Who is your teacher? Who can you learn from? Can there be teachers other than school or college teachers?
Can you also learn a thing or two from any or all of the following:
Nature- trees, plants, animals, rivers, birds, insects and the like?
Children
Parents
Friends, Pets
Life events like birth, ill-health, bereavement
Successes and failures
Covid pandemic?
Sports and extra-curricular activities?
The answer to all of the above is yes! Like the Brahma Kamal flower which blooms at night once in many months, synchronised with the full moon! Teaches us to be punctual in life!
On this Teacher's Day, let us thank all the teachers in our life. Teachers have made us what we are today. Our gratitude to each one of them.
Ghumakkad is grateful to all his teachers at:
Besant College, Varanasi
Birla School Pilani
BITS Pilani
IIT Kanpur
Naval PG School California
Students too deserve our thanks. Because students are like oxygen for the teachers!
We also owe our gratitude to teachers-other-than-teachers. We have learnt a thing or two from such teachers as summarised below:
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Teacher
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Learnings
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Nature
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Patience,
Steadfastness, Managing Change, Team work
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Children
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Inquisitiveness,
Energy and enthusiasm, Love, Trust, Honesty
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Parents
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Discipline,
Love, Compassion, Care, Respect
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Friends
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Relationships,
Team work, Emotional Stability, Trust
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Pets
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Loyalty,
Trust, Love
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Births
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Joy,
Happiness
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Sickness
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Patience,
Emotional strength, Financial planning, Gratitude
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Bereavement
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Fortitude,
Emotional strength
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Successes
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Happiness,
Fulfilment
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Failures
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Emotional
balance and strength
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Covid
Pandemic
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Patience, Self-discipline,
Concern for others
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Adventure
Sports
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Spirit of
adventure, Risk taking, Self-confidence, Physical and emotional strength
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Painting,
Music, Dance, Writing
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Introspection,
Creativity, Self-confidence, Visualisation
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Team Sports
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Team work,
Conflict resolution, Discipline, Physical and emotional strength
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Feel free to add to the above list of 'teachers-other-than-teachers'. Mail your suggestion to hbindia@gmail.com . We would be happy to append to our list with due credit to you.
Every teacher's day for Ghumakkad who is also a teacher, is a time for introspection and reflection. Am sharing below some of the previous stories which bring out different perspectives on learning and teaching. Just click the link to browse the story.
This Teacher's Day, Ghumakkad thanks all his students and former students for enriching his life.
Thanks for browsing and Happy Teacher's Day once again.
- Harsh-the-Ghumakkad with Neeta Bhargava/ 4th September 2023/ Secunderabad
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Nice perspective
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DeleteVery nice &educative
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DeletePlease continue your great work
ReplyDeleteThanks much Sir, appreciate.
DeleteEvery story you write is a unique experience, sir. Keep writing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your appreciation.
DeleteAs always, you are a great teacher, Sir. I’ll miss my teachers, but I miss many more because I had blind trust in them. After all, only teachers and Parents ensure their wards achieve much more than them.
ReplyDeleteWell said Vicky. Thanks.
DeleteOn Teachers'Day, I express my gratitude for having been granted the privilege of being a teacher. It's a journey filled with amazing inspiring moments with my incredible students.
ReplyDeleteThey give me so much more than I give them.
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Absolutely. As teachers we learn more from our students. Hope you read our story 'Learning from Students' linked above. Thanks.
DeleteTr. is the new prefix for a teacher & most appropriate.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dr Sethi, a great teacher himself.
DeleteGratitude to all the teachers from wherever we get "gyan" Manoj Srivastava
ReplyDeleteThanks Manoj for echoing our thoughts.
DeleteSir, someone suggested a salutation Tr. for Teacher as in Dr. for Doctor. I think they deserve it to be used preceding their names.
ReplyDeleteThanks Suresh
DeleteBeautiful post and mind -widening post as befits a teacher with rich experience in all the areas you talk about , Harsh! Thanks for this and other superb articlesbon this post. your regular fan Trixie
ReplyDeleteThanks much Trixie for your constant encouragement. If keeps Ghumakkad going.
DeleteLearnt a lot about " people skills " from my seniors & friends in the Navy & practiced these when I was a Principal after retirement and these rubbed on my top management and teachers and to this day , they do recollect those nuggets
ReplyDeleteThanks much fellow teacher. People first, always!
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