Sunday, December 26, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
If...

IF
by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
QUALIFICATION OF A TEACHER
In every civilization, culture, religion, region & nation one profession made its impact all through the ages, it is teaching. A teacher imparts knowledge to pupils and moulds them as able and competent individuals and at large society benefits.
Present day teaching professionals need to be a qualified teacher. Anyone, who wants to be a teacher, should get Academic qualification say, diplomas in teaching, Bachelors or Masters Degree or sometimes attending workshops and trainings, etc. However is it just a qualification the main criteria in teaching profession? Or there should be something else?
I think that answer is, a teacher is a person who, absolutely, has command over his subject and ability to make others understand it. Any relevant academic qualification can teach him or her techniques to teach, however a good teacher needs not just a good academic qualification, but in my opinion he or she should have a “talent” or you can call it as a “gift” to “feel” each and every child, to understand child’s psychology, to have good & clear communication with the children, honesty, ability to make his subject interesting to them, balance with different levels of grasping among children, and of course, patience.
Sometimes a well academically qualified teacher is indifferent to the inner world of the children, to their experiences and such a teacher has no place in school. So, it’s the personality or inherent aptitude that makes him/her as a good teacher.
Posted by Olga and Paramjit
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Ushering the Christmas Season
This is dedicated to all the first graders of Sancta Maria International School.
By Shailaja & Suzan





