Sharing the father's expectation
On 10.07.2018 , Tuesday I discovered
a new activity for 12th science and applied it in the class. It was
related about father’s expectation and feeling. As I entered the class and
wrote an activity on the blackboard. All became excited as well as delighted. They
asked me about what type of it was. Then they started tete a tete among themselves on
it. It was based on the lesson ‘letter from Father’. I put two instructions after making a group of four
students. These instructions were:
1) Imagine
what does your father expect from you. Discuss this with your group. As you do
at your home. Take 15 minutes for this
discussion.
2) Then
one or two members of the group will present their feeling and expectation in
front of the class.
At first , some of them resisted me how they could know about father’s
expectation. I shared a story of a mother and her son. The son of that mother
realised after her death that her mother donated her eye to him. She had been
very kind to him. He came to know through the letter. up to that time he hated
her. So he became very emotional and had no mother listen to his feeling.
As
soon as I told that story. Everybody was ready to put self into father’s shoes. Still
they struggled to visualise what the father’s expectation and feeling were. By
and by they began noting down in the pages. Simultaneously I was taking round
and clearing the doubts. Even I shot my objectives clearly to them. There were
seven group made by me and they were in deep thought. That prepared them to
think beyond the classroom as well as the textbook. Slowly they had a picture
of what the father’s expectation
Afterwards the
time was over, I inspired them to finish second stage of the activity .
Firstly Jeel and his group were ready to share what they discussed. It was
somewhat difficult for him, but he started to tell about his father’s
expectation. He became emotional while telling it. He pointed out , “ The
father expects from him to support at an old age” further he mentioned, “ His
father expects his child will get success.” In the end , Ridhhi , who was in
the group , also shared her feeling.
Then the second group turned up and started by Yash Rudani exclaimed ,”
The father never thinks of child’s wrong.” He spoke lots about his
expectation. He was backed up by Dhiren who exposed his feeling on the father.
The group carried their sharing in excellent way. As they ended their turn. At
that time , Kelvin and Anuj group appeared on the stage. Began with Kelvin who
first time spoke. It was from his heart. He said ,” The father expects good
respect.” Anuj also winded up by saying ,” The father always tells to the child
, do study.” That group was on a verge of sharing feeling. They had a surge of
it.
As soon as the
group went to their place happily, Darsheel and his group took charge of the
activity. In his group , he expressed ,” The father expects to be cared by the
child at the old age.” At a time Parth also gave his opinion , “ His parents
expects that they always try to safe the child.” It meant that safety of the
child was important to them. After that Jemi and his group slowly began their
feeling. In that Jemi exclaimed, “ His father likes his friends and choice.”
Darshan and Princey also shared their own feeling. By that time Darshan came
forward and read out his letter loudly. Before the activity ended .Ridham also
insisted about her father’s expectation, “ The father does not want his child
to suffer.” All of the students were emotional while sharing their feeling. They
tried to show their true feeling.
Being a
reflective teacher, here I want to express my opinion. What they got is beyond the
classroom learning and bookish knowledge. That day they appeared to have grown
up. It also became active listening activity. They paid attention to one
another attentively. They understood one another very well. They came to the
age of their father and promised that they would not break the dream and
expectation of the father. They decided to fulfil whatever the father
expects. Ultimately they became so attached with the parents that they could
not forget their expectation
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