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Gulf Edition FEBRUARY 2019 | VOLUME 12 | ISSUE 9 ® ISSN 2320 - 0650 English Monthly A MATTER OF PRINCIPAL STUDENT CENTERED (PEDAGOGY E= mc2) Ms. Zita Lobo Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University (RAKMHSU). GENERATING HAPPY MINDS T. Premkumar Principal of Indian Educational School, Kuwait HAPPYHAPPY SCHOOL = www.lxl.in CHILD TEACHER PARENT A P Sharma, Principal, Birla Public School, Doha, Qatar

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Contents Letter from the Editor Vol. 12 | Issue 9 | February 2019 | [email protected] Education is a creative and collaborative leadership 03 Mentor Thoughts of a teacher as facilitator in exploring the capabilities Letter from the Editor..............................................03 by charging the synaptic What’s Trending.......................................................04 nerves of a learner. Keeping Sultan Speaks..........................................................05 in mind today’s busy and CBSE Gulf Sahodaya Principals Discuss over-committed reader, Mentor the Need for Reformation as has been designed with “Our Children Deserve More …”..............................06 compact care, including vital and necessary contemporary 09 Pedagogy issues relating to education. Moreover, it has been divided furthermore into Student Centered Pedagogy E= Mc2....................09 four different segments- Pedagogy, School Governance, School Leadership and Innovation for 14 Governance easy comprehension and better alignment. These segments encompass the gamut of education and Prioritising School Culture ....................................14 give the articles, their desired structure. Mentor is perfectly poised to be the new voice for education in 16 Cover Story GCC. The future is in the hearts of students. The heart of a student is in the hands of a principal. That is why Happy School=“Happy Child” we have made Mentor a “matter of principal”. Happy Teacher and Happy Parent.......................16 This month Mentor talks about leadership among 20 Leadership principals of the Indian Schools in Qatar who facilitated an excellent Conference at Bangalore Why is it Necessary to be a Rebel Leader in from 2nd January to 5th January 2019. “Our Children Education.................................................................. 20 Deserve More …” by Principals representing the six GCC Countries. MENTOR MAGAZINE an initiative 23 Innovation by LXL Ideas was LAUNCHED AT 31st Principals Conference of the Council of CBSE Affiliated Schools Generating Happy Minds ......................................23 in the Gulf. In education, Head, hand and heart are the three essentials of a growth mindset in the prevalent All Rights Reserved 2016 EduMedia Publications Pvt. Ltd. system of education the head and hand dominate Publisher & Owner: Syed Sultan Ahmed but the heart is missing. Only by adding heart to our Editor: Kalpa Kartik | Content Developer: Farah Javid endeavors of education and development, we can Designer: Muhammad Juraij K H dream of a genuinely complete growth mindset or Production: Praveen. U. M, Sathish. C, Guna. V we may call it a positive mindset in schools. A non- Printer: Elegant Printing apprehensive environment in school and openness to diverge thinking can only aid to better learning Notice: the contributions in Mentor Magazine are solely the views of the author environment. It is the Principal’s responsibility to and are in no manner to be directly associated with the views of the editorial ensure that there is no bitter burnout in the workforce team or LXL Ideas. Authors/contributors are responsible for the authenticity of and at the same time work gets accomplished information they provide in the article. The publishers do not accept liability effectively. Creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, for errors or omissions contained in this publication. By submitting letters/ communication, global and cultural awareness are emails or other publication materials to Mentor Magazine the author/contrib- now some of the fundamental requirements of the utor agrees that it is the property of Mentor Magazine. All communication to times. Whatever way the future unfolds itself in, with Mentor Magazine must be made in writing. No other sort of communication these skills, at least our youth will be able to navigate will be accepted. All decisions regarding publishing of a contribution is the well. This is possible only if the culture of learning is re prerogative of the publisher and editorial team of Mentor Magazine. Mentor defined in the institutions of learning and intellectually Magazine is owned and published by EduMedia Publications Pvt. Ltd. for and stimulating and challenging culture is created by on behalf of Mr. Syed Sultan Ahmed. All disputes are subject to the exclusive educators in leadership position. jurisdiction of the competent courts and forums in Bengaluru City. We hope you enjoy Mentor and www.lxl.in contribute and share with the Fraternity! Kalpa Kartik Editor 2019 February | Mentor | 3

WHAT IS THAT Whats trending www.lxl.in OUR CHILDREN DESERVE TODAY? To answer this question we need to first understand what it is that our children deserve, and who is responsible for providing it to them. The world has been in rapid flux this past 20 years, and will continue to do so, as man progresses. This brings with it a unique dynamics, with resources of the past paving way to potentials of the future. We need to stop worrying whether technology will replace classrooms and its teachers and instead reevaluate how we can better educate our children. Our children deserve to be molded into productive resources capable of driving the future we envision. Human diversity needs to be embraced and encouraged for human resource development. Students must be given a role in deciding how their potentials need to be tapped. As parents and educators, we need to introduce a flexible space- time learning, where each student can learn at their own pace with tools that suit their distinctive capacities in areas of their interests. Education as a process, we must not forget that classic education is a humanizing process, and would always remain irreplaceable for character and social evolution. Dr. E K Mohammed Shaffe Principal & HOI IIS Dammam, KSA 4 | Mentor | February 2019

Sultan Speaks EQUIP STUDENTS WITH SKILLS TO DEAL WITH DISPLACEMENT AND MIGRATION Most of us are aware of the fact or migrating than ever before in the the children mindful of this would that one of the biggest factors history of mankind. The challenges of be a great second step. Including that is changing the face of our world migration are many and very varied, migration and displacement as part is the technological advances and it creates a scarcity of resources and of the mainstream curriculum studies the disruption that it brings with it. job creation needs are very high. should be our urgent and ultimate This fact is well understood by the Migration also brings with it new goal. This will help us prepare our educational planners and educators cultures, traditions, practices, morals children to handle the demands and worldwide and there is a lot of focus and habits. This poses a very unique challenges that they will face in an ever on coping with the changes that come challenge for our children to learn to moving world. with the unprecedented influence of cope with the changes that come with technology in our lives. In addition this movement. Syed Sultan Ahmed to technology the other big change- While we are all very mindful of MD & Chief Learner @ LXL maker that is shaping our world is equipping our children with skills to ‘Displacement & Migration’. This deal with the demands of the future aspect is not common knowledge workplace and future jobs, we have for educators worldwide and its to equip them with skills to deal with understanding is very low among new people and new places. History, school leaders. Geography and Social Sciences that According to the UNHRC statistics have traditionally been taught in our there are about 68.5 million people schools, we need to now relook at forcibly displaced in the world what is the purpose of teaching these today. Of this 40 million people subjects and how we could navigate were internally displaced, 25 million the curriculum to suit the needs of the refugees and 3 million are asylum new world. seekers. The internally displaced There is an urgent and unprecedented population are those people that fled need for our schools to start teaching because of conflict or natural disasters. and sensitizing our children to the According to the International Labour fact that people are moving locations Organisation - ILO there are 258 like never before. Including world million migrant workers in the world. culture and dealing with people from India is right up there among the different ethnicities is a basic life skill largest migrant working populations that children need to be taught today. of the world. Most Indian migrant While the governments and education workers move within the country bodies wake up to give direction to in search of work and we also have the world of education in this matter, a large population that moves out there is a unique opportunity for of the country in search of better school leaders to work on their own opportunities abroad. plans to make this happen. The fact of the matter is that our Acknowledgement of this fact by the societies are constantly changing educators is a good first step, creating as more people are being displaced events and projects in schools to make www.lxl.in 2019 February | Mentor | 5

NEPERDICNFBOCSRIPEARGELUFSLODFRISSMACAHUTSOIOSDNATYHAAES“DOEUSRERCVHEILMDROERNE …” Planning and preparation for the University, Mr. Deepak Vohra, The ambiance in the conference Principals Conference started renowned and highly successful venue, ITC Gardenia, was excellent months before the event and Indian Diplomat, Padma Shri Dr. and inspiring and the delegates were the excellent teamwork of the Mylswamy Annadurai, former director passionate to discuss various topics organizing team of School Principals of ISRO, programme and director of during the sessions. The conference from Indian Schools in Qatar Chandrayaan-1, Chandrayaan-2, and brochure looked so attractive facilitated an excellent Conference Mangalyaan, Mr. Anil Swarup, former and all the sessions progressed in at Bangalore from 2nd January to 5th Secretary, Department of School accordance with the plan. Dr. B.M. January 2019. The most challenging Education and Literacy, Government Hegde urged the Principals to make part of planning was deciding of India, and promoting “Nexus of their schools feel like an ice-cream on the resource persons for the Good” and Dr. Jitendra Nagpal, Senior parlor to children! Through simple educational sessions which made Consultant, mental health and child personalized anecdotes he brought most of the Conference. Meetings psychology. out the limitations of our school after meetings discussing about all Mr. Syed Sultan Ahmed, 1st generation education systems and gave practical possible eminent personalities who social entrepreneur and winner of suggestions to improve the scenario had done some pioneering original six President of India’s National Film as our children deserve more! By the work and contributed remarkably Awards, advisor to MHRD, CIET-NCERT, way that was the conference theme towards improvement of school and educator transforming education and the most appreciated session was education in one way or the other. through School Cinema, ‘Krayon’, and a panel discussion on the conference The team finally decided and the ‘Mentor’ through sharing educational theme “Our Children Deserve More …” most significant observation in the ideas, and Mr. Saiju Aravind, Former by Principals representing the six GCC delegates post conference feedback DRDO Scientist turned educationist, Countries moderated by was about the careful selection pioneer of BUILD (Brain Utilisation Mr. A. P. Sharma, Principal of Birla of resource persons. The resource in Learning and Development) Public School Doha. Mrs. Asna Nafees persons for the rich educational programme. Meaningful interactions was the panel member from Qatar. sessions of the conference were with the resource persons enriched Mrs. Asha Sharma from Kuwait, Mr. Padma Bhushan Dr. B. M. Hegde, and rejuvenated all the school leaders Arun Sharma from Bahrain, Dr. E.K. Cardiologist, Medical Scientist, to be better change leaders. Mohammed Shaffe from Saudi Arabia, Educationist, Author and the Mrs. Papri Ghosh from Muscat and Mr. former Vice-Chancellor of Manipal www.lxl.in 6 | Mentor | February 2019

Srivalsan Murugan from Sharjah were delegate spellbound as they realized Mr. Anil Swarup reiterated that there the other panel members. The most how important is the decision making are so much goodness in people and significant outcome of this discussion skill for everyone to achieve desired the good practices teachers innovate was the need of a futuristic approach results and to have a meaningful life. must be replicated for a large number in designing curriculum and a He emphasized the extreme need for of children to derive the benefit. He consistency in approaches pertaining skill development of our youth for also shared his rich experience as a to assessments and evaluation. There employability and entrepreneurship bureaucrat and enriched the delegate was a perfect agreement among the as the nation is steadily marching about the right ways of approaching panelists about the requirement of towards unimaginable development the government machinery for transforming schools into a place in recent and coming years. Mr. positive results. He expressed great for joyful learning that gives ample Mylswamy Annadurai shared the optimism regarding the efforts of opportunities to children to develop story of his success and the great the CBSE in the series of reforms that skills and to become confident to achievements of the teams that he led. the examination body is planning to innovate and to pursue their dreams. He attributed the success to the ability implement. Dr. Jitendra Nagpal went Mr. Deepak Vohra in his active session to ask simple yet powerful questions into the intricacies of child psychology spread rich positive vibes and drawn as questions decide everything else, and enriched the delegates with the the delegates to feel proud of India’s including the processes and tools. right pragmatic ways of letting the great achievements in various fields India’s success in space research is child develop its mind naturally. He and emphasized the need for the instrumental in the technological cautioned that childhood is a journey schools to communicate about these advancements in many other fields and not a race! He also stressed the achievements to children to boost as many tools and materials emerged possible interventions that will be their confidence and optimism. as an offshoot of space research. right in the school education process His rich experience as a successful He urges the schools to encourage towards this goal. diplomat who was instrumental in children to ask simple and straight Mr. Syed Sultan Ahmed shared the achieving evacuation missions that questions as our children deserve the challenges that he and his team faced involved many nationalities made the right to ask! in developing and promoting creative www.lxl.in 2019 February | Mentor | 7

ways of influencing teachers, parents standards and examinations. They schools in the Gulf Countries and children. His innovation helped also promised better communication with the purpose to give more the International Kids Film Festival with the schools in the gulf and opportunities to our children. The to reach millions of children who speedy solutions to the unique executive committee that organized otherwise could have missed problems faced by these schools. The the conference included Mrs. such a wonderful experience. His message from Ms. Anita Karwal, IAS, Prasanna Bhaskar, chair person, Mr. project Value Education Through Chairperson of CBSE was presented Premkumar, Secretary, Mr. S.J. Jacob, Cinema is gaining acceptance and for the Principals. Treasurer, Mr. M. Abubaker, Custodian popularity. Children deserve to have Delegates representing six GCC of funds, and chapter conveners Mr. better visual learning experiences countries shared chapter best Palaniswamy (Bahrain), Dr. Binumon and there are high quality cinema practices for promoting excellence (Kuwait), Mr. Shareef (Oman), Mr. available for the schools to select. in education based on the objectives Mohammed Haneef (Saudi Arabia), He also released the first Gulf Edition of the CBSE Gulf Council. The best Mr. V.V. Abdul Kader (UAE) and Dr. of Mentor magazine during the practices of the Qatar Chapter were Subhash Nair (Qatar). Mr. Premkumar, conference. presented by Mr. Vinod Bhatia (Doha Principal of Indian Education Mr. Saiju Aravind reflected upon the Modern Indian School). Principals School Kuwait, is inducted as the need for data driven analytics instead of 11 Indian Schools in Qatar who new Chairman, Dr. Subhash Nair, of narrative for making informed participated and organized the Principal of Shantiniketan Indian decisions for better interventions in conference were Mrs. Hameeda School Doha as the Secretary. The school education. He also discussed Kadar (MES), Mr. Syed Shoukath Ali new chapter conveners of the Gulf neuroplasticity and brain friendly (Ideal Indian School), Dr. Subhash Sahodaya for the year 2019-20 are learning and stated that our children Nair (Shantiniketan Indian School), Mr. Shibu Abdul Rasheed from Qatar, deserve to celebrate knowledge and Mrs. Asna Nafees (DPS-MIS), Mr. A. Mrs. Anju Dheman from Kuwait, Dr. this happens when they learn how P. Sharma (BPS), Mr. Vinod Bhatia Mohammad Tayyab from Bahrain, to learn and get rid of the illusions of (DMIS), Mr. Shibu Abdul Rasheed Mr. Prabhakaran from Oman, Mr. competencies and when learning is (Noble International School), Mr. M. Sanjeev Kumar Jolly from UAE, and not a burden any more but a joyful P. Philip (Bhavan’s Public School), Mr. Abdul Samad from Saudi Arabia. pleasure giving experience. Mrs. Manjari, (Pearl School), Mr. P. The Gulf Sahodaya web portal and The special guests from CBSE, K. V. Prasad (Loyola International mobile application were launched Dr. Joseph Emmanuel, Director School) and Mr. Jacob K. M. (Olive by Mr. Premkumar, in the presence – Academics, Dr. Biswajit Saha, International School). The business of Dr. Binumon and Dr. Subhash Nair Director – Skill Education and sessions chaired by Mrs. Prasanna who took initiative for the design Training, Shri. J. K. Yadav, Regional Bhaskar, Chair Person of the CBSE and development of a dynamic Officer – Delhi, and Shri. K. Srinivasan, Gulf Council discussed and amended portal that makes interaction and Regional Officer – Chennai its constitution and renamed the communication among the member interacted with the principals and Council as CBSE Gulf Sahodaya as schools and chapters better and shared the future plans of the CBSE the main objective of the Council is meaningful. towards improvement of curriculum collaboration among its 174 member Dr. Subhash Nair Principal, Shantiniketan Indian School Doha, Secretary, CBSE Gulf Sahodaya www.lxl.in 8 | Mentor | February 2019

Pedagogy STUDECNreTativCeE& NCoTllabEoRratEiveDLePadEerDshAip Gof aOTGeacYheEr = mc2 INTRODUCTION E=mc2* in pedagogy. E represents It is only in the 20th century that Education, m represents the discoveries with empirical evidences This article focuses on the role of the multiple intelligences that are in neuro science and continued teacher as a leader and facilitator. inherent in every child and c2 is the developments in cognitive Exploring and experimenting with facilitator’s creativity in exploring psychology presented new horizons the multiple capabilities of the learner and experimenting those multiple of thinking about the brain’s by identifying their learning styles. capabilities by identifying the contribution to learning. The article derives from the author’s learning styles of the child. Over the past 30 years, the field of collaborative research on both brain Although Hippocrates, Plato and cognitive neuroscience has emerged mapping of dominant intelligences the other Greeks and the Egyptians as an important growth area in of students and matching them with showed curiosity with the location of neuroscience. Cognitive neuroscience teaching learning methodologies the brain or argued about whether combines the experimental strategies in a medical and health sciences the brain or the heart was the seat of cognitive psychology with various educational context. of intelligence, most studies on the techniques to examine how brain “Designing educational experiences brain and its functioning, which is function supports mental activities. without an understanding of the brain neuroscience are arguably not more With the knowledge of what the is like designing a glove without an than a century and half at the highest. students are capable of doing it is understanding of the human hand” – easier for the teachers to orchestrate Leslie Hart 1983 Children by birth the teaching-learning process. We live in a world where everything are equipped for Children by birth are equipped changes overnight with modern learning through for learning through observation, technology. Perspectives in education imitation and creation. The neural perhaps is the fastest to catch up with observation, networks get strengthened and these changes. Innovations in the imitation and expand exponentially as a child grows dissemination of knowledge through creating more and more synapses the web have become essential parts creation or neural connections. A passive of trying to bring the best in our learning system does not work for students. the greater good of our children. We Deriving the formula from the are witnessing in schools a major relativity equation, of the great paradigm shifts from the passive German physicist, Albert Einstein’s, I teacher-centered methodologies suggest: to learner-centered methodologies. www.lxl.in 2019 February | Mentor | 9

Pedagogy The hither to beliefs that students’ innate capacities inherited by birth. He and human psychology” (Gardner, brains were ‘like clay to be molded’ or defines intelligence as the“capacity to H., Multiple intelligence, 2006). What ‘vessels to be filled’ are hold no water process a certain kind of information attracted me to this theory is it finally anymore! More than one student that originates in human biology gave me the answer to a constantly could excel in academics! Education nagging question of whether people is brain building with abilities Education is a were born intelligent or according of problem solving and creative creative and to the intelligence quotient theory thinking. collaborative “idiots”? Or as kinder educationists A major breakthrough in leadership of a called them slow learners? revolutionizing pedagogy comes with teacher as facilitator The internet is filled exponentially Howard Gardner, a developmental in exploring the with the explanation of this theory. psychologist who I had the good capabilities Initially, Dr. Howard listed only seven, fortune of discussing the multiple while the spiritual and the naturalist intelligence theory. His first book intelligence were added later on. in which he expounds the theory is “Frames of Mind” (1983) which went on the become a classical model to understand learning styles based on DOMAINS OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE and CAPABILITIES TOOLS OF/FOR LEARNING Linguistic or verbal Reading, writing, Textbook, pencil, worksheet, newspaper, etc, word processing, electronic gift of acquiring languages, poetry, mail, desk top publishing, web-based publishing, speech recognition devices, brains get ignited by words Mathematical or Logical Numbers, Lecture, cuisenaire rods, unfix cubes, tangrams, measuring cups, step by step thinking, excel in measuring scales, ruler/yardstick, slide rule, graphing calculators, mathematics, equations spreadsheet, search engine, problem solving tasks and so on Visual spatial Shapes and designs come Overhead projector, television, video, movies picture books, naturally graphics and visualization, art supplies, chalkboard, dry erase board charting and graphing, designers, engineers, artists. monitor, digital camera/camcorder, scanner graphics editor Kinesthetic/Bodily Construction tools, kitchen utensils screw, lever, wheel and axle, Physical activities and body movements, physical education equipment, manipulative materials, actors, athletes assistive technologies, digital probes and so on Musical Music, sounds rhythm, Pattern blocks, puzzles, musical instruments, phonograph, performing or playing musical instruments, headphones, tape player/recorder, digital sounds, online pattern games, composing, musical pieces. multimedia presentations, speakers, CD ROM disks, CD ROM player Intrapersonal In tune with one’s inner Journals, diaries, surveys, class debate, real time projects, online surveys, feelings, EQ high, self-realization and online forms, digital portfolios with self-assessments and so on quest for knowing one’s self Interpersonal recognizing other Class discussion, post-it notes, greeting cards, laboratory, telephone, people’s feelings, organizing abilities, walkie-talkie, intercom, board games, costumes collaborative projects, group activities & social relationships chat, message boards, instant messenger Naturalist Love plants, animals and Magnifying glass, microscope, telescope, bug box, scrap book, nature, insights into natural world sandwich bag, laserdisc, floppy drive, file manager, semantic mapping tools Existentialist/spiritual Art replica, planetarium, stage drama, classic literature, classic philosophy, Concerned with inner life of mind, symbols of world religions, virtual communities, virtual art exhibits, body and soul. virtual field trips, MUDs(multiple user dimensions), blogs, wikis, virtual reality, simulations www.lxl.in 10 | Mentor | February 2019

Pedagogy Multiple intelligences pluralize the In collaboration with two colleagues Health Sciences. The sample was traditional concept of intelligence Omar Al Jadaan, Associate Professor analyzed to determine the dominant as the only benchmark to assess in Computer Science Engineering intelligences and, consequently, their achievement. The main advantage and Dr. El Sayed A. F. El Zayat, learning styles. A statistical analysis of of the multiple intelligence theory Professor- General & Vascular Surgery, the sample data was generated. is that it is an all-inclusive in the I administered Kolb’s Questionnaire sense that every child is born with based on Howard Gardner’s MI DATA ANALYSIS several intelligences or the capacity models to first year students of of the brain to be capable of doing Medical and Health Sciences The scores of each intelligence various things. University of the years 2010-2011 and calculated for each student, then the Opposed to the traditional system, 2011-2012. The main objective was average of each intelligence domain multiple intelligences along with, to map the dominant intelligences calculated based on the programs brain mapping for learning styles to correlate intelligence with learning starting with MBBS, BDS, BPharm, and provides educators with a conceptual styles in students of Medical and BSN program is presented in figures framework to revisit curriculum [1 - 4]. and pedagogical practices both in the school level as well as in higher AVERAGE SCORE IN EACH OF education with the promise of THE SEVEN DOMAINS OF Multiple INTELLIGENCE inherent multiple capacities of the learner. This also opens a pandora ’s MBBS 2010-2011 BDS 2010-2011 box of opportunities of innovation for the teacher who was limited by the 29.5 28.2 30.5 29.0 four walls of a classroom and a limited scope to facilitate a multisensory 30.6 28.3 32.9 30.0 learning experience to involve every learner. The only challenge as 27.6 26.7 29.5 28.4 students come with different sets of 28.3 31.4 developed intelligences they should structure the material to engage most BPharm 2010-2011 BSN 2010-2011 or all sets of developed intelligences. Focusing on every and learner 30.5 29.0 26.0 24.7 not just a few. 32.9 30.0 29.0 25.9 OUR RESEARCH ON THE THEORY 29.5 28.4 24.6 24.3 31.4 25.4 When I decided to work on the brain mapping I was so excited with the Linguistic Logical-Mathematical concept that I decided on speaking Musical Bodily-Kinesthetic with the theorist himself. Spatial-Visual Interpersonal As the author and theorist himself Intrapersonal reiterated in a personal message that “I am sure that you will find a range of intellectual profiles in your students, and it is worthwhile trying to ‘individuate’ and ‘pluralize’ your instructions” (Gardner H. , 2006). As students come with varied needs, it is imperative that we individuate at the same time pluralize the methods of instruction. We set out with the hypothesis that a common dominant intelligence is prevalent in the majority of students who have opted for medical and health sciences programs. www.lxl.in 2019 February | Mentor | 11

Pedagogy AVERAGE SCORE IN EACH OF THE SEVEN DOMAINS OF These results helped us in suggesting Multiple INTELLIGENCE for 2010-2011 sample the preferred learning style for medical and health sciences students in S.No DOMAINS OF MBBS BDS B PHARM BSN general and designing and delivering MULTIPLE (53 (14 (24 (8 courses for each individual program as INTELLIGENCE students) students) students) students) required. Effective teaching learning 29.0 29.0 24.7 methodologies beget effective 1. LINGUISTIC 28.2 30.0 30.0 25.9 learning in outcome based education. 28.4 28.4 24.3 It is the collaborative efforts of 2. LOGICAL 28.3 31.4 31.4 25.4 educators to constantly rethink 29.5 29.5 24.6 curriculum and methodologies to suit 3. MUSICAL 26.7 32.9 32.9 29.0 students learning styles as they have 30.5 30.5 26.0 immediate implications for attitudes 4. BODILY KINESTHETIC 28.3 and academic performance. In an interdisciplinary quantitative 5. VISUAL SPATIAL 27.6 study, we as a team aimed at finding the teaching methodology that 6. INTERPERSONAL 30.6 is most preferred by students of Rak Medical and Health Sciences 7. INTRAPERSONAL 29.5 University, (United Arab Emirates both in the basic sciences and in What was interesting and exciting • In fourth domain too each discipline clinical teaching as they determine about the whole research was that shows a different Intelligence; MBBS the attitude and performances of while collating all the results of both (Linguistic), BDS (Logical), BPharm the students in medical and health the years, interpersonal intelligence (Musical)and BSN (Visual Spatial) sciences education. was found to be the topmost common • Furthermore, Visual spatial took The more competent the healthcare dominant intelligence among medical fifth Intelligence domain by BDS professionals are, the higher the and health sciences. and BPharm while MBBS shows quality of patient care. Therefore, to • M BBS and BDS share Intrapersonal Bodily Kinesthetic and BSN showed facilitate the training of students to be Intelligence as the second domain Intrapersonal. effective health care professionals, the whereas B.Pharm and BSN share • In the sixth domain MBBS showed efficacy of teaching methodologies Bodily Kinesthetic. Visual Spatial , BDS Linguistic , • Interestingly, the third domain Bpharm and BSN shared Logical is Logical, Bodily Kinesthetic, Intelligence. Intrapersonal and Musical for MBBS, • Remarkably, Musical Intelligence BDS, BPharm and BSN respectively. was shared by MBBS and BDS while Linguistic was shared by BPharm and BSN. www.lxl.in 12 | Mentor | February 2019

Pedagogy is taken into serious consideration in and collaborative leadership of a Dr. Zita Lobo both preclinical as well as clinical years teacher as facilitator in exploring the Prof. Dr. Zita Lobo is the following the model of ‘constructive capabilities by charging the synaptic Professor and Chairman alignment curriculum’. ([1]. This nerves of a learner. Even the sky is not study aimed at finding the teaching the limit. at General Education methodology that is most preferred Pedagogy entails the leadership Department by the students of RAKMHSU both and innovation on the part of the in the basic sciences and in clinical teacher who facilitates through Ras al-Khaimah Medical and teaching. This was important because communication and critical Health Sciences University the preferences of the teaching thinking, the knowledge, skills and methodologies determine the competencies for students to take (RAKMHSU). She is an attitude and performances of the responsibility for their own lifelong Avid Researcher in Higher students in their academic roles.) learning. Thus will continue the Education,Textbooks and legacy of the mentor destined to short story writer. She has SUMMARY be teacher, coach, counselor and won various Accolades in facilitator building children for theirs the Toastmasters Events The essential requirements of a good and the nation’s future with the all- at an International Level. clinician are a good combination encompassing E=mc2* in pedagogy. Her most recent one being of interpersonal, kinaesthetic, Honoured as Distinguished intrapersonal and logical intelligences. Leader In Humanities And Interestingly, in this study, too, all four Social Science in the Higher colleges of the university had clinical skills teaching as the most preferred Education. methodology. [email protected] Clinical Skills methodology employs learning, experiencing, reflecting, 2019 February | Mentor | 13 thinking and acting, which are the bases of Kolb’s learning theory. The process of Clinical Skills learning is in tandem with Kolb’s four stage learning cycle—Concrete Experience (CE) – feeling, Reflective Observation (RO) - watching, Abstract Conceptualization (AC) – thinking, Active Experimentation (AE) – doing. Therefore, education is a creative www.lxl.in

Governance PRIOHRelpIiTngISStuIdNenGts FSeeCl THheyOBOeloLngCatUScLhTooUl RE INTRODUCTION and students spend more than eight directly or indirectly in the welfare and hours a day at school and thus school’s success of a school and its students. School culture is the most culture greatly impacts the education Altogether they share the responsibilities important foundational element that takes place. If we associate, it of creating positive school culture. of the school. The definition of school is same as family culture. A positive Administration makes the rules for culture is so vast and includes many family culture imparts good values in the school, teachers guide students to different aspects of a school and the a child and likewise a positive school follow the rules and parents and family environment within that school. A culture plays an important role in members also have the responsibilities positive culture leads to increased making a better individual. of maintaining respect and obedience morale and satisfaction. A healthy of child for school and teachers. school culture affects students’ and ADMINISTRATIVE SCHOOL Administrators must also take care that teachers’ success more than any other CULTURE school culture must not be disturbed aspects. Strong school culture have by politicians or trust members who just better motivated teachers and if the Administrators, teachers, staff members, try to impose their powers and make us teachers are motivated they achieve students, parents, families, community follow the orders which can be harmful greater success in performance and members, school board members, etc. for the school culture. Students are the results of students. Positive school has are the one who must have invested main components who affect as well as an impact not just on the attitudes are affected by the school culture. of students and teachers but on the By proper planning, By proper planning students can be entire learning experiences. It is a students can be guided to create a positive school place where your efforts are translated guided to create culture. For that we can have service into positive experiences for both a positive school based learning. If they are involved teachers and students. Success, joy culture in such service based learning and accomplishment are all main opportunities they often participate features of a positive school culture. in order to meet their goals and try to When any educator searches for a job complete the expectations. It’s really he/she is searching for an opportunity great to get the students to volunteer at school that have an open, friendly and perform service activities and and positive climate. Even the parents let them get one another to do it as while searching the correct school well. Talking about school culture as for child look for the same. Teachers negative and positive, I really feel glad and proud to say that my team www.lxl.in 14 | Mentor | February 2019

Governance is working in an enormously positive children make their own educational culture is not a one-time work. It is a school culture where students’ games and play and learn with it. continuous process. We must keep happiness and contentment is taken Reading part is done with story books. on finding about the performance of care of more than anything else. Writing is through worksheets. They teachers and students. We must not Our main motto is to give a positive read, discuss and find out solutions of neglect even the parents’ views. We environment for teachers, students different problems. They are trained must continuously assess the working and their families where they can physically, mentally and emotionally. of the school. Every components of freely deliberate their doubts and Their bags are extremely light, even any institute are like tires of a car. If problems confidently and come they do not have stress of exams as one have problem the whole car won’t up with their clarifications. Teachers they are assessed regularly. move properly. are happily imparting knowledge, By this not only students, their parents students are learning and improving and families are also happy as their SUMMARY their intelligence and of course their child is learning in the stress free parents and families are happy and positive culture which is the need Similar to the way we hand pick the satisfied to know that their child is of the time. Regular interactions, stones (negativity) from the grains growing in a positive atmosphere discussions and information about (positively) and make it edible, the where he/she is not only trained in child’s progress keep them satisfied same way we must keep on searching academics but also in discipline and and obviously happy. Positively, I have for negativity and must remove them culture. experienced the impact of the positive so that the culture becomes positive. school culture on the students. Last This can be easily done by maintaining BRINGING NEW year, I got new admissions in class 6 the proper communication and INNOVATIONS IN SCHOOL in mid- session. In the previous school interaction among the different factors CULTURE their parents had the complaint of school culture. At last before ending about their behavior which was I want to say that we as the mentor in We as leaders keep on finding out affecting their academics, too. After education are the source of imparting the complications of teachers and the completion of a month we had knowledge and creating better future. students and also their parents and a regular PTM, and the reviews were It is necessity and our duty to maintain families and try to solve them at our entirely changed. They said that their positive school culture. best. We work as family. If a child is children have entirely changed and holding a book and reading numbers they were happy of their decision of Rashmi Vishvesh Patel we say he is studying but if a child is admitting their children in our school. Rashmi Is the founder holding a housie game and identifying In spite of having a simple numbers and striking, we say he is infrastructure, people of even well and Principal, Multi Talent playing. But according to me in both to do families are interested to admit Academy, Bilimora, Gujarat. situations he is reading numbers. But their children in our school. Not only isn’t it good to get knowledge without this they also advised others also She has completed post being known that we are studying. to admit their child in our school. graduation in Engish Every child likes to play. Why can’t we This reflects that positive school impart the knowledge in the form culture directly or indirectly related Literature with Shakespeare of games instead of books? What is with the positive growth of a child as the main subject. After important? Giving knowledge or just mentally, physically or emotionally. working for five years as a using books. Why can’t we use the But maintaining a positive school method which they love the most? teacher in different subjects, I have tried it and I’m successful in School culture is Rashmi was promoted as doing that. After thinking a lot about the most important parents’ disagreement, last year I took the head of the department. the step and removed books from foundational She has also completed school curriculum. You won’t believe I element of the A.I.E.C.C.E course. received miraculous response. [email protected] Now students are taught in their school favorite method i.e. play way method not only in pre-primary but also in primary level. Our teachers think and create games like board games, dominoes, Legos, etc. as teaching aids and teach them with that. Even www.lxl.in 2019 February | Mentor | 15

Cover Story HAHPAPPYAPTPYSEhAaSrmCCaHH, PrEOinRcOipaLAl,=BNi“rDlHa PAHubPAlicPPScYPhoYoCl, HDPoAIhLaRDE”NT! QUALITY LEADERSHIP improve myself at every opportunity Another key practice that I follow is to to set higher benchmarks for anchor resilience and zest in my team Quality leadership is certainly the my team. to overcome any challenge. most important catalyst for the I follow the flow listed > understand success of the school. I would like to > weigh > lead. As a team leader I HIGHER EXPECTATIONS give credit for the whole leadership have a mantra-I tell my team “either FROM WORKSFORCE team. The success is measured I convince you or your convince me” by the leadership’s capacity to after that on the basis of unanimity I am grooming leaders and we have translate vision and mission of the we work with same dream, spirit and best outcomes by following the above organization into reality by putting up shared vision. Sometime a leader mentioned practices. Everyone knows cumulative efforts. wants to be a“democrat”and does not the duty assigned and feel free to I myself can’t bracket it in to a define the limits of brain storming, it take required decision during flow of specific category, however close to may turn into fiasco. project and programme. “participative”. I believe in invigorating My change agents further influence, A leader must have higher competencies of the team for ignite and inspire their team member expectations from the workforce optimum results. like a chain reaction. and of course by putting them on a I don’t believe in creating followers pedestal of self-confidence. “Higher” rather, I empower my team by We wish to have is a comparative term that shows delegating them power and a “Happy School” progress. Hence if we equip the team responsibility. In first stage they when we give a with foresightedness, pace control become “Induced leaders” while better exposure to and continuous follow up, the team accepting responsibility and in second will meet expectations. stage they become “performing teacher. One has to be very careful as this leader” where accountability is added. approach can be a disaster due to lack I myself set example of conduct of clarity, motivation and support. and accountability during various School is a set of stakeholders and tasks to deal with problems.We set service provider and any mismatch “SMART” goals (specific , measurable, can lead to dissatisfaction. attainable, reasonable and time We wish to have a “Happy School” bound) and believe In integrity of my when we give a better exposure intent, ethics based working yet firm to teacher. A series of subject and in decision making. I try to change/ www.lxl.in 16 | Mentor | February 2019

Cover Story competency based workshop have The school management supports the basis of the paradigm shifting been conducted. The school has a the initiative whole heartedly. Every of expected learning outcomes large population of 7500 students alternate Saturday CPD sessions are for 2030.Thematics teaching and and 600 staff, and we bridge the gap organized to hone their teaching skills. integrated curriculum are few steps between the expectation of stake in this direction. Quite interestingly holders and service providers. STUDENTS DEVELOPMENT aspect of new vocabulary and hand On other hand I conducted class wise on learning with “STEM” has been and age wise” parenting workshops” There are important domains of initiated right from kindergarten and received overwhelming response students’ development (based on .Results are overwhelming. as the parents could understand various educationist s research) the changing need of students and • C OGNITIVE - Mental skills • Birla Bay Bridge – This is an impact of generation gap. (knowledge) through formative interesting project where regular assessment. sampled testing is done with PARAMETER TO JUDGE • C HARACTER - Regular value based battery of questions which are not THE SCHOOL assessments. text book based, mostly based on • PHYSICAL - BMI observations applications after completion of a I judge my school on some basic • LEADERSHIP - By giving them topic in the class. Teachers can assess parameters; however I have added opportunities. themselves the outcomes and take few more to the generic ones. • S OCIAL AND EMOTIONAL - Through up remedial lessons. Presently this Capacity of students and teachers counsellor’s test and observations, has been introduced in class 6,7,8. should be increased to evolve a during out reach programme As you can’t build up any concept system based on “design think”. This • C REATIVE/INNOVATIVE - This is the without assessing thefoundation of innovative approach is required for foundation we have initiated “Birla that during formative years. everyone to keep pace with changing Bay Bridge” project through which dynamics of the world and their we develop their skills and measure • Compulsory breakfast – At the requisite aspiration. Hence following it by regular tests. beginning of each day, after the are the parameters:- We have a team of teachers under morning prayer, 15 minutes are • Everyone in school must learn “face of the school forum”. They pick allotted for compulsory breakfast in human values above anything else. and award students for turnout, all classes in the presence of class • Satisfaction of stakeholders and their Honesty, Human Values. Students are teacher. As most of the students willingness to contribute to school. awarded badges and their photo id is come by school buses and they are • O ut of box thinking and continuous displayed on their board for a week. picked up from the house around innovations and teaching and This encourages them to follow the 5.15 a.m. to 6. 30 a.m. , in haste they learning process. same and develop a sense of pride. don’t have proper breakfast. If a • Critical thinking and problem solving child is forced to learn with empty capacity. DYNAMIC CURRICULUM – stomach, the “brain “ needs energy • Intangible ones: - a “happy child”, BEST PRACTICES and incase it doesn’t get it, the happy teacher and happy parent. pressure may weaken the arteries. We must keep our learning goals • Dynamic curriculum – the school When initially we started it for to meet all affective and cognitive has started preparing its own primary, other parents also requested domains with collaborative skills. teaching material (specially in for the same and now many other kindergarten and primary ) on schools in Qatar are following the CAPACITY BUILDING same as it was appreciated by education department and media. Our school has a separate “capacity building and quality enhancement • Project Eureka – Science stream department (CBQED) for the same, A unique experiment and may be pivoting the need of the same. In charge Vice – Principal arranges class observations and self- appraisal of teachers and on the basis of their personal needs, continuous CPD session and orientation programme is conducted throughout the year. All the teachers are motivated to take-up at least one online “MOOC” course in a year related to their subject or interest www.lxl.in 2019 February | Mentor | 17

Cover Story students of class XI and XII, bring We know one teacher can’t teach in born in every child thereby helping one multiple choice type question the “whole” class the whole time them create a difference to their every day and drop it in a box. The allotted, as students have different future.The overall development of our best question in every month for all IQ and grasping capacity. The school students is enhanced by stimulating subjects is awarded with a“Parker pen”. initiated one programme in Math growth in their physical, intellectual, The concept behind this project is, if we have parallel class of the subject social and spiritual sphere. We strive you know how to tie a knot you can in class 4 and 5 and students go to to create an empowered generation open it also. i.e. if you know how to different classrooms as per their that seeks intellectual and aesthetic put a tricky question you can identify competency level. Few sections have excellence in all spheres of life”. such types during board exam. The slow pace, remedial teaching and few students who are unable to bring the classes have enhanced and extended As per the above mentioned motto, question, drop a slip with the words, teaching ever beyond the syllabus. the school must have clear direction “God Bless me“.All these questions are Results are overwhelming as teachers for teachers, students and parents. put up as“practice test“ on school ICR in every section address almost 100% to solve“online”. students at 100% time. FOR TEACHERS • Positive reinforcement: In most of The school pays best salaries to the cases of indiscipline, we take up the teachers in the region and also • Teacher must know, One can’t be a positive reinforcement by giving them award annually on the basis of their teacher without expressing who he/ a project to help younger students or performance. These incentives she is. Hence a teacher has to be a use any other constructive way. Hence inspire them to work harder. role model. if we give him a chance to improve this way, he will not attempt to repeat 21ST CENTURY SKILLS • Technological competence to it ,the results of this approach are very use adequate blend of tools and encouraging as children know if they The school is one among the very pedagogical opportunities. tell the truth they may be pardoned few in the world that has taken up or get ”positive reinforcement “ task. “SDG”s (Sustainable development • Teacher should be a self-starter and They are many other tiny steps knitted goals of UN) as the integral part of autonomous learner. well in school system. the activities. These goals are aimed • The school was the first in the gulf at 2030 and we are adjusting our • B e Creative and innovative to make countries to organized a “TEDx event.” teaching methods, contents with a learning a joyful experience. This year again we organized the event pedagogy we can force. School is in which outstanding thinkers from working as “future skills”. These relate • They must be able to integrate all over the globe were invited. The to digital skills and soft social skills academics with moral values, whole programme was conducted like interpersonal communication, community spirit and life skills. by “student body” of the school very conflict management handling . effectively. Artificial intelligence negotiation, FOR STUDENTS • Competition with Self- Students take civic competence and above all to part in the project and set their goals instill ethical values and personal • S chool must be able to install in all for academic sources who so ever attitude. They should be self-learners the students the right virtue, sound make it is awarded with a certificate. and dare to be innovators. moral values and a firm belief in The school participated in “PISA” and truth. they gained international assessment. CLEAR GOALS AND School tops the country in averages. DIRECTION FOR THE • To respect differences and be The other assessment that we take up SCHOOL. shaped as a global citizen. are science Olympiads, TERI, ASSET, and Tallentx by Allen institute. Other A school can achieve desired goals by • To provide conceptual than that students participate in bringing together all stakeholders and understanding and skill to derive “Shastra Pratibha”, National Science aligning their thoughts and action it’s application through creativity, Congress ,toastmaster Qatar debate in the direction of shared vision and analysis and innovation. etc. common goals. The most important accomplishment of the school lies in • T o instill in each child a sense of self- PROBLEMATIC AREAS happiness and wellness of students esteem and habit to appreciate self PREVAIL OVER and contentment of stakeholders. too. Hence the goal is one, yet tools may Sometimes teachers become be many as directive principals to • To provide opportunity and prejudiced or judgmental. The school reach the goal and their aspirations. challenge in the equally rich fields could resolve it up to reasonable Our motto –Enlightenment through of physical, cultural and artistic extent by continuous coaching of education derives- endeavours. teachers. “In line with our motto the school focuses on bringing out the talents • To inculcate social awareness and and channelizing the potential that is a sense of community that will motivate the children to grow as compassionate and responsible global contributor. • To inculcate the habit of “asking questions” and thinking “out of the box”. www.lxl.in 18 | Mentor | February 2019

Cover Story FOR PARENTS • One many very few schools in Asia Quite beautifully every child and to take “Sustainable development teacher starts the day with positive • T o support school’s initiative, to goals” of UN for 2030. As the part of outlook and self-appreciation. They inculcate a sense of appreciation school curriculum and activities. stand in front of the mirror and affirm instead of criticism. • M ay be among very few school “I am the best “before coming to • To provide adequate information having a separate dedicated school every day. required for “Good parenting “ for department for “capacity building This is interesting to understand different age groups and evels. and quality enhancement” among that this “self-declaration “means • Project “synergy” to utilize parents teachers (CBQED). the willingness to become the “BEST resource for career counselling of • Biralites topped the Gulf schools in VERSION “of one self every day. senior students. quiz conducted recently related to In the evenings they evaluate their • T o inculcate sense of belongingness “Indian Cultural heritage”. conduct during the day and decide with one objective to see their wards • School’s parenting workshops are to correct the one error/mistake next develop carefully. very popular at international level day. Correction may be related to and have overwhelming followers behavior or any other aspect. SAFETY AND STRUCTURE on YouTube. Many parents have also joined • B irla Bay Bridge is a unique concept this movement .Result is “HAPPY Particularly Qatar government helps of formative assessment based SCHOOL”. to create a safe environment in follow up. A really very useful tool When you repeat the same statement schools . Their regular and frequent for strengthening conceptual cum every day, somewhere your inspection, awareness ,workshops application based learning. “Subconscious” brain starts working have made schools adequately • School gets united to help when to achieve this. The movement has responsible as there is no compromise any calamities occur in the world, changed the perception of everyone with schools safety requirements. under the guidance of school following it. management. I receive students in the morning at UNIQUE ACHIEVEMENTS • “ Disha” platform for students to help the school gate with “Good Morning”. OF THE SCHOOLS them decide their stream and career. By receiving many good morning wishes, one’s morning is going to be • The school was first among the Gulf SUCCESS STORY OF good. This practice has developed CBSE schools to organise “TEDx THE SCHOOL great bonding and belongingness events in 2017 and 2nd edition in among children. 2018.Now it’s an annual fixture. Every student and teacher feels • T he school has been first in the Gulf charged right from the beginning of to initiate the “Atal Tinkering Lab” in the day. We launched “Project –Be the the school to train young minds in best version “. the area of “Artificial intelligence”. www.lxl.in 2019 February | Mentor | 19

Leadership WRHEYBEISL RLIoTlEe oANf a DLEeaCEderREinSthIeNSChAaEngRDingYUWoCTrldOATBIOE NA Much has been said and written of learners to understand and look is open to ideas and takes his team about leadership. I don’t mean to forward to. along for the good of people. To me, repeat or tweak the same. What I wish Who is a rebel? Rebel, surely, is not rebel is one who breaks established to share with you is to understand an authoritarian who pushes his rules to make way for new and creative role and responsibilities of a leader in point of view through by all means. ideas beneficial to people. A rebel can the changing world. Leaders of today An authoritarian leader perceives mean good and that is what I want have a significant role to play in the success in forcing his command and to talk about- rebel leadership and changing world when we are no longer unilateral decision executed. A rebel how this kind of leadership forges fragmented by narrow domestic walls. leader, unlike authoritarian leader, constructive changes in a work Globe is flattened by technology and culture. Such a leader has gumption immense flow of information infused Creativity, to challenge status quo, conformity, with unfathomable role of technology critical thinking, standardization and linearity and thus has brought us all at a stage where collaboration, helps organization to discover gap and we have to devise creative ways to communication, push them to innovate and ultimately manage the onslaught. A leader, with global and cultural thrive. A rebel can manifest itself in a the rebel deep inside, alone can fix this awareness are dissenting voice, trying to challenge transition. We frantically need dynamic now some of the a decision. Leaders who we celebrate leaders who can appreciate and today didn’t start out perceived as encourage different voices, diverse fundamental such. They created history by thinking perceptions, dissent, disagreement, requirements differently. These leaders started debate and discussions. Leaders of the times alone, at times shunned by their own like King Martin Luther, Gandhi people for their approach to think and Steve jobs are a few classical divergently and challenge antiquated examples of rebel leadership and system. Their journeys have been this is what I want us as a community daunting but not enervating. www.lxl.in 20 | Mentor | February 2019

Leadership Motivation, persistence and resolve of education is based on the concept and traditions exist, is to break away were the attributes that allowed them of mass production. Education model from them and find inspiration.” think big and act out of box. during the era of industrial revolution applying this principle in the context Let’s have look at education and the had a different priority. It was meant of education, it seems that we are role of a rebel leader. The world of to meet the labor needs. This system following mindlessly old paradigm today and tomorrow is changing worked well and gave impetus to of education which is irrelevant to enormously. It offers different levels the revolution much needed at that current times. As a rebel leader, head of challenges with breathtaking point of time but the demands of of an institution can create conducive perceptions. It is very difficult to 21st century are all together different. environment to encourage educators anticipate what the world would Industrial standardized model is no to try and invent better ways of look like in the next ten years. Same more a viable solution to current learning. was impossible to visualize a decade challenges. Honestly speaking, it has ago. Technology, especially use of now become redundant. For a very ENCOURAGE AI, has enormously invaded into our long time we have acted like ostrich, CONSTRUCTIVE lives. The crucial point is that there not willing to realize that the old DISSENT: is, more than before, need to focus model of education is unsuitable to our attention to developing new the circumstances of 21st century. It “As humans, we often focus on just set of skills among our children and is high time to encourage leadership one perspective, and generally it’s youth. Creativity, critical thinking, that can work towards this goal and our own,” Gino says. “Whether it’s collaboration, communication, global challenge the prevalent education in conversations or in meetings, and cultural awareness are now some system. Priority of such a leader we often seek out the opinions of of the fundamental requirements of would be to create emotionally people who have something similar the times. Whatever way the future resilient and intellectually stimulating to offer. What rebels do is fight that unfolds itself in, with these skills, at environment for adults and students instinct. They find ways to steer some least our youth will be able to navigate thrive in and challenge status quo to conflict or encourage disagreement.” well. This is possible if the culture of invent better ideas. A leader has to In educational institution, an learning is re defined in the institutions stand up, think out of square, step out efficient leader will listen to various of learning and intellectually of comfort zone and lead the way. Our perspectives or even dissent of staff stimulating and challenging existing parochial education system and community which allows stake culture is created by educators in calls for revolution. We cannot afford holders to participate and have a leadership position. to ignore or defer it further. It is a sense of responsibility. A dissent is The culture of learning with a mission rebel leader alone who can disenthrall welcomed if that brings greater good to make it more engaging and the old model and forge revolution to student community. Don’t frighten relevant, there is a demand for leaders in education. any voice that doesn’t toe the lines who have growth mind set with of others. Don’t reject an idea just streaks of rebellion. They are not afraid Gino, who is a behavioral scientist, has because it is different. of asking question. Questions ignite embarked on a quest to find successful mind, jogs mind out of slumber and rebels. Based on her research, she passiveness. argues that rebel leadership does Man is essentially curious by nature contribute constructively and and his desire to learn more needs to positively in any organization. be directed & stimulated right from And she makes the case that early years, time when he joins school. rebellion would make life A rebel leader, unlike If the environment, say school, doesn’t more fulfilling. She has respond well to curiosity, the appetite come up with the a few authoritarian leader, is open to may fade. Nurturing and stimulating characteristics of a rebel ideas and takes his team along for its curiosity is thus what a rebel leader in her book the good of people. To me, rebel is one leader is capable of and we seek such “The Eight Principles of who breaks established rules to make leadership in education. Rebel Leadership.” Looking at the current education way for new and creative ideas beneficial scenario, focus on unquestionable to people. A rebel can mean good and conformity, suppressing individuality, SEEK OUT that is what I want to talk about- rebel creativity and imagination cannot stay THE NEW: longer. It can breed disillusionment leadership and how this kind of and discontentment. Standardization “It’s very easy for us all to leadership forges constructive is doing no good. Our prevalent system fall back into routines and changes in a work culture mindlessly follow them, day after day,” Gino says. “What this principle allows us to do, even in situations where routines www.lxl.in 2019 February | Mentor | 21

Leadership OPEN CONVERSATIONS, DON’T CLOSE THEM: “Rebels are willing to keep their minds open,” says Gino. O pen channels encourages a collaborative attitude which is so significant in the context of education also. Open conversation happens when a leader is open minded and willing to learn from others. He motivates and appreciates diversity. REVEAL YOURSELF AND REFLECT: While rebel leaders focus on their LEAD FROM THE passionate, life-long learning through strengths they are honest about their TRENCHES: development of attitudes to become weaknesses and make an effort to contributing part in the world of reflect on both. “They don’t hide who “Another interesting aspect about the 21st century. they are, or pretend to know, or be rebels I met is that they often take on something that they are not,” Gino roles or activities that you wouldn’t Ms. ANJU KAUL writes. After all rebel leaders are not expect them to take,” Gino says. In Ms. Anju Kaul, Director, super humans. They can have brilliant short, rebel leaders are willing to get Wockhardt Global School, idea which may or may not work their hands dirty, and their employees Maharashtra, India has sometime. But yes, they don’t give up respect them for that. As a head of an worked in various senior till they find a better way. organization, there is nothing that he can’t do. This attitude demonstrates leadership positions LEARN EVERYTHING his willingness to do any job, small - Director Academics, THEN FORGET or big. A rebel leader rises above Head of School and EVERYTHING: pettiness. Director of School in India and overseas. Having a “They have a deep understanding of FOSTER HAPPY repertoire of experience what’s there, and that’s the basis that ACCIDENTS: in various programs like allows them to transform and create,” International Baccalaureate, Gino says. “It’s really about developing “Too often, leaders believe that Cambridge Assessment a deep understanding of the thing success depends on hierarchical International Education, that is already there before you break, command and control,” Gino writes CBSE, AP, SAT and ACT, she transform, and create.” A rebel leader in Rebel Talent. “Rebels, on the other has worked in challenging is not carried away by fancy or biases. hand, know the value of a happy roles and is one of the Instead, he analyses all parameters accident. They believe in work spaces leading educators today. before jumping into action. and teams that cross-pollinate. The [email protected] rebel realizes that a mistake may FIND FREEDOM IN unlock a breakthrough.” While trying 22 | Mentor | February 2019 CONSTRAINTS: a different approach, accident might happen but that could ignite mind Often people complain that they further. cannot innovate because parameters of their job are too constrained. SUMMARY Rebels work through and even find inspiration in constraints. “Rebels One can be a rebel without being a work through the constraints, and, if leader but to be an effective leader it anything, the constraints become a is perhaps an asset to have rebellion source for thinking differently about in him. Let’s not forget that great the problem. The constraints don’t revolutions have been led by rebel hold you back, but they’re a platform leaders. A rebel leader in the context you use to think creatively about the of education is expected to foster a situation,” says Gino. learning culture to enhance active, www.lxl.in

Innovation GENERATTheTIhNouGght HAPPYBehind Education MINDS INTRODUCTION MAJOR CONCLUSIONS kids back in India do not have these Happiness is a journey, issues…they too have but to a lesser not a destination… • M usic can boost happiness and degree may be. Ben Sweetland But these days, why are kids more reduce anxiety in children and adults prone to these issues one might The journey of being happy in one’s ask! Children studying in schools in life begins on the day the child first • S inging in choirs brings people this part of the world have far too sees the rays of the sun after landing many problems when compared on this planet earth and it ends only at together to those in India. In the pursuit of the grave. From birth to death, it will amassing wealth fast, both parents be a long journey and it is everyone’s • In school-going children, music plays well educated and experienced find wish to remain happy always. How are lucrative jobs in the gulf. Again it is we to achieve this common wish that a role in improving the verbal IQ not just gulf parents who are working languishes in the minds of all human for money and amassing wealth. Back beings? Our first school is home and • P laying sports is good for the home also both our first teachers are our parents. parents are employed to make both Every mother sings lullaby to make development of healthy mind, ends meet. Parents working and her infant‘happy’and induce the sleep body and spirit which adds to the leaving for their work place along with while her baby is in the cradle and happiness of an individual the children (who leave for school as this begins from the day one when early as 6am) sadly find time to look she places her baby on her lap. The • S ports is one of the best media into the happiness and wellbeing of influence of music in the minds of through which we inculcate their children. As parents are working children is therefore well established leadership, team spirit, couples, from the time the kids are and it is not debated at all. accountability, honesty and born, they are bound to spend most dedication. All these will contribute of their time with the maids or at the Through this message I wish to to the happiness of an individual daycare centers. Maids and daycare establish the importance of sports, centers are also interested in making music, art, dance and culture for I have been working in the middle quick money and so one cannot our happiness. east for the last 35 years in various expect them to show the concern and capacities and my vast experience has care that kids at their tender age prompted me to choose this topic as the gulf school kids are having several behavioral and health related issues that deprive them of their ‘happiness’ and happiness of their loved ones as well. This does not mean that www.lxl.in 2019 February | Mentor | 23

Innovation require. Thus these kids grow up in an most of all, they had fun and sported worthwhile to mention that students environment where the love factor a smile always. in the gulf schools never want to miss is deficient. Mothers don’t find time Life is far too scripted today. Plans are school on the days they have physical to cook food that kids like and this made. Kids have very little control over education periods. They want to play introduces them to junk food once their lives. Most of them are not truly however sick they are on that day. Yes, they enter the temple of learning and happy. they want to mingle with their peer it makes them obese at a very young Now with parents who are successful group, talk, laugh, shout, run and at age. The oily food containing food professionals not having time for the end of 45 minutes want to exhaust additives and preservatives have a their kids who else can contribute their energy and feel happy they could profound influence on the behavioral to the happiness of a child one may be together for that period of time. All pattern of the children in our school ask. Well, here is the answer... The they want is a burst of happiness and and there are scholarly research based school teachers can surely contribute relaxation. Get involved in a physical articles on these. to some extent as most of the time is activity because when kids are playing Our teachers often complain to me spent in the schools. sports, working out at a gym, or about behavioral issues among taking a brisk walk, physical activities the children in the Kindergarten DOES SPORTS PLAY trigger brain chemicals that make and primary school. Several studies A ROLE IN GIVING them feel happier and more relaxed. have shown the effect the food has HAPPINESS TO A CHILD Team sports in particular provide a in altering the mood and behavior IN A SCHOOL? chance to unwind and engage in a in children. The classic symptoms satisfying challenge that improves of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Every school curriculum has both their fitness. They also provide social Disorder (ADHD) include insomnia, scholastic and co-scholastic activities. benefits by allowing them to connect lack of concentration, mood swings Children in our schools eagerly wait for with teammates and friends in a and frequent destructive outbursts. their physical education periods. It is recreational setting. These are visible at a very tender What we did and our findings: We age and kids are treated with strong One who can be pulled out all the kids who had various medicines to overcome these. creative and can learning issues, behavioral issues that Another factor that helps the gulf create something affected their ‘happiness’ and their kids to become lazy and obese is the out of nothing finds parents’ happiness every morning ‘TV’ factor. All of them are residing in before the classes started and made apartments and there is no playground immense joy them exercise under the care of a well- or parks nearby for these kids to go trained coach. They were allowed to and play and provide relaxation to run, do simple yoga exercises and play their mind. The only entertainment for a while and then send back to the they have is the television set or PSP class teachers. It’s just plain fun for kids games or these days using WhatsApp to run, jump, swim, ride bikes, and play and chat! ball -- ideally, with teachers joining Thus, sad to say when it comes in. After all, isn’t having fun the most to children, most of the parents basic definition of happiness? These don’t think of their happiness. They children over a period of just focus on their success. They have misconceptions and mistake success for happiness. Parents tend to compare. They think more about achievements, milestones and trophies. Once upon a time, childhood was filled with endless days spent outside and very little time spent in front of TV or other indoor activities. Imaginations ran wild and kids sought happiness and fun with nothing but a few matchbox cars, stones, pebbles, or even an old cardboard box they played with. They played, they learned, they sweated out and they socialized. But www.lxl.in 24 | Mentor | February 2019

Innovation time showed a lot of improvement We could see tangible improvement SUMMARY in their behavior and were more in their mental state. Their sense of active in the classroom. Their reasoning, logical and critical thinking We live in an age of ironic detachment, academic performance too showed improved. They were found to be so you may not always be aware of the improvement and one of them who more calm both inside and outside corrosive effect your flip comments was highly autistic cleared the class XII the classrooms. Our school has in its have on your child. Yet a cynical CBSE exam with 87% (he had a scribe). annual activity plan, group rhyme attitude can take a huge toll on your Based on the success stories, we have competition, choral recitation, choir in child’s sense of security, a crucial three periods of physical education in different languages so that everyone component of happiness. Kids need to our schools while most schools have gets an opportunity to be a part of believe that the world is a good place one. This has increased the percentage school choir, and the best form the and that people are basically decent. of attendance of students as they are school band. Every morning before Express positive viewpoints about more than happy coming to school. the first bell rings we play soothing the people and the world around. They do not want to stay at home as bhajans or instrumental music that Help your child find joy in everyday they know that school is the place to reaches all the classrooms through the things. Happiness after all is the state find happiness. public address system. The end result of mind and there is no one thing that is that everyone sits in the class and can make you and me happy. Aristotle MUSIC EDUCATION HELPS enjoys the music instead of running rightly said “Happiness depends upon CHILDREN IN ATTAINING around and getting hurt. We have ourselves.” HAPPINESS compulsory music education at school for all the kids from grades 1 – 10. Mr T.Premkumar Music and musical instruments are Every year we hold a week long talent Mr T.Premkumar is believed to have powers that heal both show program for all classes from the Principal of Indian the body and the mind. Research has grades 1 – 12 and it is heartwarming to Educational School, Kuwait. found that learning music, facilitates see the kids happily participating and His immense contribution learning other subjects and enhances cheering the participants. Every class to the field of education skills that children inevitably use in gets about 6 long hours to showcase has earned him the most other areas. “A rich music experience their innate talents and feel proud of coveted ‘CBSE Teachers’ in children in singing, listening and themselves. Award in 2016’. Premkumar moving is really bringing enormous is a very proactive and benefit to children as they progress ROLE OF ART EDUCATION experienced member of the into more formal learning,” says Mary IN ENHANCING CBSE Gulf Sahodaya and Luehrisen of NAMM. Music education HAPPINESS is currently serving as the has profound influence in language Chairperson of the same. development and it helps multiple The connection between the creative He has had the privilege to sense organs to work in coordination process of art making and personal serve the Oman Chapter for with each other. Prof. Manjul Bhargav happiness is by no means a new idea two consecutive years. presently teaching at Princeton that I am sharing through this paper. [email protected] University, while he was a boy of three One who can be creative and can or four years of age, played tabala create something out of nothing finds during his leisure and the pleasure he immense joy. The concept of flow of got from that got translated into the creative art, points to two happiness field of mathematics and today he says factors that have enhanced human it is the basis of the Fibonacci number life for thousands of years. One is theory. While listening to music or the capacity to find joy in creativity playing musical instruments our brain through the pleasure of invention cells release a drug known as Dopamine and exploration. This capacity is which makes us feel“happy”. based on evolutionary biology to ensure survival of individuals and WHAT WE DID AND communities through innovation. OUR FINDINGS? The other is the ability to get pleasure and relaxation from creating useful, Not all our kids who are labeled as yet aesthetic objects; this is a form of PWD (person with disability) could be rejuvenation that is not only practical, taken out to the play-field, as some of but also health-enhancing. We them had physical problems as well. conduct art classes compulsorily and We put these kids in the music room hold inter-school art competitions. and played soothing music or allowed them to sing along with the instructor. www.lxl.in 2019 February | Mentor | 25

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