Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Kaushal Singh: Backbenchers’- makers of their own destiny

We are in the modern era, and our skills are the major sources of our survival. We always categorise people according to their learning, thinking level and their adapting ability. We want to change this curbing situation. We want to provide a child with multiple opportunities to excel. Our school education is the first step that provides the child with skill-based learning, where they experience by doing. Educators in the classroom are able to recognise students' and children's multiple skills and are provided with a platform to develop their skills or talents. It is a myth that backbenchers would not create history.

The famous quote by Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam proves a point - “The best brains of the nation are found in the last benches of the classroom”.

Sitting in the last row and being on the backbench does not mean that you are not involved in gaining knowledge all the time, but if a student sits in the backbench and never listens to what is going on, that’s a problem. The backbenchers enjoy a lot, but at the same time, they learn more than the front bench. The thinking level and creativity of backbenchers are always higher than that of frontbenchers. They just need the right direction to move on to a better future. The first benchers are reading history. 

We agree with the statement of Bill Gates that “If you want to pass, ask first bench students, but if you want to gain success, ask the last bench students”. At the same time, the last benchers are creating history by curving their benches with memories.


- Kaushal Singh, Caring Icons, The Iconic School Bhopal
Her point of view -  Chapter 1 of Kavita Ghosh’s book, as a part of the Level II for the Learning Forward India PLP. Explains the role of a contemporary teacher.

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