Friday 18 November 2022
Why Reading Aloud Never Gets Old - Edutopia
Wednesday 16 November 2022
Education - Reveda Bhatt
Education! First, they ask what it is? Then they don't let you have your own definition!
Warning: *CHOKING HAZARD* Contains I.C.S.E. - keep out of reach of kids studying elsewhere.
We should have gotten that, but sorry, here in India, you don't have a choice but to mug the syllabus up!
How do we do it? Does it remind you of something?
It reminds me of Doraemon's gadget - the one just eating the bread; you could learn the whole thing from your book. Doesn't exist, but if it did, the top purchasers would be the children of Indian schools.
Okay, so I personally don't like the system here. It's like you have to scan all that's printed in your books and make a photocopy of it on your exam sheet! Doesn't matter if even it's the last thing you would need in your life. You need to learn all about it.
If you want to become a doctor, you should know the depth of the core beneath the surface.
To become a geologist, you should know the names of the human body's bones.
Does it make any sense? No, right?
But according to our education system, it does. In fact, that's the motive to feed you every baseless knowledge that would help you anywhere in your life!
THEY DON'T KNOW THE FACT THAT FOR EVERY LITTLE THING WE FIT IN OUR BRAIN, ANY AND EVERY USEFUL THING GOES OUT, out in the sense-sinks in into this heap!
Literally, there is no experiential learning. I doubt they even know of that word! L.O.L.! All they do is supply each child with a box to fill in with dead warriors, articles and other things, and by the time you pick out useful stuff, your bag is complete!
Keeping us in a box like that serves no purpose but forces us to enter the class and just wait around the clock for the bell to ring!
Trin Trin!
Grade 9
The Aryan School
Celebrating the Journey - one year at My Good School
One year ago, I got a call which said an Internship was being offered by My Good School.
I was excited and nervous, but as time passed, I settled there, or you can say I now have a family here!
The Fabindia School
Village & PO Bali
Dist Pali, Rajasthan
India
Monday 14 November 2022
1st Birthday 🎉 Celebration @ My Good School
A special podcast to celebrate Children's Day at My Good School
Release Date: 14th November
Recording Date and Time: 13th November at 5 pm
Hosts: Anvesha and Simar
Guests:
Students:
Rishona Chopra, Gyanshree School
Arav Agarwal, Billabong High International School Thane
Yashraj Sharma, Gyanshree School
Vani Pandey, Gyanshree School
Arfa Khan, Ahlcon Public School
Reveda Bhatt, The Aryan School
Shambhavi Nautiyal, Ahlcon Public School
Teachers:
Sandeep Sir; and Jugjiv Sir, Governing Council members at My Good School.
The Script
No story is ever complete, so with this script!
Anvesha: It's crazy how fast time flies and how things progress around us. We are new to My Good School, but a year has passed. We just didn't realise that.
Simar: That is very true. My Good School has been a milestone for me. It has taught me so much, and I will forever be grateful.
Anvesha: This journey has been incredible, full of learning and love. So today, I Anvesha
Simar: And I Simar
Anvesha: Welcome all of you to the one-year Podcast at My Good School! This celebration would be incomplete without all the interns and our mentors who are a part of this beautiful journey, right?
Simar: Truly, so I invite my friends and interns at My Good School, Rishona, Arav, Yashraj, Vani, Arfa, and Reveda, and we also ask Sandeep, sir.
Anvesha: Hi Rishona, How was my Good school? It has been quite a journey, right?
Rishona: I absolutely agree. From "Is Your Child Ready To Face The World" By Dr Sibal to Totto-chan, Swami, friends, and now Hari Ghass Ki Chappar Wali Jhopdi aur bona pahad. It has been a journey full of learning, writing, reading and, of course, reflecting. Each of these stories carries its beauty and never fails to leave us with food for thought. I am sure we all agree that My Good School is perhaps unique and has so many outstanding memories! The most memorable part is how we all make the team and work together in coordination.
Simar: I couldn't agree with you more, Rishona. I would like to invite my friend Arav to talk about his experience.
Arav: It has been an amazingly fulfilling experience at My Good School. This 1 year has helped me to explore, learn and know myself better. The books we read together helped me reflect on and taught me how we can inculcate life values in our everyday life. I think somewhere we all could find a part of ourselves in Totto Chan, Swami and Bolu. From reading to working together, My Good School has helped me experience the absolute joy of learning. I am grateful for this beautiful platform.
Anvesha: Thank you for sharing that with us, Arav. The Hindi session is essential in The Sunday School, doesn't it? Let's invite our host for the Hindi session, Yashraj, to answer that.
Yashraj: Yes, indeed. It is an honour to be a part of the Hindi session and, of course, to host it. Yesterday, I was self-assessing and noticed how much I've improved since the Hindi sessions started. I'm sure everyone who has participated in the sessions has benefited in some way or another from our Hindi sessions. Every Sunday, we try to make our sessions more joyful and exciting by adding short trivia and quizzes. In fact, we have decided to write a play based on the book we're reading, with everybody taking up different characters and working together!
Anvesha: Thank you, it was beautiful to hear you say so.
Simar: What about you, Anvesha? What have you learnt from your one year at My Good School?
Anvesha: My Good School has been a beautiful journey. All of us, the interns of My Good School, have been planted here at the Garden of Learning with so much love and compassion. Every new task is an opportunity to learn, do, and be more. There are numerous things that I have learnt from My Good School that will be impossible to put into a few words, but some of the most important lessons have been: Team Work; I learnt to work with others, collaborate and create. The stories read at The Sunday School left a deep impression on me and made me wonder whether Swami conquered another problem or what Totto-Chan did? I just love it! My Good School is a school we go to every day; it is the school of life, learning and love.
Simar: That's great. For me, my journey at My Good School has been quite exciting. I was very keen to experience real-life work. My Good School has been helpful to me in many ways. It helped me improve my confidence level and my speaking and writing skills. Furthermore, I was introduced to so many others like me! It was a fantastic experience, one I shall never forget and will look back on in the future. But now, living it is beautiful, and I treasure all that I have been taught here, all the people I have been introduced to, and all the insightful books we read together every Sunday!
Anvesha: Wonderful; now let Reveda and Vani share their experiences at My Good School.
Reveda: My Year at My Good School was great, exciting, significant, fantastic, outstanding, incredible, excellent. I would have put more words into it but let's talk ahead. So, it's brought so many changes in my personality. I can now speak in public fearlessly, yeah, right? It is totally a different concept, I wouldn't call it a School but a Freelancing Group where we can express ourselves in any way we want, and it totally brings my mind out of the box.
Vani: Definitely. For me, My Good School has been an outstanding learning experience. I love how we all come together from different schools, read, and share our experiences with each other, which in itself is marvellous. This has been an excellent platform where I have encouraged myself to speak out and write poems and stories. It is a perfect place for every young mind to join, and I have been telling my friends to think about it.
Simar: Thanks Reveda and Vani; now let us invite Arfa and Shambhavi to share their learnings over the past year at My Good School.
Arfa:
My time at my good has been fantastic, and I can see how it helped me. When I read in the reading sessions, I increased my reading skills and vocabulary. I was also able to do what I like, writing! I learnt new values each month and improved myself in a good way. In My Good School, I experienced the joy of learning and improved and made myself a better person.
Anvesha: Thank you, Arfa. After hearing you speak, I am sure that all of us love My Good School, but what is your favourite part of My Good School?
Rishona: For me, the favourite part of the session in The Sunday School is the reflection. After the exquisite reading session, it gives me immense pleasure to reflect, share my experiences and write, speak or draw about them. As Claude Monet said, "It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly".
Arav: My favourite part at My Good School has been exploring different things, from reading to working on podcasts and comic strips and creating posters. I loved working with the podcast team, and with the help of my mentors, I learned to do Podcast and video editing and found my joy through speaking. As rightly said, "The best education does not happen at a desk but at hands-on exploring and real-life experiences".
Yashraj: I, too, love to reflect and share my experiences with everyone! Reading everybody else's articles daily motivates me to work on my articles more and reflect every week!
Vani: My favourite part is the Joy Of Learning Diaries, where we can post our experiences and facts in the form of stories, poems, articles, drawings and even letters! It has helped me a lot in gaining confidence in writing.
Arfa: My favourite part is the reading session of the book 'Art of Focus' in The Sunday School. It is fun to learn new morals through intriguing stories and uplifting quotes!
Simar: My favourite part is making the Podcast. Podcasts are an engaging and fun way to inculcate all we learn in Sunday School. I always enjoy recording and making podcasts as they reflect everything I know. It is such a pleasure for me!
Anvesha: That's great, and the best part about My Good School for me is the Sunday School. We learn much at the Reading sessions, from Swami and Friends to the Art of Focus; all the handpicked tales flow with love and values. Sunday School is a beautiful experience and definitely, my favourite! We invite Sandeep sir and Jugjiv Sir to share their knowledge and favourite part about My Good School?
Sandeep Sir: My first year at My Good School was like starting again from Early Years, from Nursery! New school, new friends and an unknown curriculum added to the excitement. I cannot believe how much we can learn from each other, and a classroom has been flipped from the traditional teacher-led to a comfortable space with students at the centre. This really challenges the conventional schooling system. Reading was just the beginning. What followed was pure joy in reflections through blogs, podcasts, meetings and the internship program. Our school is one living example of spreading the joy of learning. As we move to year, too, it seems excellent times ahead as the students lead, and we add to the curriculum programs like Well-being, Space, using edtech and maybe end up with a virtual school for the world! Thanks to each of you for all the joy you spread, and may you always be the young learners at heart.
Simar: Thank you so much, Sandeep, sir.
Anvesha: With that, we come to the end of our Podcast. Comment below and let us know if you liked our Podcast. If you want to be a part of similar podcasts, join us. That's all for us today. Thanks for tuning in.
Life is a journey with problems to solve and lessons to learn, but most of all, experiences to share and experiences to enjoy.
We at My Good School come here today to celebrate our learnings and lessons as a beautiful year passes.
Join us in celebrating our school as we laugh at Totto-Chan's tactics, learn from Swami's mistakes, realise the road from the Art of Focus and improve from each session hereafter.
Anvesha Rana and Simar Kaur - Hosts from Gyanshree School
Rishona Chopra, Yashraj Sharma and Vani Pandey - Gyanshree School
Arav Agarwal, Billabong High International School Thane
Arfa Khan, Shambhavi Nautiyal - Ahlcon Public School
Reveda Bhatt, The Aryan School
Sandeep Sir, Jugjiv Sir - Mentors at My Good School
Comment below and let us know if you liked our Podcast. If you want to be a part of similar podcasts, join us. That's all for us today. Thanks for tuning in.
Sunday 13 November 2022
A unique subject - Rishona Chopra
The subject of compassion,
It is a subject, so not in fashion.
It's unique,
It speaks from within me.
Like it should be.
I love this subject,
It's an exquisite journey.
Understand someone,
Helping one,
Bring a smile to someone's face,
It's a different world, a different place.
Rishona Chopra
Grade VI
Gyanshree School
Swami and Friends - Anvesha Rana
However, on meeting Rajam, Swami realises there seems to be no other option. He fills Swami with the spirit of victory and the team's need for Swami, and Swami feels that he will leave after the match.
My Favourite Subject - Diva Gupta
If I study it and not any other,
I’m sure it will be enough
Diversity, fight against discrimination.
Making peaceful livelihoods with dedication
Did you hear about the Government?
It is making a new enactment!
Civics, it’s a great subject.
It brings an effect
Of excitement and adventure! Diva Gupta Grade VI Gyanshree School
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