Wednesday, October 20, 2010

WHEN GOD WALKED THE EARTH CHAPTER 31
God establishes a model school where both dalits and upcaste hindus learn togrether

Gautam was bigger by a couple of years compared to his other classmates,he was slighted by other youngsters of his community for studying in a dalit school,therefore he hated this school and he never paid any attention to his studies.He was a thoroughly spoilt child of rich parents,he would spend most of his time with his friends on street corners and ogle at girls,smoked and indulged in petty crimes.
A month had passed by since he had enrolled in the school,but he paid no attention in the class,most of the time he was thrown out of the class because of bad behaviour,as usual he was paying no attention when the history teacher was explaining what he had just read out.The teacher called out to him and asked him to repeat what he had just explained,but Gautam just kept staring at him,the teacher became very angry and struck him hard on his back with the stick
“thwack” ,the sound of the blow resounded throughout the class room and he fell forward his chest hitting the desk while his neck snapped back, the next moment he was on his feet and he glared at him gritting his teeth. The teacher opened his mouth to scold him, but some thing in his eyes stopped him, suddenely he remembered the news he had read in a newspaper how disgruntled students stabbed and killed their teachers .Gautam was a thakur and he was a dalit ,no dailt had the courage to cross the path of a thakur on the road and he had crossed all limits by raising his hand against him this grave mistake on his path might bring about a confrontation between the dalits and thakurs,the school might even be shut down and all the dalits would suffer because of him,he removed the handkerchief from his shirt pocket and wiped his pespiring face,just then God passed by that class room and seeing the pale and worried face of the teacher,He entered the class took him to a side and questioned him,the teacher narrated the full incident to Him,”I shouldn’t have insulted and humiliated him near the whole class I am afraid the boy might harm me ,the look of hate in his eyes for me has put fear in my heart, no longer I feel safe sir”,said the teacher.
“every person makes mistakes and learns from them” ,said God, ”this is a part of human experience ,to wish that others should be perfect when dealing with us is wishful thinking .No human being is perfect ,you too make mistakes and will continue to make them till you are living ,it is with in your power to laugh at the chain of events that occur to you within your class ,rather then being angry and disgusted with your students.
The proper training of students begins in the school,the deteriorating environment in the school is the fault of the teachers because they fail to understand the needs of the children,each child is different physichally,mentally and emotionally,you should give your love and attention to each child,but you have to realize that you have to give it in a different way to each child.Some children are very stubborn,some are flighty,some are moody,some are always happy and cheerful.It is all a matter of getting to know each child and then guiding him in a way he will understand,beating a child neither helps the child or the teacher,if the child has done some mischief take some time and talk to the difficult child,answer his questions and guide him in a language he can understand,reason with the child in a way that will make him listen to you,have good rapport with the child,the child comes to school to grow mentally and physically into healthy and strong and good citizen It is just like planting seeds into the garden,the little trees which grow from the seeds can not grow into fruit bearing trees without proper care and protection,For the tree to grow up strong and healthy you have to put besides it a strong support so that it does not break even when strong winds blow,in the same way you have to build a strong support for your children,I am sure Gautam is not as bad as he is made out to be,he needs some love and understanding and then he will be as good as other boys in your class” ,said God.
‘I understood what you just told me,in future I shall be very careful when I deal with children” ,said the teacher
“good now go back to what you were teaching your students ”,said God and left the class room

It was four thirty in the evening, the final bell rang ,the teacher put away his books in his locker in the staff room and went to where he always kept his cycle,the place was deserted all the teachers had left,he was the last one to leave,he was about to climb his cycle when some one touched him from behind,he spun around startled and saw Gautam standing before him,he looked at his face and saw an unhappy,pain-filled eyes of a confused child,he could not meet the teachers eyes and therefore he looked down
”Gautam”,the teacher began,but he interrupted him,”I am sorry sir,please forgive me for what took place in the class”,he bit his lips trying hard to hold back his tears from spilling out,His teacher cleared his throat and said emotionally “I am sorry too my boy”.He extended his hands and Gautam clasped them”from this moment we are friends”,said his teacher.
“I will never again misbehave in the class I have realized that what ever you did ,you did for my own good,all this time I have been wasting my life,but from now on I will study seriously and make my parents proud of me”
looking at his innocent face,the realization dawned upon him that a teacher has to get over his own moral handicaps and provide the children with proper training in their formative years,besides reading and writing,right moral attitude and right behaviour should be taught to them not only through words but through examples as well,today if teachers did not receive respect it was because they did not deserve it,these days most of the teachers were morally and physically degraded, they not only sold examnation papers but fell even further by using boys and girs to fulfill their sexual needs, Children with their fresh souls in their little bodies were like little plants and it was the duty of a teacher to see that they grew up properly and blossomed to their full potential and this can only be achieved if they are nurtured, pruned and guided with love and understanding ,but teachers who are themselves morally degraded what example can they give to the children ,lack of good guidance had brought about a break down of moral standards in the children.Emotionally crippled children grew up into emotionally crippled adults who developed a feeling of rejection and bitterness against the whole society and they start getting a feeling that they have not got their just dues in life and they rebel and walk on a wrong path and indulge in criminal activities to shock and to get attention
He decided that he would become a model teacher and set an example to other teachers.

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