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September 29, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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HAMARA SCHOOL Workshop on the belief that the right kind of guidance and teachers shape the personality of a child, DAV School, Sector 15, is involved in producing student-friendly teachers. The school is running a nursery teacher training (NTT) course that was introduced in the school in 1990. The first DAV institution to get affiliated to the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) in 2000, the staff of 10 teachers is working towards providing good nursery teachers, required for the all-round development of children. The NTT institute, with qualified and experienced faculty, is putting in its best efforts to develop the institute. Students who have passed Class XII with 45 per cent marks are eligible for the two-year diploma course, open only to girls. Admissions are based on an entrance test conducted by Directorate of Public Instructions (DPI), Chandigarh Administration. While the course was very popular with women, affiliation to the NCTE was made mandatory under Section 14 of the NCTE Act for all institutions, including universities created under or State Act, offering or intending to offer a course or training in teacher education to seek recognition from the NCTE. Two batches have passed out with flying colours after the institute was given affiliation and many students have found placement in educational institutes all over India. A new building for NTT college is under construction within the school premises. Having achieved the target of 100 per cent result with first division in the previous batches, this year the result was even better with Shivani Arora getting 90 per cent marks in the result declared by the Education Department. Always in the forefront in all kinds of co-curricular activities, the institute staff believes that such activities help in instilling a deep sense of self-respect and discipline among the learners. The authorities want pass-outs of this institute to be ardent admirers of Indian culture, heritage and moral values. With this in mind, the institute organises seminars, exhibitions, art and craft workshops, visit to villages, museums, field trips, NSS camps, computer training, in-service teacher training, which provides students an opportunity to show their hidden talents, potential and capabilities. The institute is also giving practical training in first-aid and child care. |
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‘Good teachers can give proper guidance’
On the need for good teachers Children are carriers of culture, custodians of national honour and trustees of the freedom of the country. They are the assets of the nation. They need proper guidance and support to flower into good human beings. This can be achieved only if the right kind of teachers are made available.
On the need for affiliation to NCTE Students are being misled by institutes offering NTT and JBT courses. They fail to realise that diplomas in these courses at institutes without affiliation to the NCTE have no value. This awareness is, sadly, lacking and the public does not look for affiliation while undertaking the courses.
On the placement opportunities The need for trained teachers has risen sharply over the past few years. The demand has increased manifold and provided 100 per cent placements to students passing out of the NCTE-affiliated institutes. Even before our session at the institute is over, students are selected by government and private schools. Some even send their demands and requirements as soon as the session begins. |
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Let’s pledge To inculcate true value of humanism, To be truthful and honest, to be sincere in speech and action, to be disciplined in life, To scale lofty heights of success, to have the vision to find the best in others, To express the feelings and understand others’ feelings, To have patience and noble virtues, To shun malice, selfishness and hatred.
Vaishali Life Life is full of enjoyment, accompanied with sorrows, It comprises happiness along with horrors, It is similar to that ocean’s tide, Which changes with time, It is related with a lot of fun, That is enjoyed by everyone, It is like a wine, That’s sweet n clear, And improves every following year, Life is a bowl full of ice-cream, That has to be consumed before it melts into a dream.
Deepshikha My vision of India - 2050 India, our motherland, In the year 2050, Will break all shackles of bondage, Illiteracy and poverty. Everything won’t seem to be doomed, By cooperation and help, We’ll slash away the gloom. Free of diseases, free of terrorists, Free of accidents, free of extremists, There will be technological advancement. There will be no unemployment. Child labour will be banned, And corruption will be banned, This is my vision of India, The greatest friend the world has ever had, Who shares the world’s joy, And cheers the world when it’s sad. Prabhjot |
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Kids, parents participate in family quiz Chandigarh, September 28 The show had a somewhat sluggish start, but picked up pace when Derek O’Brien, with his usual charisma and charm, came on the stage. With him were six teams, selected after a written preliminary round, consisting of seven puzzles required to be solved in 21 minutes. The six teams that made to the stage were St. Stephens School, St. Kabir School, Chandigarh Baptist School, St Anne’s Convent and Vivek High School. Two teams from St. Kabir School had qualified for the final round. Each team comprised a child and a parent or relative. The finals had six rounds that tested the team on general knowledge and observation skills, including a question round meant only for parents. The results are as follows: Akshay Verma (Vivek High School), and Ravi Verma (1); Gurbir Singh (St Kabir School) and M.S. Bedi (2) and Anchit Gupta (St Anne’s Convent) and Parvesh Gupta (3). |
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Advocate
for launching consumer movement Chandigarh, September 28 Mr Prashant Bhushan, a leading advocate of the Supreme Court, said in a lecture on “Public interest litigation and the role of the Supreme Court” held at Panjab University here today. The lecture was organised by the Panjab University Teachers Association. The executive and the judiciary, by and large, stood by the upper middle class of the country, he said. He said since 1991 when the policy of globalisation, privatisation and liberalisation came into being, the public interest litigations in the higher courts were largely decided against the poorer sections, barring a few examples. He said the Supreme Court had taken a pro-active role in the case of environmental protection of the national capital. But at the same time it conveniently ignored the non-compliance of doing environmental impact studies in the context of Narmada dam. He favoured the launching of an organised movement of consumers to bring back accountability in the system. Prof V.K. Bansal, Department of Laws, gave the presidential address. Dr Harjinder Singh Laltu, president of PUTA, proposed the vote of thanks. |
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Forum criticises
teachers’ transfers Chandigarh, September 28 In a representation to the DPI (Colleges), Mr Dilip Kumar, sent, here yesterday, the forum added that it had led to three transfers in mid-session, that of Dr Saubhagaya Vardhan, Mr Harjinder Singh and Ms Ratnika Tewari, which was uncalled for. The forum, while demanding repatriation of Dr Khanna, has added that Dr Vardhan was transferred from GCG-42 to GCG-11 to teach postgraduate classes since he was the only UT cadre lecturer having a Ph D degree. Referring to the incident of 1999 where Dr Khanna was allegedly involved in a similar incident but, later, given a clean chit by the Education Department, the members of the forum have contended that Dr Vardhan was not teaching at GCG-11. |
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Theft accused remanded in police custody Kharar, September 28 He was produced in the court of Ms Baljinder Kaur Bhatia, Judicial Magistrate, Kharar. Mr Jatinderjit Singh Punn, Public Prosecutor, pleaded for a five-day police remand of the accused, as information was yet to be obtained from him about the involvement of other persons in the theft and other crimes committed by the accused. |
Popularising veena through Tarangini Chandigarh, September 28 Dr Sudhindra is better known for her tarangini veena, which she launched earlier in Bangalore. Made out of nandi wood, the veena does not have the large resonator, kodam. It uses magnetic pick-ups which reduce the requirement of acoustic resonator. On an invitation from the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi, Dr Sudhindra created melodies with her tarangini veena, which matches the Saraswati veena with its power of sustenance and the flow of nada. With the best vainika award of the Madras Academy, the Vainika Kalabhushani award from Thagaraja Ganasabha and the Kalaimamani from the Tamil Nadu Government, Dr Sudhindra is the first female artiste from Karnataka to receive this award from the Tamil Nadu Government. Her prime engagement and indulgence remains with the veena. As she informs about her tutelage, “I trained under veena maestros Raja Rao and Chitti Babu.” Dr Sudhindra did not rest with the knowledge of veena but went beyond by creating her own instrument in the tarangini veena, which is compact, light and portable. Dr Sudhindra further said the “shruti” (listening) was a quintessential part of progression in the life of any music maker or learner. “Mastery over an instrument, coupled with the power to assimilate sounds and rhythms gives you the penchant to create something new within tradition. I have used my knowledge and imagination to give tarangini veena an edge.” Dr Sudhindra’s achievements includes performances at institutions like the Music Academy, Indian Fine Arts Society, Krishna Gana Sabha. A better part of her life goes into Taragini, where she imparts veena training to aspirants. “I regularly conduct workshops and festivals to promote classical music,” says the musician, who also works as a cultural organiser and an activist. Dr Sudhindra is also a doctorate holder for her thesis on string instruments. She has taught postgraduate classes at the Department of Dance, Drama and Music in Bangalore University and also taught students in the universities abroad. |
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THE Principal of DAV School, Sector 15, Ms Rakesh Sachdeva, oversees the working of the NTT institute. She has the advantage of understanding the psyche of schoolchildren in her everyday dealings with them, and based on her experience, trains teachers to handle children.
Interests of the poor have taken a back seat and private players have taken over in the changed market scenario in the wake of liberalisation.