Teachers Other Than Teachers

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:

Teacher	Learnings
Nature	Patience, Steadfastness, Managing Change, Team work
Children	Inquisitiveness, Energy and enthusiasm, Love, Trust, Honesty
Parents	Discipline, Love, Compassion, Care, Respect
Friends	Relationships, Team work, Emotional Stability, Trust
Pets	Loyalty, Trust, Love
Births	Joy, Happiness
Sickness	Patience, Emotional strength, Financial planning, Gratitude
Bereavement	Fortitude, Emotional strength
Successes	Happiness, Fulfilment
Failures	Emotional balance and strength
Covid Pandemic	Patience, Self-discipline, Concern for others
Adventure Sports	Spirit of adventure, Risk taking, Self-confidence, Physical and emotional strength
Painting, Music, Dance, Writing	Introspection, Creativity, Self-confidence, Visualisation
Team Sports	Team work, Conflict resolution, Discipline, Physical and emotional strength

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.

Do Teachers Get Bored? 

Covid Couldn't Deter The Teachers 

A Teacher Keeps Learning

Who Inspires A Teacher - Teachers plant seeds of knowledge

Learning From Students - who keep the teachers on their toes!

Harsh@IBS - Journey of a different kind

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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Teachers too Get Bored!

Do teachers also get bored of teaching online? Ask any teacher. Or, ask yourself if you are a teacher. Honest answer will be yes!

Covid lockdown enforced online classes. A month or a term was bearable. But a year and a half of online teaching posed newer challenges. Both for teachers and learners. So, how do we overcome the boredom? One way is to stop teaching! What? Yes, do away with the slides and lecturing. Take them away from the subject which has bored them. Ask them 'Shall we see a movie together?' Or, 'Shall we go on a hike?' Invariably you will hear a chorus 'Yes Sir!'

We had shared our excitement of movie-based learning a few days ago. It sure helped both the students as well as the teacher- to overcome the online boredom! You may browse our story 'Shershaah-- Beyond the Movie'. Similarly, there can be more ways to beat the Covid boredom in online classes like online games, quizzes, role plays and team competitions. Do share your experience of online boredom.

Readers may browse Ghumakkad's posts on Teachers' Day of previous years listed below:

Who Inspires A Teacher

The Fun is about to Begin

Teachers Open the Door

Teacher Goes Beyond the Classroom - IBS Hyderabad

A Teacher Keeps Learning

Inculcating A Spirit of Enquiry

Covid Couldn't Deter Us The Teachers

Ghumakkad-the-teacher firmly believes that real learning happens outside the classroom! Be it the Internship, field assignments or even a hike in a forest! See the picture below.

On the eve of the Teachers Day 2021, I reiterate that we teachers exist because of the students and not vice versa.

Thank you all my students, former students, fellow teachers and my teachers for enriching my life. Sincere gratitude to each one of you.

Happy Teacher's Day 2021.

    -  Harsh-the-Ghumakkad-learner-teacher/4th Sep 2021

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