Student and Discipline

It seems very funny looking at this picture and also many of you or your friends have done this during your school days. But at the same time it is very important for children to maintain self discipline from the teen age to carry it in the future life and to make the future better.

Discipline doesn’t only mean to behave properly for the sake of showing others your goodness but it is having wide sense as to be focused on work and goal, to perform duties efficiently, to have some work ethics, to be responsible, have an incremental improvement etc.

It also doesn’t mean that discipline ruin the fun element from our life but discipline is the thing that makes person better and provide the sense about when to work with enthusiasm and passion and when to pursue with enjoyment in life which are two different important elements of one’s life.

“Self-discipline is the key to personal greatness. It is the magic quality that opens all doors for you, and makes everything else possible. With self-discipline, the average person can rise as far and as fast as his talents and intelligence can take him. But without self-discipline, a person with every blessing of background, education and opportunity will seldom rise above mediocrity.” ~ Brian Tracy

In every walk of life, discipline is of highest value. Discipline is the backbone of character. Without discipline, nothing extraordinary might be fulfilled in life.

When we talk about the student life it is said to be the best life ever. And the most important thing to learn from it is discipline. Each and every student has to maintain self discipline. In order to drive life in right direction a person is normally found to be disciplined from his childhood.. 

A student must be prepared to watch discipline from his initial years. His habits, behavior, developments, speeches everything ought to be guided by the term of teach so that a decent identity could be procured in his later life that helps one in one's upliftment. Here are a few cases of extraordinary identities who have attained incredible heights throughout their life for which self discipline has played an extraordinary part in their life.

Abdul Kalam a working boy at 8:

When Kalam was a school student and 8years’ old his day would begin at four in the morning and end at 11 pm. His father wasn't educated, yet he wanted Kalam to study. Kalam would get up at 4 am, bathe, and afterward go for his math class, After his morning class his father take him to the Arabic School where he learnt the Quran Sharif.

Then Kalam along with his cousin Samsuddin went around town by train to distribute the newspaper for that he picked up the bundles, separated them up into bunches according to the neighbourhoods in which the papers had to be distributed and complete the work of distribution before 8 am and he then returened to home and used to take his breakfast. Then he went to school. 

In the evening, after school was over, he would do the rounds of Samsuddin’s newspaper clients again, collecting their dues from them. Then he would meet Samsuddin, so he could work out the accounts of the day.

After that sitting somewhere near the sea, with the breeze blowing in, Jalalluddin or Samsuddin would finally open up the day’s paper and one of them would read aloud the news items and discussion goes on related to that. After that he used to have dinner. There was homework to be done, and even an eight-year-old has only that much energy to spend. By 9 pm he would be fast asleep, as the next day more studies and the life of a working man lay in store all over again.

This is how Kalam have always completed his all responsibilities and have always been a self disciplined person.

Sachin Tendulkar a Master Blaster:

Sachin Tendulkar a very famous cricketer who have given so many reasons to our country to be proud. By starting his career at a teen age he has made so many records. His life has provides us lots of inspiration to be focused and self disciplined.

Achrekar coach of sachin started by coaching Sachin in the mornings before school and in the evenings after his school got over. Tendulkar used to practice for hours at end and whenever he became tired Achrekar used to place a one rupee coin at the top of his stumps. The condition was that Sachin could keep them if he did not get out and Sachin collected 13 coins this way, which he still regards as being among his most treasured possessions. 

That shows his passion and hard work that he had done at a very teen age of being a school student. Discipline involves tirelessness and incremental improvement, over the last two decades, if Tendulkar’s batting has shown us anything, it is the sheer virtue of discipline of the extra half-hour spent in the nets.

His discipline is even more attractive than his straight drive; the latter is only the mastery of a cricket ball, after all, while the former is the mastery of a formidable mind and body.

“The most important lesson is the fact that talent without discipline is useless tinsel. It takes you nowhere.”

You give yourself that much more time and opportunity to succeed. And if you can remain focused and humble, the sky is the limit,” 

In a battle-field also, every soldier must obey the command of his higher officers. If not, the army, lacking discipline, is likely to lose the battle. It is only that a disciplined army is found to march forward and win the war.

A person must show his sense of discipline to his family, and then to his country. It is very important to enforce discipline also into the family life. Then, one is able to appreciate and accept the blessings of discipline in public life, too. Discipline is an essential habit that everyone should possess as a civilized citizen.

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Life Story of Rajinikanth in CBSE syllabus

Considering the superstar Rajinikanth's popularity and success in the Film industry, now his biography has been incorporated in a chapter for the students of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in the Learning to Communicate (Course Book 6). This lesson titled 'From Bus Conductor to Superstar' goes under the category Dignity of Work.

He came to Chennai when he was 26 years old and managed to get a role in K Balachander’s Aboorva Ragangal in 1975. Rajinikanth's fame is in India as well as tenets in nations, for example, China, France and USA. Rajinikanth's example of overcoming adversity is a lesson for individuals, who need to attain something in life. A lot of people in film industry consider him as as a great inspiration. On account of his Struggle-To-Success story that has set a case for diligent work and commitment. Rajinikanth is likewise considered as 'Demi-God' down south, His movies are dealt with as Diwali Festival. This is the main superstar in the world whose enormous Cut-Outs are Milk Bathed throughout any arrival of his movies.

The fundamental target of the lesson section is to motivate kids on having objectives and arriving at with supported efforts and diligent work. The superstar's brilliant heart nature, straightforwardness and generosity will likewise be a lesson for the learners.

The veteran performing artist's history has been included in the Board's syllabus on the grounds that he has inspired and encouraged the youth to attain dreams and do what their heart needs them to.What impelled the board to include him in the syllabus is because he is a perfect example of a ‘rags to riches’ story, and his ambition that led him to what he is today.

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Magic Math Tricks for Fast Mental Calculation

Math is a trouble and tension for some people especially for some students having math phobia. Here are some of the math tricks that help in easy calculation. And there will be no need of pen, pencil and paper as it will allow you to calculate in your head. And leads to increase your mental abilities of calculations and also reduces the fear of math. 

Multiplying a number with 11:

If you want to multiply a number say 45 with 11. This can be possible only in simple 3 steps:
Write 45 as 4 [  ] 5 where [  ] is a space for a new digit that will be filled in the middle
Find the middle digit as 4 [4+5] 5. The middle digit is the sum or total of 2 digits.
The number is 495.

And if the sum of 2 digits is more than 9 i.e. a 2 digit number. If the number is 69 to multiplied with 11
Write 69 as 6 [  ] 9
Find the middle digit as 6[6+9]9 = 6 [15] 9. Since the middle digit is not actually a digit but a 2 digit number, so add 10 to first digit and retain 4 in the middle.
The number is 6+1 (5) 9 = 759.

Square of a number that ends in 5:

Try finding the square of 75 in your head.
Take the digit in the tens place i.e. 7 and multiply it with its successor i.e. 7+1 = 8. The result is 56
Now put 25 at the end of the result i.e. 5625.  So 5625 is the square of 75. That is your answer.
This math trick can be used anytime you have to find square of a number ending in 5. It applies to 3 digit numbers also.
So the square of 115 is:
First multiply 11 with its successor i.e. 12 = 132.
Now add 25 at the end. Your answer is 13225.

Divide a number by 5:

If you want to divide any number by 5.  For example if you want to divide 925 by 5. It can be easily possible using following trick:
Double the number i.e. multiplies it by 2. So you get 1850
Now move decimal point one step to the left i.e. reduce one 0. So the answer is 118.
This trick also can be applied to decimal numbers. Let us use it with 382.3
Double up the number. So you get 764.6
Now move the decimal point to the left by 1 position. So you get 76.46.

Multiplying a number with 5:

To multiply any number with 5 is equal as multiplying it with 10 and dividing it by 2. If you want to multiply 456 with 5.
Divide the number by 2 i.e. 228
Now add 0 at the end. The answer is 2280
If the answer is in decimal the same rule will apply. To multiply 1155 with 5:
Divide the number by 2 i.e. 577.5
Now multiply it by 10 i.e. 5775. This is same as adding a 0 at the end or moving a decimal point one step to the right.

Multiplying a number with 9:

If you want to multiply a number by 9, this trick will help if you are fast with subtraction. If you want to multiply 73 with 9.
At 0 at the end of the number i.e. 730
Subtract original number from the new number i.e. 730 - 73 = 657

Thus by practicing these tricks daily you can easily get the answer and also will results in fast calculations. Also comment below if these math tricks help you in easy and fast mental calculation. And also suggest other math tricks if you know any.

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Use of technology in Education

Innovations and technology that changes day by day have changed the face of the education. Technology now a days have become an integral part of the education. As education is considered to be as the core aspect of one’s life, technology brings revolution by providing rich and valuable information.

Technological developments like e-learning, web; educational cds, digital classrooms, and so forth are, no doubt grasped by a few educational institutions to give the learners a lot of important data. The organizations today can have classes with instructors from over the world or even virtual classrooms. Additionally, the conveyance of the data through these mediums is in a substantially more interactive and creative way than reading material and textbooks. 

In such time of Technological change, the part of instructors is additionally evolving. They are no more the main bearer of information, the one and only source of providing data and information. The students can get data, information and project ideas through online destinations, eBooks, and so forth.

Almost each student is looking for web help instead of books as they got a great deal, more data and productively depicted on web, which is not difficult to learn and students do not forget it easily than as contrasted with what they learn through books. Indeed schools are utilizing projectors and taking assistance from web to teach students.  It’s an advance type of teaching today.

Because of technological advancement there is no need to go to the library, use the catalog and to rely on what is physically there. Technology has now opens the door to many more resources with different way of presenting the information.

The World Wide Web is the additional resource that teachers can use. Dictionaries, virtual libraries and electronic books can all be pulled on to the screen in a multimedia classroom. Furthermore, teachers wanting to find information on all the newest learning materials can turn to the Web.

Education now extends beyond the classroom walls. There’s a change in student and teacher roles. Now classroom is not compulsory to exchange the information between teacher and students or between students and student they both can exchange information on using technology via Ipad, tablet, smart phones, Online class rooms etc. You can exchange the information either you are in train, bus or outside the home.

Now a days using Digital boards in Digital classrooms make study very simple, more collaborative and interactive also. In these digital classrooms you can record faculties lecture for further use and broadcast it anywhere in the world simultaneously live.

Using these digital classrooms students can interact teacher personally and can perform questioning and answering privately. In this way the study can become more detailed.

Many institutions also have make use of the social media like Facebook, Twitter etc  that helps them in providing the students different types of notices, information and the daily updates about the education and institutional changes.

So it can be concluded that Technology have changed the scenario of the Education system. And the teaching learning process also has become easy for students and teachers both.

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Tips to have better student engagement in class for tutors

It is very much important to catch and keep students' focus; whether at the starting or midway through class. So to energies the students for effective learning in the class it is very important to follow some warm up activities at the beginning part of the session that make students feel relief, reduce their stress and can make themselves ready for the session learning with fresh mind.

Some activities also can be followed by educator that can increase the interest of student in subject the educator going to make them learn for which they can use different teaching and learning material to keep student’s interest in learning. And also incorporate academic games into lessons by which the students can relate it to practical situation and can remember it for a longer time period.

The work of education is troublesome, yet it is truly important to keep students cognitively engaged. It starts with picking up and keeping their attention and interest. Once we have that attention and interest, what we do with it will have the effect with arriving at our instructional objectives.

Using Questioning Strategies That Make All Students Think and Answer. It is the same situation of numerous classrooms that the instructor asks questions and, always, the same reliable hands raise up. This pattern lends itself to learner inattention. So some attention catching activities can be followed by the educator for students’ engagement during question answer session. So it is important to incorporate some questions you require every student to reply. Find a question you know everyone can address basically, and have the class react at the same time.

The educator can ask students to put a finger up when they're ready to answer, and once they all do, ask them to whisper the answer at the count of three. Encourage shy students to speak. Protect the soft-spoken and encourage shy students to speak. Don’t permit long-winded or loud students to command the classroom discussion.

Approach the individuals who don't talk much so everyone is heard from. There are some students who are shy and hated to come to the front of the class to talk. At the same time these types of students are excellent students and wanted to defeat their fear of public speaking. So it’s better to worked out an arrangement with these types of students to permit them, for the first few times, to present from their seat instead of coming to the front of the class.

This helped the students to improve and made great progress talking in class. An alternate thought is to ask a question and give the students couple of time this allows learners to formulate their thoughts before the discussion begins. 

Students enjoy problem-solving with their companions. When controversy is not too strong, it can update learning by adding excitement and fun into classroom activities. Incorporate organized debates and group rivalries to enhance student achievement.

"Encourage students to voice their opinions as you may never know what you can learn from your students." "If the educator reveals to students that they are confident in the abilities of learners and has a welcoming and well-spirited personality towards them, learners feel more capable of doing the things we couldn't do. Students are more engaged when they feel they are in a "partnership" with their educator."

Incorporate peer review is also an important task. When students make presentations, which they should do frequently it’s very effective to encourage peer review. By allowing students to teach each other and to learn from each other. It engages them more than the educator doing a solo act.

At the ending of the session a very effective activity of summarization can be used. In this activity students are given time of ten minutes to answer four things they have learned, three interesting things and two questions they have about the lesson. Allow time to share their findings with a companion. Let learners know at the beginning of the session that they will need to write down three things they learned.

And when students themselves choose the assignments, project directions, and more would engage students with studies after teaching hours also.

"Giving students choices helps us utilize qualities and provide freedom to make a project the way we want it to. When we do something we like, we're more focused and enjoy learning more." 

At the same time it is equally important for the educator to ask early for feedback from students. Three possible questions to ask are: What is helping you learn in this class? How much you are satisfied with the teaching and learning method of the educator? What are your suggestions for the rest of the semester? And provide students a leisurely ten minutes of silence to write their answers. It is effective to repeat this exercise about two months into the class. It will provide valuable information about what is and is not working, allowing you to change, modify or tweak what you are doing.

And as a result report over to the class on the things you learned from the feedback and the changes you intend to make. Make it clear that you invite open and productive feedback from learners and make sure you implement the changes you promise to make. This activity will empower students and send the message that you care about how they are doing in the course, and that you are open to making changes for their benefit.

Are there any other ideas you use or can suggest for better student engagement? Please share them in the comments space below.

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Attention catching activities

Planning is such an imperative part of anybody's profession. Just like writers need to plan a story and have marketing plans to sell their work, educators constantly must have various kinds of attention grabbing activities and especially in the question answer part of session.

So the further introduced are some of the attention catching activities that make them attentive in the class at the time of question answer part of the session. The educator use different types of activities to call students to answer the questions of the lesson so all the students in the class can be equally attentive and can get equal chance to represent themselves to answer the questions.

Use a pick name bowl activity to keep Students Thinking: Write each student's name on a chit and put the chits in a cup. To keep students on their toes, pull a random chit to choose someone to speak or answer a question. At the beginning of using your pick name bowl, prepare a range of questions, some of which all your students can successfully answer. This strategy allows the bottom third of your class to get involved and answer questions without being put on the spot.

Cold-calling is a productive activity to call on students who haven't volunteered to answer the question.

The next effective activity is to pick out the students by their roll numbers so that each and every learner can be attentive during the question answer session. And all the students get equal chance to participate.

The other activity is to call any particular student’s name and the student setting on his/her left side has to answer the question the educator is going to ask. So every student can be alert and attentive for their turn.

It’s very important to encourage the students by saying very good, excellent, perfect, awesome, etc. that encourage all the students to take part in the activity.

Are there any other ideas or activities you use for better student engagement at the time of question answer session? Please share them in the comments space below.

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Warm up activities at the initial part of the session

The more the educator can manage classroom to be a supportive environment, where students are encouraged to take risks without fear of being put down or teased, the easier it will be to use these activities regularly, without feeling that you are setting students up for failure.


Good at the beginning of class to wake everyone up! Call out commands such as: sit down, stand up, walk in a circle, clap your hands...stop, jumping jacks...stop etc. At first students will copy you but later they should be able to do the commands by themselves. Let the students stand in a line and give them instructions: "Jump 10 times", "Turn around 4 times" etc.

A two or five minute Omkar activity will also help student to refresh their mind and to have more concentration in the class. So that the further learning can become better and effective.

The activity of asking questions regarding their hobbies, favorite cartoon or television show, favorite game, and favorite place etc type of questions at the initial part of session will also make them fresh for the further session.

Do a inter connection exercise: In some of the early classes in the semester, give students a three-minute “interconnection” exercise. Before it starts, teach them the importance of making contacts and meeting key people to their careers. Then tell them to stand up, move around the room and find a student they don’t know or know very little. Give them an exercise such as a question relevant to the class or finding out something unique about the person and then have them report back to the whole class on what they learned from each other.

These activities are important as they provide proper refreshments to the students that refresh their mind and also body. It helps educators to create good rapport and can be a good link between the educator and student for teaching and learning activities. These types of activities help the educator to make students ready mentally and physically for the further session and activities.

Are there any other ideas you use as warm up activities at the initial part of the session? Please share them in the comments space below.

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