Well it is not teacher's day, it is not student's day but a day of realization for me which I wanted to share with the whole world!I am a learner and will always be one!
I just realized that it has been close to year since I blogged... too long a gap.. but many things have kept me really really busy.. my M.Sc theory exams and sister's wedding, freelance projects.. but that does not mean I stop writing.. does it?? Sudden realization ;)..
Well this blog is just to tell the story of how I transformed from a student to a teacher and how it feels. After my son's birth, I have always been taking up only part time assignments.. I have been into technical writing, creating technical presentations, done diet counselling, conducted corporate workshops but teaching was something I had never ventured into..
My first teaching assignment was given to me by my mentor- Dr. Dharini Krishnan. Dharini ma'am has created one of the most exquisite diet softwares called E-digest. It helps you to do all your diet calculations within minutes right upto the micronutrient value. I was thrilled when one fine day she called me and asked me if I could train a group of students in Mumbai. It had been long since I had used the software but I was the topper in my batch and it didn't take me long to get back to my basics. This is where I became "Preethi Ma'am" to a few students.
Then the next path breaker came when Anuradha ma'am gave me the opportunity as a guest lecturer. I am indeed so very grateful to her. She has made me realize what is the value of a teacher and how influential can a teacher be. I love Anu ma'am's enthusiasm and charisma and she will surely be a source of inspiration to me! Well this has made me think deep and once my M.Sc is done, I might just think about giving the UGC NET exam so that I can officially qualify as a teacher. Well those are long distance dreams.
How could I forget to mention Renuka ma'am? If there is something called discipline, punctuality, ethics you need to learn from Renuka ma'am. She is a fountain of knowledge and an ever ready dynamo to learn and teach.
As of now I am glad to be a teacher. It has really been a path of transformation and made me more mature. I have come to realize that my field is an ocean and I can swim into any part of the ocean. Learning is a beautiful process but what you learn, how you learn and what you want to give back is what ultimately matters!
I just realized that it has been close to year since I blogged... too long a gap.. but many things have kept me really really busy.. my M.Sc theory exams and sister's wedding, freelance projects.. but that does not mean I stop writing.. does it?? Sudden realization ;)..
Well this blog is just to tell the story of how I transformed from a student to a teacher and how it feels. After my son's birth, I have always been taking up only part time assignments.. I have been into technical writing, creating technical presentations, done diet counselling, conducted corporate workshops but teaching was something I had never ventured into..
My first teaching assignment was given to me by my mentor- Dr. Dharini Krishnan. Dharini ma'am has created one of the most exquisite diet softwares called E-digest. It helps you to do all your diet calculations within minutes right upto the micronutrient value. I was thrilled when one fine day she called me and asked me if I could train a group of students in Mumbai. It had been long since I had used the software but I was the topper in my batch and it didn't take me long to get back to my basics. This is where I became "Preethi Ma'am" to a few students.
Then the next path breaker came when Anuradha ma'am gave me the opportunity as a guest lecturer. I am indeed so very grateful to her. She has made me realize what is the value of a teacher and how influential can a teacher be. I love Anu ma'am's enthusiasm and charisma and she will surely be a source of inspiration to me! Well this has made me think deep and once my M.Sc is done, I might just think about giving the UGC NET exam so that I can officially qualify as a teacher. Well those are long distance dreams.
How could I forget to mention Renuka ma'am? If there is something called discipline, punctuality, ethics you need to learn from Renuka ma'am. She is a fountain of knowledge and an ever ready dynamo to learn and teach.
As of now I am glad to be a teacher. It has really been a path of transformation and made me more mature. I have come to realize that my field is an ocean and I can swim into any part of the ocean. Learning is a beautiful process but what you learn, how you learn and what you want to give back is what ultimately matters!
