Online TTT
Cherish the experience
Its been a long time since I've gone through something which has "provoked me" or raised fundamental / radical thoughts. Its been an expereince I'll cherish all my life.
Child drives the learning
After 10ttt session, I try adopting some lessons learnt fm the course. Currently I take carnatic music classes at a music school and at my home. Some methods I have made is 1. Ask them to compose their own notes within the given scale and make them sing
2. Copy the class lessons themselves
3. Give them a chance to correct their singing by questioning where the notes went wrong
4. Give them fishes
5. Relate music to maths and ask them to work out the counts for the talas-this they enjoy
Well, hope I do justice to the classes and your teachings
Gained a Lot
I think I have gained a lot from the TTT session ( i was from the first batch). I try to use as much as possible during my interaction with both children and adults. I cannot claim success on all accounts but at least I feel I tried my best!
As an outcome of what I learnt I decided to take part in a teachers and principals seminar organised by India International school on 6th September (teachers Day) at which I presented a paper titled " Motivating the reluctant Learner ". Much of what is in the paper I attribute to my learning at Geniekids. Incidentally I also won a cash prize for the paper!!
Genie Mom
Geniekids has made, is making and am confident that it would continue to make a satisfactory difference in my life. The impact that Geniekids has created in me is, that the name 'Geniekids' has become a permanent fixture in my mind. All the sessions that I have attended in Geniekids as a parent, as a trainee and as a faculty continues to nourish & develop- Awareness & Acceptance in me which makes me stay cool and contented amidst all the hurdles that comes my way day in and day out. I can never forget Ratnesh's teachings on the consequences of creating one's own self image. Circle time is practised at home (my better half, my daughter and I) as and when required, which plays an important role in the better bonding of our relationship. Thanks to Geniekids for it has taught me to handle my teen daughter efficiently(My daughter's friends appreciate the rapport between my daughter and me).
‘World would bloom with genies if there is a genie(genie mom or genie pop or genie child) in every family’.
Thanks & Regards,
Genie Mom Mashi.
Do not miss Any session
restless......sometime u would want that class should be on everyday so
that u get peace.......and realise that solutions are within u.....Your
awareness about urself will increase, and in turn u will allow ur kid
to become aware of himself.......It will let u think if u are assisting
the chilld or interefering the child....n u will learn to ask many many questions......:) , and draw many many mind maps....it will change ur look n feel....meaning u will stop worrying abt look n start getting closer to feel
I have become relaxed.......
Using beliefs to benefit and breaking those which are interefering.....using choices n giving choices to the others too......
am actually using thinking skills to analyse my problems. I was most
confused on this topic, but its the one I am using most.......and HOM
is something where I need to learn more , its still a confusion and i
still feel consciously incompetent in dis area.....many things are not
still clear n feel the need to understand it more, to become more aware
of myself....
feelings part I have almost become unconsciously competent....and now a
days i find myself using it with everyone, myself, kids n adults
equally......
have solved many more personal problems which had very deep n painful
hurts....and now in fact i think, it was good that all that
happened.......
Enriching
Empowering...Enriching...Enabling...Eye-opener :-) Wish all children were lucky enough to have a parent who learnt this course!
How it helped me: I used to operate from a very rigid set of beliefs in interacting with children...I believed also that it was a very positive set of beliefs, but this course helped me to develop more flexibility, acceptance and made me approach things with a more open mind which I find is much happier for everyone including myself!
About doing classes online (webclass): 95% of the course went very smoothly...only 5% was affected by technical (network) problems which I'd say is much better than experiencing the whole commuting issue , that is for people in Bangalore. For those in other cities this is the only way of taking this unique course. It is a good learning experience getting to know how e-training is done. You need power backup and a fairly reliable broadband network. Otherwise all the software is easy to use and free to use. The trainers are very patient and helpful! We had fun during the class, lots of offline chats and jokes just like a regular classroom, one good aspect was you could read the transcripts and understand discussions even AFTER the class.
About doing practicals in my city: I have done a summer camp for primary school kids which was well received. I could never have done it without the learnings from OTT and huge amount of help from Geniekids! Am planning to start classes for children from home which meets my requirement of a stay-at-home, parttime at the same time creative job which will include my small kids as well. Also hope to do more courses from GK!

