A kid asked if I was married.

A girl kid of another class, asked if I was married and I said no. She said that I don't look like I was not married, not actually these words, but this is what I understood. I didn't feel very bad, but felt a bit conscious. There are things in my life, which are not under my control.

Kids touch my feet.

A no. of boys rush and touch my feet on daily basis and I like too. I may not have noticed, but I haven't seen them doing  the same, with other teachers. 

Answered a question asked by a kid ...!

In our school, preparations for the Golden Jubilee are going on. A lot of our time, is spent sitting with participants and managing them, mostly till the time, their turn comes. A girl student of Class IX (who is a volunteer) asked me, if I get bore, while sitting with these kids. I told her that what I am doing here is my job. It's duty which is assigned to me and I can't be bored here. Being bored and not liking something is a part of home stuff.

I liked the look on her face, as she was receptive of what I had said.

I love my job, as I can truly make a difference, without denying the fact that very few kids have the capability to listen to what the teacher says, leave apart understanding it. But, I am doing my bit and I am proud of myself.

Everything, in the end, comes down to business, these days...!

I attended the Parents' Orientation Programme in the school today. It was all going well, but in the end, it came down to business/marketing/advertising gimmick/propaganda. 'Advertising' is the buzzword these days.

Kids made me feel special on Karwachauth...!

All the teachers were dressed up beautifully, on the occasion of Karwachauth, yesterday, in school. I was dressed up in my usual way, wore a suit with red in it. As kids (girls and boys, who said for the first time)  on Std. VI saw me, they came running and told me that I was looking beautiful. I replied telling them that how can I look beautiful, other teachers are looking so beautiful. They said collectively that "Simplicity has its own beauty". I felt special and thanked them.

Due to the happenings in my personal life, I am sad these days. But, liked what kids said and that brought smile on my lips.

PM's speech on Teacher's Day

PM mainly said to keep schools clean with the co-operation of students and teachers and he recommended to inculcate the habit of reading, mainly life stories of successful people in their respective fields.

What I didn't agree was he mentioning that media made a brohaha of kids cleaning toilets in some particular place in India. What I want him to know is that it is the intention which matters. What he needs to understand is with what intention was the cleaning done by the kids. Was it actually to clean the toilets so that schools can be kept clean or was that a deliberate work of some bad teachers ? And why didn't teachers participate to clean the school, why only kids?

He also mentioned about people from different fields who could come and give classes to the students, may be once in a week. Can that help in taking up the standard of teaching in India? What are you thinking Mr. PM ?

He also mentioned that kids, today, are not interested in becoming teachers, but he didn't come up with any solution for the same.

I could not find anything inspirational.

Illogical!

the ones who r friends with me in school are elderly or a few r busy with kids, who don't hv time for fb....