My visit to two schools

17 June 2018
My visit to two schools
Today I did nothing but just wandered around the place where I spent the most fertile life of my teaching career. After seeing my Vanji Ichha off at Tribhuvan International airport I headed towards Tarkeshwor on my bike to meet my colleagues and receive the laptop cover that I left on 26 Jestha at Kaushal English Boarding School where I was assigned to be a judge of inter-school speech competition. Let me express my gratitude to Mr. Sudershan Khatiwada, Shivaraj Aryal and the entire organizer team who have begun to sprout learners' skill. I received the laptop cover and went to see Ram Prasad Timilsena my colleague with whom I spent a year at Prithivi Narayan Secondary School, Goldhunga, Kathmandu. He has run a petrol pump. I could not meet him there. Then I reached Jitpurfedi Secondary School where I taught in informal classes for 10-grade students in 2056. I met my colleagues and moved to Prrithivi Narayan Secondary School from where I have begun my teaching career at the community school.

When I reached there Narayan, the headteacher of the same school felt excited and showed me the running classes. The school has done a lot since its establishment. Other community schools don't get students to admit but this one had to say 'No admission for more than 200 students' due to the lack of classrooms and teaching staff. Has it not been a model school? After a few minutes of talking, Narayan Sir took me to a class where grade 10 students were practicing mathematics. I entered the class and all of the students were excited to see me there. When I introduced to them, they were pleased to see a book writer in front of them. All of the students were communicative. They could communicate in English easily.

Then I asked them to use an action verb 'write' and make sentences differently. They used to make sentence only in a simple sentence like -Subject +Verb+ object. Every student said only like-I write a poem. It's okay. I responded. Then I asked them to tell me a sentence differently. They said similar sentences. In the end, I gave them a hint to use the verb 'write' differently in a sentence. I spoke sentence-Smoking is injurious to us and ask them to use 'write' in the place of smoking. Then they were able to make a sentence using writing. Writing a page makes you a good writer in future. Indeed, yes they grasped. Again I asked them to use the verb differently and make another sentence. They felt confused and I wrote -To and ask them to make a sentence. They were in dilemma. Finally, I wrote a sentence- To write a poem, you need effort. I asked them to make their own sentence. They were able to do. Again I asked them if they could use the verb 'write' and make a sentence differently. They tried but they couldn't as I thought. I wrote a sentence -If you write poems, you can earn money. I advised them to use the same action verbs differently to make their writing impressive. Reading a text means not only to know what is there but to make it useful in their own context. for instance-Reading, a travelogue means, every student has to be able to write their own travelogue. Reading a sentence means every student has to create a similar type of sentence of their own.

I talked about a sentence that is in grade seven English-Dharahara is on the southwest tip of Tundikhel. If a student knows how to use this sentence in his own way he can write an essay of his own words. I served some ideas there. Finally, I narrated two stories about Dhruva and Krishna his childhood friend Sudama, and his spouse Basundhara and came out of the classroom. Later I entered the next section and gave them an idea to make different sentences using 'play' verb. I did same as in the previous class. After the last bell, Narayan sir and I had Khaja and departed to see Harikrishna Neupane. After having a glass of tea, Neupane sir bid me goodbye with green vegetables. When I was about to ride my motorbike Yadab Dhital and the next one greeted me with Namaste then we headed to our destination. I met other colleagues there and returned to my shelter at 6 pm. The whole day energized me and felt fresh.