Sunday 20 January 2013


Essay on What are the Qualities of a realistic Teacher
The realist teacher is of a dual personality. As a realist he recognizes all the demands of the realist pupil. He feels that every aspect of teaching should be dominated by reality. His sole aim as a teacher is to place before the pupil the clear, distinct and systematic knowledge of science in an impersonal manner.
He will regard knowledge as one and universal. To him it knows no bounds of colour, race and religion. Therefore, the realist teacher would not like to call French or German mathematics. The realist teacher tries to present the knowledge of the subject- matter before the pupil in such a way as to make himself one with it.
He himself becomes the voice of chemistry and mathematics and speaks in the class-room to ears which are eager to receive it. He stands for truth. He has great reverence for facts. Therefore, while presenting the voice of a subject he keeps his personality away from it, that is, he does not express his personal likings or disliking for particular points. The realist teacher desires to make discoveries in his chosen field and tries to communicate the same to his pupils in an impersonal way.
But the realist teacher realizes that it is not his business to be engrossed in making discoveries, because if he communicates what he has discovered, he becomes partly personal, and he cannot let facts speak for themselves.
The realist teacher realizes that information cannot be given to students with the expectation that it will be equally intelligible to all.
So he must study child psychology and adolescent psychology and must be able to adapt the material according to the living interests of his pupils, so in order to be a successful teacher, even on realist lines, he must humanize his science; otherwise, if the subject is left to itself, it may mean one thing to one student and another to another.
Thus the realist teacher has to go against his own realism. He must understand how much and what aspect of a material would be intelligible to the pupils according to their natural subjective bias.
Hence he must make the necessary adaptations in order to make the material intelligible to the pupils. No doubt, the material to be presented has to be objective, but it must be presented in a subjective manner, otherwise there would be some pupils in the class to whom the whole process might appear as boring and useless; whereas some may misunderstand the whole thing presented.
Thus as a realist, the realist teacher is expected, ‘to sink his personality in objectivity’ while making scientific discoveries in his chosen field; and as a teacher he is called upon to devote his attention in catering to the subjective aspects of his pupils.
The realist teacher must be able to help his pupils in making coteries, because it is by making their own discoveries that they can learn to stand on their own feet and proceed further on the path by themselves.
Thus die realist teacher appears to be in a paradoxical position. At first, he is expected to make his own discoveries it means he has to sacrifice his personal research. The realist teacher is in a real difficult and there appears to be no easy way out.

My First Day At School



Introduction:

I have been reading in S.D. Higher Secondary School for four years. I still remember my first day at this school. On that fortunate day, I got freedom from the control of my tutor who loaded me with heavy home task. I had no holiday in a week. You can think of my joy when I was told that I would be sent to a new school.

On My way to School:

I got up early in the morning of 8th July to get myself prepared. With my tutor I started towards my new school. On the way it began to rain. When we reached the school we were completely wet.

School Office and the Principal’s Office:

The sight of the grand building made me nervous. I was uneasy in mind. I entered the office where I found four people sitting behind the counter. My tutor got a form from one of them. Then we entered the Principal’s Office. My tutor gave the form to him. He looked at it carefully. He stuck a bell. At once a peon rushed in. He ordered him to take us to the staff room.

My Test and Admission:

The peon led us to the room where I found the teachers seated round a long table. He gave the form to one of them. The teacher put my knowledge to test my English. He found me up to the mark. Then another teacher gave me five sums to solve. I solved them with great ease. Both the teachers wrote some thing on the form. Again my tutor entered to the office and deposits my dues. I was sent to classroom with a chit.

Classroom and the Class Teacher:

I reached the classroom and took my seat in the last row. In front of me there was a big blackboard on the wall. Near it there were descent chair and a table for the teachers. After a few minutes a teacher entered into the class. I gave the chit to him. He wrote my name in the register. To my good luck the teacher is an interesting fellow. He passed a few funny remarks. He also made some interesting and harmless jokes.

The Recess Period:

As the recess bell rang, we rushed out of the class. It was the recess period. The playground becomes the centre of activity. Finding me alone some boys approached me. They cut jokes. One of them asked me “from which jungle are you coming”? I was salient. Fortunately three boys ran for my help. They took me round the school building. With them I saw the reading room and library. We also reached the hall. I found it decorated with pictures and paintings. In the meanwhile the bell rang and we were again in the class room. One by one other teacher come but none taught us.

Conclusion:

At 12:30 the last bell went. The classes were dispersed. When I reached home, my head was full of new ideas. I told my mother how great school was. She was very glad to hear the account of my first day