Sunday, October 19, 2008

The Joy of learning - by teaching

A rewarding third term as a budding B-school visiting faculty is nearing its completion. Through my participation in this noble profession, I breathe my passion of sharing whatever little i know, in its complete or incomplete state without any inhibition of being dubbed stupid :)

The students of our generation and that too in BSchools are much smarter, their curiosity and sincere inquiry does keep even the best faculty member on his/her toes.

When my passion got extended to the classroom, i discovered the fact in the statement - "Learning begins when you make an attempt to teach". Yes you sure do, since you cannot teach anything unless you go through a revision and reflection of what you know at that point in time. When you get conscious of what you know, you compare your knowledge with whats actually happening around you. In that process, you dig deeper, you learn further, you clear your misconceptions, you plead ignorance at times, and in the process .... you truly learn.

My heart today is once again filled with deep gratitude to the batch of my friendly students at VIT Management institute, an upcoming B-school in mumbai with a brilliant first batch of students waiting to graduate. They made me feel at home and sailed me smooth through my teaching curriculum. Their response has instilled deep confidence in me giving me immense energy which will power me in all spheres of my life.

Thank You students... And Thanks to the Classroom of life which enrols you in the womb and graduates you in the tomb :-)

PS: thanks to Harekrishnaji for reminding me to update my blog!