Effective communication skills

ECS are fundamental to success in many aspects of life. Many jobs require strong communication skills and people with good communication skills usually enjoy better relationships with friends and family.

Effective communication is not merely about exchanging information between you and the other person. It is about making what the person interprets consistent.

Improving your communication skills can make a world of  difference in your relationship with others and help you to achieve your personal goals in life.We are, of course, social beings and improving the way we relate to others can only benefit us.

The goal of effective communication is to create a common perception that is received in a positive manner, so that you can together agree on a further action or decision.

Effective communication skills also increase your self –esteem. It feels great when you are able to deliver your message confidently. Now the question is where can you use effective communication?

Don’t limit your thinking to workplace or school presentation only. Any type of social interaction will benefit from using better communication skills.

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PARCTICE, with your friends and family and other people you   meet. This will help you improve your communication because, like any other skill, you will get better the more you learn about it and like more you use it!

Mrs. Anuradha Malik

The Mann School

Cordial relationship of teachers and parents

In our busy day of juggling papers, lesson planning and managing sometimes more than a hundred students, we can easily forget the group that could lend significant support to our various work as teachers -- parents and families of students. Parents and teachers play an integral role in the life of a student. A teacher grooms the student by developing logical and conceptual knowledge and parents help to implement that knowledge by constant check at home. A student’s problem can be well understood and solved, if parents and teachers are working in cooperative atmosphere. Teachers and parents both are equally responsible for dealing with psychological and academic issues. Any abnormal behaviour of the student should be noticed and shared between the two in time so that necessary actions can be taken for the betterment of a student. The Mann school understands the importance of nurturing a student in such a friendly atmosphere where a student feels free to discuss with teachers any problem whether related to academics or behavioural ones.

Recognition of a problem solves half of the problem itself. Once the problem get identified, it can easily be resolved by proper attention and care paid by teachers and parents. It not only motivates the students to share their problems, but also brings a satisfactory and easy solution for them. Being teachers we should not forget that the responsibility to change young ones into responsible citizens is ours only and it can be easily managed if we are supportive to the parents and parents have trust on teachers.

Ms. Nidhi Dewan

The Mann School

Discipline ... An integral part of students’ life

“Discipline “ - whenever a student hears this word, he usually thinks about punishment which is the consequence of Indiscipline in behaviour , whereas it’s a reward which keeps us ready to face any difficulty of life. A disciplined person knows the importance of time and tries to fulfill his commitments in time. Students are true followers of a teacher and a teacher is a role model for them. Small initiatives of a teacher can bring drastic changes in the behaviour of a student. Coming in time for the class, following ethical norms and observing dressing etiquettes give an edge to the teachers to be heard well and to be followed. Students, thus, get motivated to follow the rules and regulations which makes their life easy and keeps them away from any messy situations. Disciplined students don’t get distracted and remain busy to do something creative and out of box as they get plenty of time which could otherwise get wasted due to in-disciplinary issues.

Discipline should not be followed just because it’s mandatory, it should be followed because it is an integral part of a useful and successful life. Once teacher is able to pass this message on to the students, students will not take the discipline as a burden and will follow their teachers without any reluctant attitude.  A teacher plays a majestic role to build the future of a nation and, if future is in disciplined hands, it will surely bring prosperity and growth for nation.

Mr. Manish

The Mann School

Experience is the best mentor

Throughout our life we are guided and inspired by our elders, friends,

Teachers and all well-wishers. We give importance to their suggestions and follow them but it is equally true, that we wholeheartedly follow and apply only those lessons which we have learned with our own experiences.

 Here at MS, such an amazing environment is created that children not only enjoy it,but also get opportunities to fill their minds with experiences which will help them grow in life ahead.

Every year on September 5, i.e., Teacher’s Day, we not only celebrate it with stage shows but also create opportunities for the senior most class 12 to step in to the shoes of their teachers and act as acting teachers and get first hand direct experience of actual teaching learning process in the class room. They interact with their juniors by way of a lesson and come to understand the importance of discipline and active participation of learners in the class room.

Believe me, it changes their approach towards studies very positively and they try to become really sincere towards their academics and teachers.

Mrs. Sangeeta Vashishtha

The Mann School

IMPORTANCE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN TEACHERS & PARENTS  (PTM)

It’s all about being busy these days with all kinds of work. Being a teacher, sometimes handling the child alone is not effective. Better learning can be achieved when we follow Teacher-Parent-Student relationship. Learning will be certainly easier result of this cycle.

Every child is important and all of them have some goodness in them. Healthy interactions between teachers and parents may help a student to understand his weakness better and polish his/her strengths more and more. In our institution we also conduct PTM on every second Saturday of the month and here I want to suggest a few points to make the PTM more successful.

While interacting with students’ parents a teacher should always :

v  smile and greet parents on seeing them; it will be impressive if you address them by their names

v  inform your purpose behind the meeting as every child has something different to be informed about to the parents; Always appreciate and encourage their support

v  always begin with good news about the child as every child has something good about him/her

v  ask healthy questions from the parents and listen to them properly as they too have some aspects about the child to talk about

v  thank the parents for their visit and support

v  share every success of a particular child after PTM by phone calls or messages as a matter of practice.

Mr. Vishwajeet Pandey

The Mann School

Behaviorism in the Classroom

Before I express my view on behaviorism, I would like to share a real incident that had happened with me while I was in my primary school. One day I was ironing my father’s shirt and by mistake it got burned. I was afraid that he might scold me but to my surprise, he encouraged me to make mistakes in the future, but the only difference was to make new ones every time. I learned to make mistakes thus learning the right way. The little incident made me realize, that my father actually encouraged my learning habits along with the habit of minimizing errors.

What is behaviorism in Education?

“Behaviorism is a learning theory that only focuses on objectively observable behaviors and discounts any independent activities of the mind”. 

 In my teaching tenure, I have come across many behavioral incidents of students and have applied a few methods to correct them. Various behavioral methods can be used in school as well as at home. If teachers, parents and students work in tandem with each other, then it works like a miracle.

An example of behavior methods is listed below:

When a student misbehaves in his class, the teacher and student decide to minimize the distractions as a solution. Provisions include that the student will be punctual, will sit in front of the teacher, will raise hand for questions/comments and will not leave his seat without permission.
There would be consequences for the actions taken. Consequences may be positive or negative, expected or unexpected. Consequences occur once the teacher decides to do a particular pattern of behavior action. Positive reinforcement is the encouragement of the students that increases the probability of response. This type of enrichment occurs frequently in the classroom. Teachers usually inculcate positive growth by:

1. Smiling at students after a correct response.
2. Commending students for their work.
3. Selecting them for a special project.
4. Praising students' ability in front of the parents.
5. Reward them when they are correct, and ENCOURAGE them to do well when they are not on the right path.

Using behavioral methods in the classroom can be rewarding for both students and teachers. Behavioral change occurs because of a reason; students work for things that bring them positive feelings, and for approval from people they admire. In dealing with the students, I have found that if a good behavior goes unrewarded, then it will be extinguished. Consistently ignoring an undesirable behavior will go far toward eliminating it. When the teacher does not respond angrily, the problem is forced back to its source--the student. 

Almost every teacher rewards students with words of praise. However, all students respond better when rewarded for doing well. On the other hand, encouraging students to come back when they go wrong is far more beneficial to the psyche of the student. I am sure that this approach will help to improve the behavior and attitude of the students in a positive direction.

Mrs. Deepa Sharma
The Mann School

Living Education – The Mann School

When it comes to the high school boarding experience, almost nothing is more significant than the shift from low grade to up the ladder year wise. Being a teacher I am sure education is the process of facilitating learning on the part of a student or spreading knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. It is a method which includes discussion, teaching, training and research; it can be achieved through a boarding school or through a regular public or private school. The excellence of The Mann School boarding school in Delhi is symbolized by of quality education and holistic all round development of students.

The Mann School

The Mann School is surrounded by a beautiful environment to provide a perfect atmosphere for young ones to develop their minds. The school is equipped with the latest teaching techniques to make sure that students not only receive grades, but also acquire true knowledge during their journey here. In my opinion schools should not believe in producing stereotyped students every year, but their mission should be to create mature and familiar individual personalities who would be a gift to the society and this value is in the DNA of Mann schools which makes it one of the best schools in Delhi.

In the world of technology where people thrive to accomplish latest knowledge MS is equipped with all the modern technologies to provide best education to their students who would be the young guns of India. There may be many schools in Delhi, but Mann school has already carved a great space in the heart of students’ community, teachers, parents and society, who are proud of the values and variety of knowledge being imparted to young minds.