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Readers write: Teacher's best advice
We invited readers to share the best advice they received from their teachers.
Recently we asked you, our readers, to share with us the best advice you received from your teacher. These are some of the responses we got!
Nilesh Sapate writes in
One of my teachers in my engineering diploma Mr Bhoyar once advised me: "Never treat important things as urgent. Keep both separate and act accordingly."
This has helped me in my work life while planning my priorities.
Vijai Sharma says:
In spite of my being a highly ambitious person, many things in my life did not happen as per my thoughts, wishes and plans.
These used to make my morale come down temporarily.
At various stages in life, I have been consulting and taking advice from some of my teachers.
One of my teachers advised that we should take things in life as they come and accept them, though we must try very hard to achieve them.
Life is not a bed of roses and also a mix of many things and we must not give too much stress on its one aspect only. He advised working sincerely and very hard, doing no harm to any one, maintaining good relationships, living a balanced and happy life, not causing tension in the family, doing Pranayam and Meditation daily in morning and evening, never allowing a situation to go out of hand as far as possible and motivating ourselves in spite of setbacks.
Further before sleeping we should write in a daily diary, ten (or at least some) achievements or good points of the day and also pray to God, the Almighty, just before sleeping (and also just after getting up in the morning) for our overall happiness and success. Needless to say that, this invaluable advice helped me a lot in my life.
CR Sadasivam shares:
When I was studying in Mani High School, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), our Head Master used to tell us "Discipline shall come first, then education will follow."
Probably we were the only school where after the final school bell rang, students would go in straight line, section wise, class wise (from grade 1 to grade 11) to take the school bus, cycles or private transport.
During the recess, all of us would go in a queue (boys and girls in separate queue) carrying our tiffin box to the tree shade, have food, queue up to drink water (though plenty of water dispensers available).
Again starting from the first bench to the last bench two students would carry the dustbins everyday to throw the garbage in a segregated area (those days we do the segregation of waste -- 1969).
Our principal never punished or scolded us but rather gave us advice on how to do the job in an organised way.
Initially, we were reluctant but later on we realise the benefits.
Even now, I follow the same rules and advise my children to do the same.
U Venkatesh writes in
The best advice I got was from my Mathematics teacher Mrs Rajalakshmi Raja Iyer who not only eradicated the phobia I had for mathematics but also instilled into me an indelible interest in the subject.
Her simple advice was "If you do not understand do not attempt to move on till you understand."
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