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31 January 2022 It's the time to say goodbye to January of this year. How fastly time flies!  This Monday remind us to start every day with Happiness and Gratitude.  First hour of the day was handled by the Principal, Dr K.Y.Benedict Sir. The class had discussions on the school induction programme,Video lesson observation and Preparation of micro-teaching templates. The basic teaching model was introduced and the class made us to think three essential questions. ◆ why to teach?  ◆what to teach?  ◆how to teach? It is essential to pose these questions ourselves to improve our thoughts, skill and interest in teaching.   Sir gave some tips in preparing notes and introduced the book ' Principles and Practices of Education' by  J S Warrant. The guidances he had given were really helpful for a student and  for a student teacher too. " It is not what is poured into a student that counts but what is planted." (Linday Conway) The next hour was optional and the

28th January 2022 Another warm weekend. Online classes mad e the day filled with new learning experiences. The day hold another importance too, 28th of January is treated as Data privacy day. The day prioritise the safeguarding of our personal information and the day reminds us to treat our personal information valuable. "Privacy is not an option, and it shouldn’t be the price we accept for just getting on the internet.”   The first class of the day was dealt by Joju Sir. The session had discussions on the teaching aids, it's importance and classifications. Different kind of audio-visual aids were introduced in the class. We had a healthy interaction on the topic too.  The next hour was handled by Ancy ma'am. The language, intellectual and emotional development of early childhood became the main discussion topic. The physical development of the later childhood was also explained. The last hour was optional. After clearing all doubts on content analysis, Neena ma'am int

"What science is learning about the laws that govern the Universe, gives us the power to transform the world into the closest thing to paradise that any of us will ever see. This knowledge did not come from sacred texts, or the revelations of prophets. Science is the only way of knowing—everything else is just superstition.”  Scientific attitude is the most important outcome of scientific teaching and it is something which enable us to think rationally and logically. For developing the nation in all spheres (political, economic and social) and for promoting tolerance among people for different thoughts scientific attitude become significant.    For the betterment of the field of science in India, it is very important to develop scientific temper among the students or the future generations.   Here I wish to share my assignment on the topic 'developing scientific temper among students'.  Please click the link below to avail the same👇 ASSIGNMENT

27th January 2022 Another happy day with lot of hope. The classes turned online considering the present situation. Many of us including me prefer offline mode than online one but for our safety it's wise to have online classes. The first hour of the day was optional. Neena ma'am elucidated the categories in a content analysis. She gave us a detailed idea about content analysis and we had a pleasant interaction too. The next hour was handled by Gibi ma'am. The class started with a pleasant prayer by Ami. A review of the syllabus and division of seminar topics were done in the class. Later we had discussion on various schools of Psychology.  The last hour was dealt by Maya ma'am. The class continued the discussion on idealism. It's methods, discipline,implications and limitations were explored.   The three gunas of life became an interesting topic and Maya ma'am ended the class with the explanation of Santhi mantra. Shanthi is the inner peace. It aims at cooling o

25th January 2022 It was offcourse a reliving day. When we have arrived the college, we were totally confused and was worried about the pandemic. But the pleasant nature of MTTC changed the atmosphere. It's true! Live the present! “Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.”  The first hour of the day was handled by Maya ma'am. The class had discussions on the topic idealism. The curriculum of idealism, main ideas of western and eastern idealism had made the class attractive. 'Platonic love' explained in the class was really a new topic for me. At the end, Maya ma'am gave us an opportunity to dance in the class and she encouraged us by playing music. It was really helpful in filling us with positive energy and happiness.😍  The next session was the optional hour. Neena ma'am gave a detailed explanation on Mill's canons in the class. She is very skilled in connecting the theories with daily life situations and this makes more

20/01/2022 A calm day full of positivity and hopes.  The day started with the class of Maya ma'am. The session gave an introduction to the four schools of philosophy and a detailed description of Idealism. Idealism mainly focus on - Truth, Tranquility and Innocence, and Beauty. The class gave an opportunity to look into ourselves for a while. Spirituality is a journey from the outer world of names and forms to the subtle world of energies, to the innermost core of our being, to ourselves! As always, I adore the way Maya Ma'am introduce a thought. The next session was dealt by Gibi Ma'am. The class discussed about the Scope of educational psychology in learning process and learning method. The session just gave an idea on intellectual development too.  As Gibi ma'am explained what Bruner had quoted is exactly right,  "Anything can be taught at any level, if we are providing proper learning experience in an intellectually honest way"

The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered the new ways of learning. All around the world, educational institutions started looking on online platforms for continuing the process of educating students. 2022 also started with an opportunity to experience online classes. So it's essential to consider this as a challenge.  Now it's turned a week of online education and I think it may long for some more days. When it was announced to start the online classes I was just remembering some social media memes.😀   Actually speaking, the online classes we have at MTTC are really interesting. The active participation of students as well as the teachers make it comfortable like an offline one. The contribution of M.Ed interns were also appreciable. Our aim is to acquire knowledge, doesn't allow anything to hinder us from that. The week had given so many valuable information. The classes explored the areas of Philosophy, Sustainable Development, Emotional Quotient, ICT, Human Mind.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME- FROM BIG BANG TO BLACK HOLES "THERE SHOULD BE NO BOUNDARY TO HUMAN ENDEAVOR" - ᴀ ʙʀɪᴇꜰ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇ From the beginning of the universe,  A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME  takes you on a journey that is very special, it describes in a very easy way how we got to understand the world and all the rules that govern the universe.  I tried to pen down what I have understood from this book and presented as my reading and reflection. To avail the pdf version of the same click on this link    A brief history of time -reading and reflection Hawking makes you fall in love with his work, his theory and physics.😍 A must read to all the curious minds. I recommend this book to all those who love science and universe . 

As part of B.Ed curriculum an online assignment was assigned for Edu 08. Syllabus was divided and topics were assigned to each one.  I was provided with the topic learning management system and I put my maximum effort and completed the work before the date of submission.

1 2 January 2022 Today, January 12 is celebrated as national youth day and it is the birthday of Swami Vivekananda who introduced the world to the Indian philosophies of  Vedanta and Yoga.  The main objective of NYD is to promote rational thinking among the youth. Youth is expected to rise to the values, principles and beliefs that Vivekananda lived by. To make this possible the theme of youth days keeps changing, every year there are different themes.  The theme for National Youth Day 2022 is “ IT'S ALL IN THE MIND ” A very meaningful theme in the present scenario! We are now passing through a pandemic situation and it had affected the world as well as our country adversely. A post Covid era need a strong group of people with creativity and resilience. For that a healthy mindset is important.  The youth of our country had already affected with unemployment and it has increased due to the pandemic. The financial instability and effectiveness of online educa

January 10, 2022 A pleasent day like sunshine. The week started with a lot of hope, energy and happiness. In the first hour itself got a chance to recollect the human journey, the evolution of science! Polishing stones invented fire, fire in turn ignited our thoughts, our living style-our culture. The sequential evolution from stone to wood, wood to bronze and bronze to iron had made a significant base for the human evolution and by the end of BCE human realised many facts about the universe, their own existence and capabilities. Later science and mathematics developed which in turn helped to improve the living style and facilities.  From 1500 AD came the rapid changes. The time of revolution! The inventions and discoveries had spread scientific attitude among people and it resulted in the denial of racism, superstitions etc by majority and light was thrown to the humanitarian views. The scientific discoveries affected all fields of society including economy and became a m

07 January 2022 Yes, it is a friday! Friday is my favourite day from school time itself. I love going college but I love holidays more.😍   The day was usual. We had the Optional class in the first two hours. Dona Ma'am, the M.Ed trainee handled the first hour and we had an interesting interaction with Neena Ma'am in the next hour. When we were asked to assemble for the art and theatre class I expected a tiring theory class. Surprisingly, erasing all the expections came the hero of the day, Reju sir! A little man with tons of energy! Activities filled with fun was something new for us. We have never explored the chance of using our auditorium in this way -The magic of an artist. He made the two hours mesmerizing. "Theater takes place all the time - wherever one is - and art simply facilitates persuading one this is the case." The afternoon session was handled by M.Ed trainees. Dona Ma'am, Shabana Ma'am and Sathyalekha Ma'am introduced their topics in a goo

My inner mind is so happy because I finally read this book. The last book I have read in 2021! I decided, after looking at the books I read in 2021 that I needed to read a science book apart from fictions I always prefer. So picked this up and I was not disappointed.  From the beginning of the universe, A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME  takes you on a journey that is very special, it describes in a very easy way how we got to understand the world and all the rules that govern the universe. It also explores the beginning of the universe, black holes, time travel. With the cheekiness of Stephen Hawking’s writing, you get to understand topic that are very complex and sometimes confusing, physics is somewhat a difficult area of science, but one that is amazingly interesting. Hawking makes you fall in love with his work, his theory and physics. I won’t lie, it’s a hard book to read. It gets heavy at some points but it’s easy to read too, I mean it’s not a textbook. I had to

04 January, 2022 Another happy day with a lot of hope and content.  The day call us to Rise up, Start fresh and to see the bright opportunity in each day. The first hour was handled by Maya Ma'am. Along with her beautiful smile she presented the topic P aradigm shift . Also the duties and responsibilities of a teacher were discussed in the class. " Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society Because their professional efforts affect the fate of the Earth." After the session, Principal Benedict sir welcomed the M.Ed trainees from Gov. College of teacher Education for their internship.  In the next session Gibi Ma'am discussed the Maxims of teaching. She recited a poem to awake our imaginary skills. 'മുകിലുകള്‍ മേയും കുന്നിന്‍ ചരിവിലൊരമ്പലമുണ്ടല്ലോ അമ്പലനടയില്‍ പന്തലിടുന്നൊരു മാമരമുണ്ടല്ലോ' and it took me to the school days and the memories of those days.😊 In the optional hour Neena ma'a

03 January 2022 A blissful day! Getting back to college after vacation made the day more pleasant. The first working day of 2022 started with a prayer at the college chapel.  The first two hours were handled by Neena Ma'am and she discussed the characteristics as well as the myths in science. The class was interactive and helped us to improve our views on science education.  The next session was by Joju sir. Sir started the class with a beautiful new year message. His narrative skill was beyond words! '  Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny' Later he explained the topic 'e-content'. The steps to create e-content and a script were also discussed in the class.  “Talk to people. Connect with them. Make e-learning sound like it's a conversation between pe