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Decluttering Science Home Labs

I teach science in a government school. I teach chemistry in school. Teaching chemistry labs to secondary level students requires a lot of #vigilance on the part of the teacher and #support staff. Acid bottles (concentrated) are to be wiped off very diligently after each lab visit by students. If not done, these bottles will spoil #working table of practical platform.

Side cupboards for chemicals used by students for salt analysis are to be refilled two times in a semester. #Chemistry store where glass apparatus and other less-used chemicals are stored requires Decluttering once a semester. One has to maintain a lab book, which #chemicals are about to be over. Stored bottles whose chemicals are over are to be decluttered once a semester. Visual aid charts, pasted in the lab like a periodic table, are to be cleaned from time to time. #Capillary tubes, burettes, pipettes, petri dishes, and gas jars stored in the lab sometimes get broken; therefore, broken apparatus are to be decluttered from time to time. That requires a lot of management and #time on the part of the teacher and support staff.

Decluttering at home also requires a lot of management. My two # cupboards are filled with chemistry books, help books, and practical books. Decluttering them, I have to think twice, as I feel I might need them. Many books, I give to needy #students. Then there are books for my children: storybooks, quiz books, etc. I declutter them from time to time. My clothes, my children's clothes, which I think their life is over. I put it in a bag and give it to my house help if she needs them. Then there are so many empty clean bottles in the kitchen store, which are used for restoring other edible items. #Decluttering, newspaper, and empty containers require help from scrab gentleman.

This cycle of #cluttering science/home lab with required chemical /eatables and science/home lab apparatus and then decluttering them when their utility is over is a #cyclic process and a parallel process.

Sometimes I hear comments in day-to-day life that Science teachers/homemakers are not helping students/children to the required level. They can do a better job. I feel I wish comment makers get a chance to look at #load of school teachers and homemakers.

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Micro Joys and Longivity

I was a student of physical chemistry. I distinctly remember in the statistical thermodynamics course our madam taught us that every system we study in statistical thermodynamics has macro states and each #macro state has #micro states.

Today, I at once got the concept of #micro joy when I suddenly made coffee for myself in the morning. I realized there are so many #micro joys I do experience in my life. Some of them I am listing below for my #esteem readers. 1. Changing my daily routine example, instead of making bread butter breakfast, I cooked mini idly. 2. Looking into the mirror and appreciating changes in my expressions. 3. Making a video of my special cooked products. 4. On weekends, taking kids to the park, etc. 5. sending good, healthy jokes to my loved ones.

Giving importance to micro joys gives one #longevity. This is because there is a nerve #vague in our system. It is correlated with our #autopilot system, like heart beating, the process of digestion, etc. Somehow, one must keep this #nerve active. The simplest way to do it is to always appreciate #micro joys in one's life.

Moral- experiencing micro joys in one's life is easier #exercise. One should also express gratitude for the same. #Micro joys bring longevity in life.

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Claps and Awards

It was # Teacher's Day in my school. My friend Gita was to be #awarded the best teacher of the school by the school administration.

Gita's son, Akash, was so happy that his mother would get the award, so he also came along with his mother to school to attend the award ceremony for his mother.

When Gita's name was announced for the award, the hall was full of the noise of applause. Many audience members congratulated Gita for the #award.

My self and Gita, Akash took an auto to come home from #school. Akash is a very mature boy, and he said," Masi! I noticed in the crowd, many were happy with mom's #award, but there were a few though they were clapping, were not happy. "I said, " Akash, very good observation, beta. clapping does not mean everyone is happy. There are some in the crowd who are not happy. Therefore, one should play a very safe game in life. One should avoid those people at any cost. "I further said, "Akash, this is not with your mom, it happens whenever there is clapping for #award, some are in favour, others are not happy, still they clap. "

Moral -It is not always that #enemies come with danda and lathies, sometimes they come with #clapping also. They think that with fake #clapping, they are insulting the person who is getting the #award.

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Fixing Boundries of Saying No

I am a science teacher in a government school. Initially, when I joined school, many senior teachers used to help me by giving me experience of different activities at school. It was good for me. But I found that sometimes I became so busy in school that I started missing my lunch. At that junction, I realized that I must learn the art of politely saying#no.

After one year of my stay at school, I became a little bold and started communicating with senior teachers about my boundaries to help students. I said, "Sir, shortage of time will #not permit me to help the student at a particular phase. "

Sometimes it was difficult to help my colleagues reach their destination through my car driver, as my driver has limitations of #not being very well versed with different routes of the city. In that case, I will say #no and clearly explain the situation to the person who has made his/her request.

Once, my senior teacher requested that I change my class with him. I politely explained to him that this change is #not possible, as for this arrangement to be possible, one has to take permission from the principal madam.

Once, my neighbor requested me water his plants in his absence. I politely explained," I can water your plants, sir, twice a week . Every day watering your plants is beyond my #resources ".

Above mentioned are examples in my life where I started learning the art of saying "no".

Moral - Before entertaining one's request for help, one should be aware of one's time and resources and limitation. So, according to the same, one should draw one's boundaries.

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Yelling at Kids

I am a science teacher in a government school. For many years, fortunately, I was given the responsibility by the school to look into Parents and Teachers Association activities. During that responsibility, I had the fortune of interacting with mothers believing in different philosophies of #parenting kids. The same I am listing below

1. Mothers with high aspirations for children in academic and co-curricular activities.

These mothers push their children for academic #achievement, and after school, they send their children for sports and music activities. They don't mind setting a stressful environment for kids. They don't believe in many social platforms.

A positive point about these mothers is that they make it a point to sit in the audience and attend music/sports performances of their children. This activity of their mother gives children moral support, and they do well in music and sports

These tiger children of these determined mothers, I observed, are part of our school music group. My personal observation is that these tiger children are part of our school swimming team and basketball team. The school feels proud of these children's performance

Positive point of this approach is: it is good for students to get good grades in academic activities, and at the same time, they come to realise the importance of practice and commitment through music and sports activities. But this approach's negative point is that sometimes children are not able to carry them properly in social gatherings, and also become introverted. They are not able to understand their peers' behaviour. They feel lost, also.

2. mothers who are casual and work on suggestions of activities suggested by the school for their kids.

Children whose mothers don't push them hard are casual and always try their best to be in their comfort zone. But they have good social skills.

There are positive and negative sides to both approaches mentioned above for raising children.

My opinion is that taking children to the library is also important for their development. They learn expression and gradual command of language. It is good to limit screen time for kids, by making children visit museums and exhibitions, children get cultural education.

Children whose mothers don't push them hard are casual and always try their best to be in their comfort zone. But they have good social skills.

There are positive and negative sides to both approaches mentioned above for raising children.

The role of technology in the learning of kids can't be denied. Social skills of children are also important, and social platforms given to kids at the right time make a tremendous difference in a child's personality.

Taking care of the balance of academic and co-curricular activity is best for children's development. If one feels that a child needs extra help. It is better to arrange a good tutor for kids' activities where need is required. But extreme pushing by mothers for any activity of their child, I think, is not going to give the expected result. Yelling at kids by a mother is not a good parenting skill.

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Helping people to get Destressed

I am teaching science in a government school. Sumitra is our old student. She came to school to attend the alumni Association function. I was so happy to meet her after a long time. Sumitra is a special student in the sense that she is married to the most sincere IAS officer of the country. So whenever school has some administrative problem, Sumitra's generosity always helps the school with some amicable solution.

Sumitra said, "Madam, I am very happy with my life. My children are doing well in life. I have one big regret in life, that is, after marriage, I resigned from a #good job(lecturer ship). I never thought any time to increase my skills after marriage. If I were, I could have done so. I was misguided by my own thoughts that I would get the respect of the chief guest's wife, then where is the need for #working hard? But madam, I no longer enjoy that. I regret that I myself lost my identity because I was scared of facing a little #hardship. Now I know madam hardships make women strong. I started enjoying my comfort zone. I remember you, Madam Sukarma(sukarma.thareja.knp@gmail.com ), so much. You strongly #advised me not to forgive my #identity and make sure you add some #technical skills to your personality. Madam, I was ignorant and never thought of your advice #line of thinking. Time lost can never #come back. "

I said, "It's ok, Sumitra, one can never walk in time, which is #gone. Since you are relatively free now still you can search for an #activity that gives you satisfaction. Please #work on that if possible."

Sumatra said, "Believe me, Madam Sukarma. It's so nice to do a # heart-to-heart talk with you. I have very few people in my life with whom I can do so. It has given so much #relief and peace today. "

I blessed Sumitra from the core of my heart and wished for her a successful and peaceful life. " I was also very happy to be part of Sumitra's conversation; I could make her a little distressed.

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Never Disrespect Books

I am a science teacher in a government school. The metro station is my #mode of transportation to go back home from school.

The other day I was waiting for my metro at the #metro station. There were many college students also waiting for the metro to go to their #respective destinations. It was holiday season, therefore many students were going home. They were in happy mood. Every student had two to three extra books issued from the library. Some students were sensible and were carrying library books in plastic bags so that they could protect the library books from rain. Some students were a little careless and were #carrying books in a very filthy way. I was feeling miserable to see their short-sightedness.

Suddenly, I saw a very decent woman standing near me went to those students she said, "I am librarian in school. I am sorry to see how you are mishandling library books. Friends you don't understand how much hard work government does to bring a single book to #library. The purpose is to help students of our country to get knowledge through books so that they can become responsible students of our country. Please respect your books. They are giving so much to you. Imagine if you have to buy these books. I am sure you will think a thousand times before doing so. My request is not to misuse the facility. By doing so, you are guiding the coming generation of students to respect books. In Hindu mythology, we consider books as goddesses of knowledge. Please respect your culture and values. "

Many students #apologized to the madam librarian for their wrong doing. I also thanked the madam librarian for being so kind and courageous and raising her voice for wrong doing. I said," Madam, you are #true teacher in the real sense of the word."

Moral -Never disrespect a person or books that are giving you #valuable knowledge. Feel proud and fortunate for getting the facility to avail books from the library.

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Sukarma musing

Decluttering Science Home Labs

Micro Joys and Longivity

Claps and Awards

Fixing Boundries of Saying No

Yelling at Kids

Helping people to get Destressed

Never Disrespect Books

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