Student
Motivation for those going to Class X
Vimala Hriday Composite High School, Bangarapet
Saturday, 26th April 2014:
09.30 a. m:
Prayer:
Bible/ Gitanjali/ Prophets
Mutual introduction….
10.00 a. m:
Introductory talk:
The necessity…
and the plan for the day…
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What/who has brought you here?
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Have you come of your own accord or not?
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Have you enquired of the program?
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What do you expect of it?
o Excellence…
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You want to be one among the herd or different?
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Difference through excellence or cheap popularity or even
notoriety?
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Is it not to become smarter, successful… [Being and
becoming…
Having and being….]
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Don’t we expect others to respect us…
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We want to stand tall, and on our own legs, to be
independent…
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‘தோன்றிற்
புகழொடு தோன்றுக – அக்திலர்
தோன்றலிற் தோன்றாமை நன்று’ [Living must be with good repute, all the rest
need not be even a living…]
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‘மகன்
தந்தைக்காற்றும் உதவி – இவன்
தந்தை என்னோற்றான் கொல் எனும் சொல்.’ [what help can a son do to his
father than to make other wonder ‘what sacrifice has this father done to give
birth to such a son1”
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‘ஈன்றபொழுதிர்
பெரிதுவக்கும் தன்மகன்
சான்றோன் எனக்கேட்ட தாய்.’ [a mother would be more satisfied than while giving birth
to him, when she hears of the greatness of her son…’]
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For this we need to be more than what we are today…
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Of this ‘more’, each one will have his/her own dreams/plans
(dreaming in the wake mode) etc… to realize it [Two kinds of dreams…. ]
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Whatever be the dream/plan we all need certain basic skills
like acquiring
The
three ‘R’s…. that is being ensured by the schooling…
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“எண்ணும்
எழுத்தும் கண்ணெனத் தகும்...” [Figures and letters are like
the eyes…]
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“....
முகத்திரண்டு புண்ணுடையார்...” [the eyes of those who can’t read and write are not eyes
really, rather they are two sores/wounds on the face….]
10.30 a. m:
Talk II: HARD WORK
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To realize one’s dreams…
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No miracle, no magic is going to happen, though all of us
may wish for it…
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But HARD WORK alone can do anything….
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“Genius is 99% perspiration and only 1% inspiration…”
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“Do your best and God will do the rest…”
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“Well begun is half done…”
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“தெய்வத்தால்
ஆகாதெனினும் முயற்சி – தன்
மெய் வருத்தக் கூலி தரும்.” [Even gods may fail… but efforts won’t go unfruitful….]
11.15 a. m:
Dynamics… (Bro. Saneesh)
11.30 a. m:
RTE (Right to free and compulsory Education)
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Necessity of education – the three
‘R’s… Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic…
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Children also seek social status
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To succeed in life education is a must
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Right to free and compulsory Education RTE
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Class X is so basic for anything
else to be built upon….
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This is so fundamental that you
can’t possibly avoid without endangering your future…
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Master language…
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Speaking and Writing Skills for
proper communication…
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A leader is one who can communicate
effectively and properly [Mark Antony’s speech after the murder of Caesar…
Brutus in Julius Caesar… Winston Churchil, Nehru, Kennedy, Obama etc]
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Writings have changed the world…
Scriptures, other literatures… “Pen is mightier than sword…”
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Teachers may be doing wonderfully
well,
12.15 p. m:
CONCENTRATION – Self motivation:
** Automation….
Auto suggestion….
Motivation could be external influences also
other than internal, which is adviceable
External either be positive (reward) or
negative (punishment)…
** To achieve or win anything (medal/prize or
so) one needs to practice/ work hard, so also study well to succeed.
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But if you don’t listen to it (CONCENTRATION)
and assimilate it, no use, like pouring water on a pot kept upside down, or a
leaking pot… [Lens at sunlight burns paper kept below…]
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This depends upon your interest,
which none can substitute…
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“Self-help is the best help…”
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Understand rather than memorize, if
not for that specific purpose…
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There may be many tips to
memorize….
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Better not to jump to the other lesson before grasping
the one already finished…
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They are all built upon the other…
interdependent
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Ask the teacher or a knowledgeable
student to explain matters to you
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Other than memorizing, dates and
places and persons write things in your own words, as you understand them…
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Be confident and relaxed
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Confidence makes one relaxed…
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Eat well, sleep well and play/work
well
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Worries don’t
help anyone, but only spoil…
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Don’t deprive sleep which will do
more harm than good…
01.00p. m: Lunch…
02.00 p. m:
Media/IT and studies:
Avoid distracting factors…
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TV/ Internet/ Video Games
Automation/ auto suggestion/
03.00 pm:
Tips for Examination
- Don’t
postpone anything till the announcement of exam timetable….
- Be ready well in advance
- Go through the previous question papers and
prioritize the portions
- This will make you relaxed which helps you to
study effectively and interestingly
- Be ready with points which you can develop
confidently
- Don’t be tensed on the previous day or just
before the exam
- Have a good sleep and enter the exam hall
relaxed
- Be ready with writing materials and other
accessories necessary and permissible
- Go through the question slowly and start
answering the ones you are so sure of and confident
- Don’t any question unanswered for nothing go
unrewarded, even mere attempts…
- Once that is over, forget about that and be
ready for the forthcoming exams…
NB: Go through this skeleton and let me know
whether you understood the program. If not, come here conveniently so that we
can sit together and discuss and make necessary alterations, additions etc.
including your group dynamics/games… be ready with some good songs which
children fall in love at once… even short films also are welcome, if you can
suggest…
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What about power point presentation?
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Should we give some handouts?
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Any other suggestions?
- Seed in a apple and apples in a seed
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Adv (Fr.) Pancretius & Bro
Saneesh [26.04,’14]
