Push Them Beyond their Limits

When I started training at the gym, it was uncomfortable. After sometime I got used to it but turned complacent because it was comfortable for my body after a long time.

The trainer realized that I had turned stagnant and so further results were not received. He pointed out to me that I had to push myself beyond the limits everyday to achieve the desired goal. He plainly stated that there is no gain without pain.

Our students also need to be pushed out of their comfort zones every time to reach the zenith of learning everyday in their lives. The nature walk where our students were exposed to mud and heat for a long period of time enabled them to resonate with nature. What they learnt was-

1.     They explored the soil and found a variety of things.

2.      They saw insects which they had never seen.

3.     They saw a spider spinning a web. And their teacher told them that spiders sin a web in North South Direction. So they also identified the directions-east, west, north and south.

4.     They saw roots-thin and thick ones.

5.     They saw leaves fresh and dried ones. They saw the many colours that the leaves change before they dry.

Though they returned quite dirty and sweaty, their smiles told me that they would remember that lesson forever.

This type of education is required now because the children are not exposed to heat and dust and dirt. That is the exact place where they belong in this age to pick up practical skills.

Are you ready to push them beyond their limits?

So what are you teaching today?