Kannan's B.Ed. Blog

Tabulating results Coming together to start counting Voting Voting Voting Our university union election was conducted today. (31 October 2023) Gokul S. Nair won the chairmanship, while Jyothika J. was elected the vice Chairperson. The positions of Secretary,  University Union Chancellor,  Arts Club Secretary, Sports Club Secretary, and Magazine Editor were also up for election. Tini, Parvathy, Anaina, Indrajith, and Gouri were elected respectively. The event was bittersweet for me since I was not able to secure the Magazine Editor spot for which I ran. 

Artwork of my students Classmates handling a class Classmate handling a class Classmates managing a free period Classmate handling a free hour Students drawing Us handling a game in free period Our classmate taking a class Me handling my final class induction 13 October 2023 was the final day of the school induction and all of us were kept quite busy the whole day because there was a shortage of staff due to a portion of the staff accompanying students on their school tour. We had to first check the free classes and see if there were any we could cover with our specialization, if not, we had to cover the free periods with something else. In short, I was busy covering for various classes from 5 to 8 all throughout the day 6 out of 7 hours. Most of my classmates had a similar workload and we were physically and mentally exhausted by the final bell. Handling the students in this hectic environment while making some judgement calls was an absolutely invaluably experience I was grateful to

Our classmate taking a class Me handling PE class Discussion in PE claaa Our classmate handling a clasa A senior teacher giving notes Us handling a free period 12 October 2023 was the fourth day of our induction period. All of us were really familiar with the school and mostly familiar with the faculty and students. I sat in on a couple classes by my classmates, handled one on my own and shared a free period with my classmates in the last hour. I gave students proper notes today and also got to see how a senior teacher gives notes to UP students in a very edifying display of a somewhat mundane part of school teaching. It was heartwarming to see that students really liked my class and asked me to come in again.

  Me showing magnetic flux to students My classmate handling a class My classmate handling a class Us handling a PE hour Our classmate taking a class Today was the third day of our School Induction, on 11 October 2023. All of us were given some hours to handle, and in the morning, I sat in with my classmates from physical science for two hours. They were both doing excellent as teaching trainees. And in the fourth period, we got to handle a Physical Education class for children. And in the evening, I sat in a Malayalam class by my classmate and taught the final period myself. I covered magnetic field lines and showed them practical examples in class. The students were really receptive and the experience was quite valuable.

  Me teaching magnetism Seniors and us handling a quiz competition Blood Donation camp banner Our classmates handling reports Senior teacher handling a class Our senior handling a clasa Us participating in noon food program This was the second day of our induction period, on 10 October 2023. We had familiarized ourselves with the school and introduced ourselves to the study body, today some of us began handling basic teaching by helping our seniors. There was a Blood Donation Camp conducted by NSS today, and I was barred from donating because I was taking psychiatric medications. In general, it looked to draw in a lot of people, and a couple of my classmates donated. A lot of our classmates handled free PT classes today, and I had the fortune of teaching in the last hour, I taught what a compass is and how the Earth acts as a magnet. I enjoyed my first official session as a teaching trainee.

School Prayer Morning Food program Our senior handling a class The gateway of the school Me engaging with the students We began our first semester course-necessary school induction on 9 October 2023, in our sister school Victory Vocational Higher Secondary School. 16 of us classmates began to familiarize ourselves with the student body, the faculty and the facilities of this school; and observed how experienced teachers handle the subjects we are focusing on.

Vimana of the Chitharal Temple Our team in front of Chitharal Temple The Waterfalls up close The description of the land bridge The land bridge going on and on Our classmates on the bridge photographed from below Our lunch Our team at the Palace grounds The fountain at Devasahayam Pillai Museum Our team at Devasahayam Pillai Museum  Our class went on our monument visit for the first semester syllabus on 6 October 2023. Three teachers, Suni Teacher, Anchu Teacher, and Praveen Sir and our principal, Beebi Teacher, accompanied us. We visited the historical Chitharal Temple - a preserved remains of a historical Jain Temple, Thiruparappu Water Falls - a scenic waterfall, Mathoor Bridge - the longest trough bridge in Asia, Padamanabhapuram Palace - the Travancore era palace, and Devasahayam Pillai Shrine, Nattalam - the shrine of an Indian born Saint.  All of us learned about some historical and scenic places while enjoying the beauty and value of the monumental

  Arshad vehemently arguing for non violence Arshad and I talking about program details Jibin arguing for ineffectiveness of non violence Team against non violence Indrajith's argument against non violence Team arguing for non violence Devika arguing in support of non violence Programme date: 5 October 2023 Gandhi Jayanti Debate was conducted on the topic, "Is nonviolence an effective method of struggle?" Two teams of four debated the merits and demerits of nonviolence for an hour.