Every class of kids has something new to teach you, something new to inspire you.
My Grade 2 kids fall in the category of being my, our teachers.
One set of kids are absolutely fallen from heaven category where every child is well mannered, well organised, sensitive and enthusiastic...all at the same time. Well! The very reason why I call then Angelic.
The other set is absolutely human and exhibit the navarasas of life. They juggle with all the emotions all at once and make the class overwhelming; for me and for themselves. The sessions get tiring as they keep me on my toes but with each passing day, I see a new facet of their personality.
Today, I saw two thick friends who are ready to do anything for one another. Even if people talk of their separation, they sulk and frown and get into a fight with the person.
The Jai and Veeru of 2010 teach us that friends not only help each other but also teach each other. Here I mean teaching, in its literal sense.
Jai wanted to name his self created character for his story and was struggling with the spelling. Ofcourse he looked at Veeru for help. I was sitting right there and watching in awe what happened next.
Under regular circumstances we would expect Veeru to tell him the spelling. But my man Veeru, is a true friend, because, now Jai will know how to spell!!
Veeru split the word phonetically and asked Jai to spell and write each part. By the end, Jai was thrilled to have achieved this hurdle.
This is overwhelming for a teacher to watch :)
Jai ho Veeru ki. A true friend, and teacher in the making.
