresh air even Delhi govt adopted the same procedure in the nearby past.

Saving nature in its original form can be costlier but it can be much costlier on account of health and environmental hazards.

PEDOPHILE

PEDOPHILE

Cases of adult's sexual involment with children are on the increase in the daily newspaper. Most of the cases are both pathetic and precarious because of the psychological effects they pose on the Children involved and the unpleasantness of the experience. The prosecution of the offender is often not pursued to a logical conclusion. The children then become helpless and unprotected to further sexual assault or activities.

A. *UNDERSTANDING THE WORD ' PEDOPHILE'S*

A pedophile is an adult or older adolescent who fantasized about having sexual affairs with children. A person is considered to be a pedophile if he is sexually aroused by children or experiences sexual urges toward prepubescent children (generally under 13 yrs) for a period of at least 6 months. Pedophile are offten severely distressed by these sexual urges. They experience interpersonal difficulties with adults of opposite gender because of their irrational sexual orientation. Another name for a pedophile is child molester because a pedophile sexually abuse children, even as young as 5yrs old. Molester is a name often used for an adolescent (of about 13yrs) who is fond of touching the private parts of children of about 8yrs or below.

B. *CONSEQUENCES OF PEDOPHILIA AND CHILD MOLESTATION?*

Sexual abuse by pedophile has emotional, educational and health effects on the victims.
Children suffer trauma, which sometimes grow with them to adulthood. Children is at risk of sexually transmitted infections as well as vaginal injury among others. Sexual abuse sometimes aggravate when the victims fail to share their experiences because of the threats they receive from their abusers.

C. *WAYS OF PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL MOLESTATION.*

The first thing is prayer. Prayer is crucial for the protection and purity of children in curbing or controlling child molestation in our society.

Children should be taught to keep and respect the dignity of their body (especially genitals), they should also be informed on the consequences of sexual assault from pedophile.

The parents should sponsor and pursue effective policy against sexual molestation and also report cases of sexual abuse to appropriate authorities for prosecution.

*CLOSING REMARKS:* The parents cannot afford to fold their arms about this wicked act against children. Efforts must be made by parents  to protect children from Sexual assault even in situations where government efforts (policies) seem inadequate and ineffective.

Take time to live

Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.

Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the father said, 'I love you, and I wish you enough.'

The daughter replied, 'Dad, our life together has been more than enough.  Your love is all I ever needed.  I wish you enough, too, Dad.'

They kissed and the daughter left.  The Father walked over to the window where I was seated.  Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry.  I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?'

'Yes, I have,' I replied.  'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?'..

'I am old, and she lives so far away.  I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral,' he said.

'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough..'  May I ask what that means?'

He began to smile.  'That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations.  My parents used to say it to everyone...'  He paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and he smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.'  Then turning toward me, he shared the following as if he were reciting it from memory.

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.

He then began to cry and walked away.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them; but then an entire life to forget them.

* Only if you wish, send this to the people you will never forget. If you don't send it to anyone it may mean that you are in such a hurry that you have forgotten your friends.

TAKE TIME TO LIVE....

To all my friends and loved ones, I WISH YOU ENOUGH in life ahead.

Veil in disguise as a mark of false ethics

Veil in disguise as a mark of false ethics

For me social issues are the hot topics not for debate but for the concern and finding out the solutions for them.i know the thing which is disturbing me nowadays can be a bone of contention for some and they may call me so shameless to point towards our age old the so called culture but the self framed rules only for females.

Females are considered out to be those decorating pieces or Barbie dolls till date to procreate and fulfill the societal norms.
In no of villages even today they have to cover their faces while at home or in the village only but surprisingly they may send their daughter-in-laws to jobs working with malefolks and that too without any cover.

There are some father's still mourning on the birth of girl child and then not ready for her studies This is actually two facets they show as they may go to malls to watch movies like Dangal and Chak de India with full fervour but as soon as the topic of respect and right arises for their own ladies they may camouflage very easily.

The real concern is how and why do we expect the government to comply with what we expect and feeling proud to go along with the new technological changes in the world,ready to flaunt always with the latest gadgets but with that poor mentality or polluted minds.This too add on to non-acceptable behaviour of young males in family where gender inequality makes them to feel more powerful and exploitive in nature, moreover they are not taught for their moral duties and thus more of the sexual abuse and torture to womenfolk This head cover is right till we are praying or as per the comfort of the individual but if it becomes a stragulating cloth in the name of respect it may have repercussions.

What is the foremost requirement-the wider diffusion of awareness or self practice or wiser decision implementation?

I do leave here this for all to ponder and to seek out the solution to liberalise the women in a true sense.

Your digital footprint paints a picture of who you are !!!

Your digital footprint paints a picture of who you are !!!
                             
Every day, whether we want to or not, most of us contribute to a growing portrait of who we are online; a portrait that is probably more public than we assume.

You can not ‘clean’your digital footprints, Unless you are Internet Muture .You cannot maintain a positive online reputation .

This portrait helps companies target content at specific markets and consumers, helps employers look into your background, and helps advertisers track your movements across multiple websites. Whatever you do online, you might be leaving digital footprints behind.
So no matter what you do online it’s important that you know what kind of trail you’re leaving, and what the possible effects can be.

While it’s not possible to have ZERO footprints, the first steps toward reducing your digital footprint and managing your digital identity are not that hard.
We have to teach our student also regarding Digital Footprint…..

Learn The Basics: What’s A Digital Footprint?

Your digital footprint is all the stuff you leave behind as you use the Internet. Comments on social media, Skype calls, app use and email records- it’s part of your online history and can potentially be seen by other people, or tracked in a database.

How Do We Leave Digital Footprints? This happens in many ways.

Here are some of them:
1. Websites And Online Shopping
Retailers and product review sites often leave cookies on your system which can track your movement from site-to-site, allowing targeted advertisements that can show you products you’ve been recently reading about or looking at online.
2. Social Media.
All those +1s, Retweets, and Facebook comments (even private ones) leave a record.  Make sure you know what the default privacy settings are for your social media accounts, and keep an eye on them. Sites often introduce new policies and settings that increase the visibility of your data. They may rely on you just clicking “OK” to whatever terms they are introducing, without reading them.
3. Mobile Phones, Tablets, or Laptops.
Some websites will build a list of different devices you have used to visit those sites. While this can often be used as a way to help secure your account, it is important to understand the information being collected about your habits.

Know Why Should You Manage Your Digital Footprint.
Make no mistake about it – the web is listening every time you use it! It’s important that you understand what you’re leaving behind when you visit a website.

NOW The time is to be IMuture.

The Power of Accountability

The Power of Accountability

Many people don't understand what accountability is, why it's important, or where it starts. Yes, they understand accountability is important, but don't know how to create a culture of accountability, they just hope it will happen.

Let’s start with the definition: “the fact of being responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason for it, or the degree to which this happens”. To be accountable is to be “liable; called to account; answerable”. A synonym is “responsible”. When we closely look we will find that there are two players involved, the one accountable for his/her actions and the one to whom we are accountable. In other words, WHO we make ourselves accountable to is just as important as WHAT we hold ourselves accountable for.

It's a common story. As a principal, you end a strategic core meeting. There are several initiatives on which everyone agrees are important to complete by the end of the term. Everyone promises that they will all get it done, but when the deadline is met, very little of the list actually gets accomplished. We also often observe that it is not that these colleagues were not responsible or hardworking, they are your core member team. The problem was that no one was actually accountable for making sure the initiatives were complete.

Many of us get confused with the definition of accountability versus responsibility. The difference is simple. Many people can be responsible for helping out on a task or initiative. But accountability belongs only to one person who will be judged on the completion of the task.

On a personal front, to be Accountable is to be courageous. It takes courage to make a promise if you have even the slightest instinct to follow it through. Life changes so fast that it’s easy for things to get in the way of keeping a promise and if you have integrity then promises actually mean something to you — that’s called accountability.
Here are 5 key habits accountable people have in their everyday life.

1. They take responsibility and don’t have excuses.
Highly accountable people willingly take on responsibility and actively manage it so the work gets done. They make sure once the initiative has their name on it, no one else need worry about its completion. They seem to have amagical ability to stick to their plans, much to the annoyance of the rest of us. If they want to get up earlier, they do. If they plan to save money, it actually happens. They do good analysis and solve problems as they arise.

2. They organize their lives and don’t procrastinate.
It is all about planners, white board notes,dairy entry, calendar apps, and Post-It notes galore. They are hyper organized to an amazing degree, all in the name of keeping themselves on track. What good is completing initiatives if the usefulness of the result is long past. Highly accountable people understand that every task has a time value and that punctuality serves a purpose. This actually makes them trustworthy and dependable as they do not waste a minute of other people's time or their own.

3. They collaborate.
Highly accountable people are great at using the resources around them. They make the most of each available body by engaging, inspiring and empowering them to add positively to the result. They care for the feedback and correct themselves while collaborating. "I worked really hard on that presentation, but I'd love some feedback on where I could improve. Do you have any input?". They also look at the feedback as an opportunity to deliver.

4. They Control Their Emotions
They keep their cool, and don't let their anger or jealousy get out of hand. It’s because they know that negative emotions can quickly derail a situation (think work meeting, get together, etc.) in a way that isn't productive, or fun. They do not wait to be checked or monitored by others but work proactively and diligently with the team to finish the job. Similarly, accolades are nice, but none are deserved if the task is partially done. Highly accountable people get their satisfaction from delivering quality on time with a team that feels great about the accomplishment.

5. They Are Humble and own their mistakes
Success in life usually comes when we’re completely honest with ourselves and with others. This means setting aside our pride, and admitting when we’ve made a mistake. Accountability doesn’t stop with personal humility and honesty. If something has gone wrong, then they are responsible, and step up to set right the wrong. They Focus on making amends and building bridges, not erecting walls. They express a level of sincerity that shows the other individual that they’ll do what it takes to make the situation right.
Be accountable and be present to your inner self, to your inner child, to your teammates, to your family, to the society… and you may just find yourself happier, confident and contended a job fulfilled.

Infusing Joyous Learning to the Classrooms

Infusing Joyous Learning to the Classrooms

The increasingly focus on the importance of high-quality teaching for student learning puts a pressure on teachers to do miracle in the classrooms. The important dimensions of classroom teaching are the relationships teachers develop in a classroom and the classroom climate they create, the level of intellectual challenge of students’, activities and assignments, the quality of questions teachers use to facilitate discussion, and the ways in which teachers engage students in learning. Non-interactive, traditional methods used in classrooms end up producing children able to replicate but not create knowledge. The need of the hour is to inculcate the desired 21st century skills in our students such as thinking creatively, creating ‘‘new and worthwhile ideas,’’ ‘‘demonstrating originality and inventiveness in work,’’ and working collaboratively to solve problems.

What is a JOYOUS classroom?
Joyous learning has emerged as a powerful concept to change the way we manage schools and classrooms.  A joyous classroom is an active, bright and cheerful learning place where students and teachers are more creative and open to learning. Recent brain research reveals that the brain is increasingly open to learning when learning is joyful. A positive classroom climate is built through everyday teacher and student relationships and interactions and they reap positive results on an individual's health, both physically and psychologically.

How do we bring JOY to the classroom?
The increased pressure of completing syllabus and assessments on teachers and students has almost eradicated joy from classrooms. But as teachers, we want to create joy in the classroom as it facilitates more learning and certainly faster learning.  Here are some simple techniques which will help us to infuse joy into the classroom and create happy learning spaces:
JOY-1 Integrated Lesson Planning!
One of the best way to bring joy to the classroom is by integrated lesson planning. All the areas – scholastic and co-scholastic are to be integrated with each other in terms of knowledge, skills, comprehension, values and attitudes. When children are exposed to the linkage between the subjects then the diverse learning outcomes are achieved to a greater extent. Such interconnectedness give innumerous opportunities to the students to think laterally, critically, identify opportunities, and be open to new ideas. Children can be engaged in practices that promote physical, cognitive, emotional and social development that connect different areas of knowledge, application and values with their own lives and the world around them. Integrated lesson plans provide enough ways to bring joy and excitement to the classroom.
JOY-2: Art Integration!
Art integration is linking art with scholastic subjects such as mathematics, science, social-science, languages etc. Such integration of art makes lesson more interesting and children learn concepts happily in fun way.  Art education including visual & performing art. Visual art includes drawing, craft, paper cutting, paper mache etc and performing art includes dance, vocal music, instrumental music, drama etc. These must be integral parts of the curriculum and to be included in the routinal lesson planning for the holistic development of children. Art integration with other subjects promotes creative thinking, imagination and expression. It is often seen that children enjoy their art and sports classes the most and the teacher who teaches them art and sports are the most favourite teachers. As such art is the heart and soul of all subjects. Music and dance are taken as stress busters’ even for adult. Such activities are necessary for the development of the affective and psychomotor domain. Hence integrating art with other subjects will make classroom joyous and will give enough opportunities of leaning happily.   

JOY-2: Give special attention to the learning materials you use in class!
Learning materials or teaching aids play an important role in lesson planning. Special attention is to be given to this area while planning a lesson. Attractive learning materials such as flash cards, charts, exit cards, models, pictures etc generate curiosity and interest in children about the subject and when interest is generated then optimum learning takes place.  
JOY 3: Listen to your students’ heart & mind
It is important for a teacher to listen to his/her students. All children are different; some express their feelings and some do not express. Hence it is more important to listen to both heart and mind of your students. This will further help in building strong relationship of trust between student and teacher. Strong relationship between students and teacher helps them to grow emotionally and psychologically. When a teacher intentionally builds trust and rapport with students, she/he creates a safe place and space for joy to emerge. Student engagement and involvement in planning a lesson is also increased as they will be open to give new ideas and share what they already know, what they want to know and how they want to learn. When a teacher understands what my students want to learn and how they want to learn then innovative planning is triggered.     
JOY 4: Appreciate your students
Appreciations are like magic wrist bands. Appreciation can do wonders in terms of changing behavior and getting desired outcomes. Appreciate every child for every small or big task he/she has performed. Appreciation can be done by various ways such as public appreciation like in calling out names in assembly, classroom chart, material appreciation like giving toffees, giving smilies in the copy etc.   Some students need high degree of motivation and some needs less. A teacher has to learn the art of appreciating and must know when and how to appreciate. A teacher must know the need of kind and amount of appreciation. Over dose of appreciation may result into over confidence.  

JOY 5: Let your children feel that they are very special to you
A teacher must create a learning space in the classroom in which every child should feel special and important. Set your class room rules which give equal opportunities of participation and speaking to all in the classroom. Feeling of favoritism, ignorance, negligence, less important, not existing in the classroom, no one is concerned etc will be discouraged. If a child is made to feel that she/he is very special and important to us then the teacher automatically invite pleasure and joy to the classroom for happy learning.

JOY 6: Integrate ICT
Information technology is necessary for holistic learning that is experiential and linked to real-life situations. These children are born with technology in their hand hence if teachers incorporate ICT in their instructional planning; children will take more interest to actively participate in classroom activities while transaction of lesson. We to find situations that help students incorporate what they learned in their everyday lives using technology. ICT brings joy and makes classroom happy for learning.

JOY 7: Trust your students and let them give new ideas
Children like to create things hence provide opportunities to the students to create in the classroom. While engage children in such acts, keep in mind to trust them. When you trust your students’ creativity, they work with better ideas and originality to showcase you the best. The list of what students can create across the curriculum is virtually limitless: newspapers and magazines, brochures, stories, picture books, posters, PowerPoint presentations, role-plays, songs, surveys, graphs, documentary videos etc.

JOY 8: Differential Instructional Planning
Differential instructional planning caters to the children of different learning abilities. A teacher must know his/her students learning styles and accordingly instructional planning is to be done that will invite joy to your classroom.

JOY 9: Surprise them by exploring out of the four walls of the classroom
Surprise your students by doing something unexpected or something out of routinal classroom planning. Take them out of the classroom to take lesson under a tree, field visits can be planned to various sites, play with them and let them discover their own potential. Surprises always bring joy and hence will surely make classroom joyous.

Conclusion
A teacher is like a candle who burns itself to give light to others. When a teacher creates learning spaces by infusing joy in the classroom, optimum learning outcomes are achieved. Such joyful, active and experiential learning helps in inculcating 21st century skills in the learners of different abilities.