If India has to continue on its path to further progress and self-reliance, then its future citizens need to be prepared from the beginning.
Discipline is not always about walking the straight, pre-set path. It’s about learning what to do, and remaining calm and capable.
These are the unsaid, quieter responsibilities of raising children. Whether you’re a parent or an educator, the responsibilities may vary in scope but not in principle.
Sometimes parents forget in their efforts to do everything for the children is that children develop confidence through their, the child’s, lived experience.
Their indecision or hesitation is part of that learning process. You don’t have to encourage it, neither do you need to rush them out of it. They’re learning that decisions aren’t always about getting what they want.
The true leaders get the others to follow their lead by listening to what’s been said, by understanding what’s missing, and doing what needs to be done.
Every educator’s goal is to get their students interested and engaged in the class. And if it needs a little bit of humour, then it’s worth the effort.
Confidence doesn’t come from just good grades. It grows gradually when the child feels they’re being listened to, that what they’re saying is being taken seriously.