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hma ifr sao skUla jaaeÐgao Peeping Through the Window of Independence in the

hma Aar ef esa Dala ko pMCI¸ pIDI saoSana haoMgao ifr sao¸ Opportunity- My Pandemic Journey classroom (3-6yrs.)
ifr sao cahcahaeÐgao. hma ]%saaiht haokr jaaeÐgao. Some wise person had once said- “Be willing to change because The children aged three years in
AcCo idna ifr AaeÐgao¸ ifr saoSana maoM bahut kuC saIK¸ life won't stay the same.” I am sure that everyone can feel this
yao idna BaI baIt jaaeÐgao. @laasa maoM [mPlaImaoMT krvaaeÐgao. statement even more powerfully now. Life was running smoothly the "Children's Houses" learn
ifr sao eiT/ema Bar jaaegaa¸ hma Kud pUro baccaaoM jaOsao pr¸ and then 2020 made a grand entrance. The world had a new and carry out activities like
jaba sTUDoMT\sa skUla AaeÐgao. BaaYaNa baccaaoM kao saunaaeÐgao. guest to welcome. We dearly named it COVID-19. The entire sweeping, dusting, making things
nanho ¹ maunnao Pyaaro baccao¸ ifr sao baccaoo mastI krnao kI¸ world had gone on lockdown because we didn't know a way to tidy, setting the table for meals,
Aar ef esa baigayaa mahkaeÐgao. trkIbaoM na[- Aaja,maaeÐgao. fight this virus. We still don't as the virus is still shining in its full waiting at the table, washing the
Ktma haoMgao Aa^na laa[na saoSansa¸ kOofoTeiryaa maoM ifr sao sabako iTif,na¸ glory. dishes, etc. At the same time,
hma Aa^f, laa[na pr AaeÐgao. Acaar¸ praÐza¸ sabja,I mahkaeÐgao. they learn to attend to their own
Kanao pr haoMgaI laD,a[yaaÐ baccaaoM kI¸
ka^rIDaor maoM QaUma macaogaI¸ AaOr TIcasa- ]nakao samaJaaeÐgao. I still remember the day; it was just the day before the lockdown personal needs i.e. to wash, to
ifr saba ei@Tva hao jaaeÐgao. baaoD- haoMgao ifr sajao qaIma pr¸ had started, 17 March 2020. I was sitting in the staff room with take showers, to comb their hair,
caa^k AaOr DsTr kI QaUla doK¸ eosaoMbalaI maoM raYT/gaana gaaeÐgao. my colleagues unaware of the surprise coming our way. We were to take a bath, to dress and
ifr mana pulaikt hao paeÐgao. saI saI e Sau$ hao jaaegaa¸ asked to wrap up our work as the state was going under complete undress, to hang up their clothes
laala syaahI¸ naaoTbauk ko baMDla¸ gau$ ¹ Sau˸ ifr hOi@Tk hao jaaeÐgao. lockdown for a month. At that moment we thought we are in the wardrobe, or to put them
ifr saoo mana kao BaaeÐgao. kao[- BaI hao proSaanaI pr¸ getting an early vacation. What we didn't speculate was one in drawers, to polish their shoes
Kula jaaeÐgao f,okolTI $msa¸ hma skUla jaanaa caahoMgao. month to be extended to many more months and till now we can't etc. These exercises are part of
TI ¹ ka^f,I ko maga ClaClaaeÐgao. ApnaI kma-BaUima pr jaakr hI¸ say when everything will be back to normal. the method of education, and do
P`aa^@saI caaT- ifr haoMgao tOyaar¸ hma¸ saukUna kao paeÐgao. As the new academic session was about to begin, we were not depend on the social
AaOr saba kama maoM jauT jaaeÐgao. hma Aar ef esa Dala ko pMCI¸ supposed to take lectures virtually. Suddenly we were thrown into position of the pupils; this is true
ifr sao egja,ama $ma KulaoMgao¸ ifr sao cahcahaeÐgao. an ocean of unknown depths and somehow we had to discover even for children from well-to-
@vaoScana popr banaae jaaeÐgao. AcCo idna ifr AaeÐgao¸ these depths and learn to swim. There was absolutely no chance do families that are given every
Paopr kao prf,o@T banaanao ko ilae¸ hma ifr sao skUla jaaeÐgao. for us to drown. kind of assistance at home, and
hma trIko nae ApnaaeÐgao. iSaKa gaaOr are accustomed to being
Technology has always been a constant and I must say a very
surrounded by a crowd of
important part of our daily lives. But we had very little knowledge
servants. While attending the
Give and Take about the techs, which were about to be a part of our routine now "Children's Houses", even they
as they would be a medium for us to connect with our students.
'Give and take' is a simple collocation, but so profound in its interpretation. When we unconsciously use it, Therefore, we embarked on a new journey. We became students take part in these exercises of
we are using a very powerful paradigm. Have you ever wondered why we do not change the sequence ever? again! We learned everything from scratch. We learned and we practical life. The purpose of
We never say take and give. performed at the same time, we had to, there was no other option these activities is not utilitarian
but educational. The reaction of
I think it is because it is a basic law of living, survival. If we want any endeavour to be successful, we must first for us. It was tough as we had to teach our students. We had a
the children may be described as
give then take. In business we give time, ideas, capital and then expect to reap profits. To succeed in academics, responsibility in which we could not have failed.
a "burst of independence" from
we must put in effort and time to get desired results. It is common sense; we can't go the reverse way.
I am sure this journey has been like a roller-coaster ride for all but all unnecessary assistance that
It is so ironic that we forget this basic law of life in terms of our environment or relationships. We take our what matters is that we have emerged as winners. Today I can suppresses their activity and
family and friends for granted. We expect so much from them but rarely think of giving them first. We forget proudly pronounce that I am a teacher who can teach in any type p r e v e n t s t h e m f r o m
to give praises, gratitude, love, care, support. of adversities because I have learned to adapt and adopt. One can demonstrating their capacities.
We keep taking without giving first. This causes friction and our relationships go downhill. shoot any problem at me and I will have a solution for it. Gradually these “independent"

It is the same with the environment. We have taken and taken from mother earth but rarely thought of What I have learned from this journey is life changes, one can children learn to write at the age
giving it back something in return, even if it is in the form of just respect or love or blessing. never assume what may be the next chapter, but now I know how of four and a half years, learn to
to walk through difficult times. I would like to conclude by read spontaneously, and amaze
It's time we think from a new perspective, make a paradigm shift and learn to give more and balance the saying… everyone by their progress in
taking proportionately. Giving is not difficult a blessing, a compliment, a card, a smile; they don't cost much arithmetic.
but create a great impact. So, let us start giving and taking but with a practical approach. “Change is life. Life is change!”
Archana Mishra
Ratnali Sharma Aparna Mukherjee

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