Women’s Day celebration has become a part of the annual festivities calendar and is gaining more prominence with each year. But what is it that we are celebrating and is all this noise of any use? Should we stop celebrating Women’s Day?
Financial literacy doesn’t mean sharing the house budget or the details of your salary slip or asking them to dabble in the share market. It means teaching them about the value of money, about managing small amounts like their allowances and encouraging good, healthy financial habits.
Treat the exam fear like the boggarts in Harry Potter. It can be easily dealt with. Just thinking happy thoughts may not do the trick but yes, it’s not that difficult to deal with. All it needs is a little bit of preparation (once again!) and planning.
The big challenge for any teacher of primary classes is to keep the students interested. Getting them to practice what they’ve learnt is the next hurdle. With every year, I’ve innovated and improvised my teaching methods to suit the requirements of my students.
It took Russia to attack Uzbekistan for our newspapers and news channels to change their headlines. Ever since the hijab ban controversy spiralled out of control, everyone (with any or no knowledge) was giving their unwarranted advice/suggestions/opinions. So I decided it’s time to express my feelings too. I mean why should I not, whether it makes sense or not to others is totally secondary and inconsequential. So here goes, and you don’t have to agree with what I say.
Being a teacher is no joke. It may not be high paying or allowing us the luxuries to travel business class or getting the school more profits. But it’s where the future of our children is getting shaped. And especially in the present context, being a teacher is tough.