There were some interesting interactions with
the students I would like to share here:-
At the start of the session I asked the class
two questions.
How many of you have been called a bad student
by somebody in your life
…Half the class puts their hand up
One student by the name of Sudhir, approached me
after talk. He told me that even though he did well in class, he did not feel
satisfied with what he has doing. It was troubling him.
Another student shared with me his passion for music.
He asked me how he could combine this passion for music to create a project
related to the engineering course he had just finished. Another discussion we
had with the students was the activities they could engage in related to their
passion. Mahesh (a post graduate student) shared with us his interest for
computers. He also liked reading about personality development tips. So we came
up with an idea of starting a blog related to personality development based on
his research of the internet.
I was taken aback when Prashant, a student from
the diploma in engineering program, stood up and told me he was interested in
tattoo art. I was so happy for him, because I knew how hard it was to stand up
and speak out about a field you are passionate about. It becomes harder if it
is a career that is not very popular among your peer group and family. Prashant
was already a hero for me.
I saw his eyes light up, when I told him that it was such a fascinating field of interest. We then discussed ideas, on how he
could make a list of the top tattoo design artists in the world, and create a
study, skill development and career plan based on that.
Alan was another student passionate about Music.
We discussed the story of artists and how he used to take part in several
local competitions and upload his videos on the internet.
We discussed how making his music, listening to other musicians and uploading videos on the internet were good immediate ideas for him.
We discussed how making his music, listening to other musicians and uploading videos on the internet were good immediate ideas for him.
Many of the students were in engineering at the
training session. So we brainstormed a list of learning ideas for this as
follows:-
1. Prepare a list of the top hundred leading minds and thinker in your
engineering field and study their work
2. Make a list of all the courses related to engineering online and watch
them
3. Make a reading list of books and blogs on engineering that you can
read.
4. Take one engineering concept and study it in depth by reading books,
watching videos on it.
5. Study the history of the subject.
All these questions proved to me there was a lot
wrong in the education system? Nobody seemed to ask these students the right
questions.
The education system was scared to ask these
students this question.
‘Is this what you really want to do?
What if they lost one admission in the process.
Let us Learn Together
Tweet @AbhishekShetty_
Sat-chit-ananda
No comments:
Post a Comment