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শিক্ষকের কাজ শিক্ষাদান

2024-03-20T07:29:00.000-07:00

শিক্ষকের কাজ শিক্ষাদান:

চাল ডাল পরিমাপ প্যাকেটজাতকরা বিতরণ - শিক্ষকের কাজ নয় অবিলম্বে তাঁদের এই কাজ থেকে মুক্তি দেওয়া হোক।

পৃথিবীর সবচেয়ে মহৎ দান শিক্ষাদান। মহান শিক্ষকগণ আমাদের শেখান, বুঝিয়ে দেন, ভাষা থেকে সংস্কৃতি কৃষ্টি ঐতিহ্য ইতিহাস ভূগোল বিজ্ঞান মানব-জীবনাচরণ আদর্শবাদ অর্থনীতি রাজনীতি ও হরেক সমস্যার সমাধানের উপায়। তাঁদের হাতেই মানবজমিন কর্ষিত হয়ে চলেছে আবহমান যুগ ধরে। তাঁরাই গড়ে তোলেন ভবিষ্যৎ প্রজন্মকে। এই পৃথিবীর ভবিষ্যৎ মাতা-পিতাদের শিশুকাল তাঁদের হাতেই লালিত পালিত হয়।

আমরা যারা ছাত্র-ছাত্রী, অভিভাবক-অভিভাবিকা; তারা শিক্ষকদের সর্বোচ্চ সম্মানের আসনে বসাতে চাই, তাঁদের আশীর্বাদ পেতে চাই। বিদ্যালয় যেমন আমাদের দ্বিতীয় গৃহ; তেমনি শিক্ষক শিক্ষিকাগণ আমাদের পিতা মাতার আসনে বিরাজ করেন।

কিন্তু বর্তমানে, এই করোনাকালে, মার্চ ২০২০ থেকে প্রায় ১৫ মাস যাবত, আমাদের দেশের অন্তত আমাদের রাজ্যের বেশিরভাগ শিক্ষকগণ চাল আলু চিনি মুসুরির ডাল পরিমাপে এবং বিতরনে ব্যস্ত। "কোন কাজই ছোট নয়" একথা শিক্ষকরাই আমাদের মনের মধ্যে গেঁথে দেন। তাই অবশ্যই চাল ডাল আলু চিনি ওজন করে প্যাকেটজাত করা এবং তা বিতরণ করা মোটেও ছোট কাজ নয়; কিন্তু পাশাপাশি এটি শিক্ষকের কাজ‌ও নয়।

সরাসরি দাবি তুলতে চাই:

চাল ছোলা ডাল আলু চিনি কেনা, পরিমাপ, প্যাকেটজাতকরা ও বিতরণ শিক্ষকের কাজ নয়। অবিলম্বে এই কাজ থেকে শিক্ষকদের মুক্তি দেওয়া হোক।

কারণ, এটা শিক্ষকের কাজ নয়। তাঁদের কাজ শিক্ষাদান করা; কুসুম মতি ছাত্র-ছাত্রীদের শিক্ষিত করে তুলে কঠোর বাস্তবের মুখোমুখি দাঁড় করানো। কাঁচা সোনা পাকা লোহায় পরিণত করা।

তাঁদের দিয়ে নির্বাচন সহ অন্যান্য অনেক সামাজিক সমীক্ষা ও পরিসংখ্যানের কাজ তো এমনিতেই করানো হয়; তাতেও পঠন-পাঠনের ও গবেষণার ক্ষতি হয় যথেষ্ট। এরপরেও যদি তাদেরকে চাল আলু পরিমাপে ও বিতরণে সময় ব্যয় করতে হয় তাহলে মানবসম্পদের অবনমন হতে বাধ্য।

প্রয়োজনে স্বনির্ভর গোষ্ঠী গুলিকে এই দায়িত্ব দেওয়া যেতেই পারে। তারাই চাল ছোলা ডাল আলু চিনি কেনা পরিমাপ ও বিতরণ করতে পারবে। সম্ভবত এই বিতরনের সবচেয়ে সুষ্ঠু সমাধান এভাবেই হতে পারে।

শিক্ষকের_কাজ_শিক্ষাদান:

মার্চ ২০২০ থেকেই, এ বঙ্গের সমস্ত স্কুল-কলেজ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বন্ধ। মাঝে কিছুদিন নবম দশম একাদশ দ্বাদশ শ্রেণির পঠন-পাঠন সম্ভবত শুরু হয়েছিল, কিন্তু কয়েক মাস পরেই আবার বন্ধ হয়ে গেছে। এই সুদীর্ঘ ১৫ মাস ছাত্র-ছাত্রীরা সম্পূর্ণভাবে স্কুল শিক্ষা থেকে বঞ্চিত। সম্ভবত অনেকেই তাদের শিক্ষক-শিক্ষিকাদের চেহারাও ভুলে গেছে। এভাবেই তারা এক ক্লাস থেকে অপর ক্লাসে বিনা পরীক্ষায় উত্তীর্ণ‌ হয়ে গেছে। স্কুল শিক্ষকদের সঙ্গে তাদের আর কোনো যোগাযোগ নেই।

এমতাবস্থায়, অবিলম্বে, বিকল্প পদ্ধতিতে ছাত্রছাত্রীদের সঙ্গে শিক্ষক-শিক্ষিকাদের কথোপকথন এবং শিক্ষা পদ্ধতি প্রচলনের দাবি জানাচ্ছি।

করোনাকালে বিকল্প পদ্ধতিতে শিক্ষাদান:

১. গুগোল ক্লাসরুম ও গুগোল মিটের মাধ্যমে অত্যন্ত সুন্দরভাবে ক্লাস নেওয়া সম্ভব, যাদের কম্পিউটার বা স্মার্টফোন রয়েছে সে সমস্ত ছাত্র-ছাত্রীদের। এই পদ্ধতিতে সেন্ট্রাল স্কুল বিগত ১৫ মাস ধরেই প্রতিদিন ৫ থেকে ৬ ঘন্টা ক্লাস চালিয়ে যাচ্ছে। বেসরকারি স্কুলগুলিও এই পদ্ধতি মেনে চলছে।

২. হোয়াটসঅ্যাপ গ্রুপ বানিয়ে শিক্ষক-শিক্ষিকা গণ অনায়াসে ছাত্র ছাত্রীদের সঙ্গে নিরন্তর আলাপ আলোচনা চালিয়ে যেতে পারেন। যা ক্লাস রুমের থেকে কোন অংশেই কম হবে না।

৩. শিক্ষক-শিক্ষিকাগণ স্কুলের বিভিন্ন পাঠ্যক্রমের উপর ভিত্তি করে অডিও ও ভিডিও প্রেসেনটেশন তৈরি করুন। সেগুলি স্কুলের হোয়াটসঅ্যাপ গ্রুপ বা অন্যান্য সামাজিক মাধ্যম গ্রুপে আপলোড করুন। ফ্রিকুয়েন্টলি আস্কড কুয়েশচেনস-এর তালিকা তৈরি করে সেই বিষয়ে অডিও-ভিডিও প্রেসেনটেশন তৈরি করা যেতেই পারে। সেগুলি ছড়িয়ে দিলে ছাত্রছাত্রীরা কিন্তু বারবার সেগুলি দেখার সুযোগ পাবে। ধরা যাক কোন একটি কবিতা বা গল্প বা বিজ্ঞানের কোন একটি বিষয় যেটি শিক্ষক ক্লাশে ব্যাখ্যা করেন সেটি যদি অডিও ভিডিও মাধ্যমে রেকর্ড করে নেওয়া যায় এবং সামাজিক মাধ্যমে প্রচার করা যায় সেই স্কুলের ছাত্র-ছাত্রীদের মধ্যে তাহলে তারা বারবার অডিওটি ভিডিওটি দেখে শুনে নিজেদের তৈরি করতে পারবে এবং এটা সম্ভব ও অত্যন্ত ফলপ্রসূ।

৪. যে সমস্ত ছাত্র-ছাত্রীদের কাছে কম্পিউটার বা স্মার্টফোন নেই, তবে একটি সাধারণ ফোন আছে; শিক্ষক-শিক্ষিকা গণ নিয়ম করে প্রতি সপ্তাহে তাদের সঙ্গে ফোনে কথা বলুন। উৎসাহিত করুন বাড়িতে পড়াশোনা চালিয়ে যেতে, তাদের জিজ্ঞেস করুন তাদের সমস্যা কোথায়, এবং ফোনালাপের মাধ্যমে তাদের সমস্যার সমাধান করুন। এই যুগে ফোন কিন্তু সকলের কাছেই আছে।

যাদের এমনকি একটি সাধারণ ফোন‌ও নেই তাদের জন্য:

৫. প্রতিমাসে নির্দিষ্ট দিনে অভিভাবক অভিভাবিকা গনকে স্কুলে ডেকে পাঠিয়ে তাদের হাতে ছাপানো একমাসের হোম ওয়ার্ক (প্রজেক্ট ওয়ার্ক, প্রশ্নমালা) তুলে দেওয়া হোক যা পরের মাসে ছাত্র-ছাত্রীদের কাছ থেকে নিয়ে এসে অভিভাবক-অভিভাবিকা গণ শিক্ষক-শিক্ষিকাদের হাতে জমা দেবেন। এ পদ্ধতিতেও কিন্তু ক্লাস চলতে থাকবে, খুব খারাপ যে হবে তা নয়। ছাত্র-ছাত্রীদের এক মাসের পড়াশোনার পরিকল্পনা এভাবে তৈরি করে দিলে ছাত্র-ছাত্রীরা নির্দিষ্ট নিয়ম মেনে পড়াশোনা চালিয়ে যেতে পারবে। আমার স্মৃতিতে আমার ছেলে মেয়ের স্কুলে একবারই এভাবে ছাপানো প্রশ্নপত্র এবং প্রজেক্ট ওয়ার্ক অভিভাবকদের হাতে দেওয়া হয়েছিল। কেন প্রতি মাসে হবে না?

আমার সকল শিক্ষক-শিক্ষিকা বন্ধু-বান্ধবের মতামতের অপেক্ষায় রইলাম। এই ভয়ঙ্কর সময় পার করতে গিয়ে আমরা যেন আমাদের ভবিষ্যৎ নষ্ট করে না ফেলি।

অরিন্দম চন্দ্র

The art of public speaking

2012-05-14T09:14:00.001-07:00

HOW TO DELIVER A SPEECH

(The art of Public Speaking & Business Presentation)

If you want to develop your public speaking skills you must undergo a strong practice of speaking before people. You should be interactive, friendly in nature, serious in thoughts and a good attention getter. Your personality and image should be effective to the audience. You must have a believable and trust worthy image. You must have good control over your emotion and ability to express yourself. But whatsoever, an effective study of gaining knowledge on ‘the art of public speaking’ is a must for you. The following discussion and list of points will guide you to be a successful lecturer.

Remember, public speaking is an art. But it’s very easy to become a successful public speaker. Proper ideas and random practice can gift you this skill. Yes, it’s true..., some people gain this quality as a part of their usual life; and without applying any special effort they can present ideas and thoughts before people spontaneously. But still, not everyone is an in born good public speaker. So, start practice. Oh! One thing, general public speaking like – speeches, lectures, addresses, and business presentations are more or less same but some specific differences are also found in structure.

Preparation & Planning:

1. OCCASION: Points in a lecture always vary and get changed on occasions. Preparation in advance is a must to get success as a lecturer. Successful speakers always take an advance study on the occasional importance. They also take a short tour of the place (venue and stage) where the lecture is to be delivered. Once they understand the occasion make a short research on it and find most enterprising points that match the occasion or actually required for the occasion. There are various social occasions – like marriage party, annual competition in a school or college, a cultural function, farewell party, felicitation programs, welcome party etc. In case of business presentation occasions are little different in nature as they possess some particular aims which differs from the nature of social occasions. Some of these types of occasions are – launching products, motivational speeches, training new employees, business proposal explanation, budget proposal, marketing or campaigning proposal explanation etc.

2. AUDIENCE: Study and research enough on your listeners (audience). Understand their psychology and nature. Why have they come to listen to you? Why will they believe you or put trust on you? Like these, numerous questions may appear in your mind and answers should have been prepared by yourself well. Only then a study on audience finds the completeness in nature.

3. PURPOSE: Sure there is a purpose that you have decided to open your mouth before people, isn’t it? If yes then carefully understand the purpose… it will help you to design or plan the points for your lecture… Remember, by your lecture you want to get a perfect purpose served; it may be teaching your listeners or influencing them on an idea, making them conscious or developing their awareness on any fact; whatever, sure a purpose is there. The purpose of your lecture should be clear to you. What actually you want your listeners to do after listening to your lecture? Why are you making this lecture? What benefit you want to gain? Find the answers of these questions…

SOME COMMON PURPOSES:

a) To educate people… as a teacher or trainer, as a motivator etc.

b) To draw attention to a particular situation (political, business, social even family related)…

c) To inform people about their works (duties and responsibilities)

d) To inspire people (motivating, inspiring, skill developing etc)

e) To alert people on something (danger, social injustice etc)

f) To present findings before a court, a committee, an assembly etc…

g) To establish an image

h) To attract interest (people, media, government, etc)

i) Explaining importance (implementations, changes, etc.)

j) To dispel rumours, misconceptions…

k) In short – to educate, to inspire, to inform, to alert, to influence, to amuse/entertain, to convince, to give news etc. are the common purposes in both public speaking and in business presentation.

4. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT:

a) Study enough on your lecture topic. Research, collect and develop ideas.

b) You should also make a study on your listeners – their age, qualification, profession, relation with you, social status or position etc…. These are very important to a good lecturer to have a clear conception about his/her listeners… specially their choices, tests, patience etc. All those information about your listeners will enrich your advance preparation.

c) One thing more – feel it… who you are? You are either a teacher, a boss, a motivator, an instructor, a leader or a common very common person who is lecturing at a tea stall… but in every of the aforesaid characters one thing is common that everyone is trying to make the listener believed that he/she is true to his knowledge and speech. Every lecturer wants that listeners believe him/her without any doubt… So, the responsibility is yours. You have to create belief in the mind of the listeners about the authenticity of the served information. Simply it means, you are expected to be enough believable to the listeners. Now care for the source of information. No one believes without proof. So you should be sure about the source of information. Remember if once a doubt developed in the mind of the listeners it spreads like infections.

5. MATERIAL: List of points, prompt cards, charts, diagrams, photos, photocopies, documents, paper cuttings, printouts, handouts, models, samples etc.

6. STRUCTURING: Once all these aforesaid things get clear before you, the rest of the preparation is only the STRUCTURING the lecture. From the very beginning of the lecture to the last salutation the total lecture should be structured with utmost care and love. Because, no one pays time to a bad film. And to make it a good one structuring should be good. Remember, preparation has no substitute… at the end of the day we all want appreciation not angry criticism. So, pay time to structure your lecture well.

Commonly a lecture can be divided into three parts –

1. Introduction

2. Main-speech (body)

3. Conclusion.

Fix a TITLE for your lecture. A subtitle may also be required. To attract the attention to the lecture a strong and effective TITLE and subtitle works better. Interested audience can take a preparation in advance, and this act helps both the listeners and the speaker. A suitable title helps the listeners to feel the theme of the subject; even it helps the listeners to remember the lecture for long.

7. Rehearsal Go for rehearsal or practice; take a mock test. Remember – ‘practice pays’.

INTRODUCTION:

INTRODUCTION is the most important part of a lecture. Remember the English proverb – ‘The first impression is the last impression’. If the introduction is wrong – the whole practice may go in vain. Your introduction sets the tone of the entire speech. An effective introduction helps the speaker to prepare the audience for the rest of the lecture. It draws the interest of audience in your topic. Please be careful…

Even introduction can be divided into few parts… as follows…

1. Greet the audience…welcome them… It should be done from the core of your heart; audience should feel you are cordial enough to them. Remember – Swami Vivekananda won the heart of the audience just by a fabulous greeting – ‘My sisters and brothers of America…’ There should be enough warmth in your voice.

2. Introduce yourself. It is a must… no one wants to listen from an un-known. So get introduced.

3. Introduce the topic… Tell the importance of the subject/topic. Why should audience listen to the lecture? What will they gain? Remember, audience won’t pay attention if they are not convinced about some sort of benefits.

4. Convince them about the benefits of listening to the lecture from you.

5. Tell about the source of information. Serious listeners never believe anything until they are satisfied about the source of information. Never try to make a castle in air.

6. Explain why the listeners should believe on the served information. (Prove credential)

7. MOST VITAL: Tell the points you are going to discuss in the main speech. (it helps listeners to prepare themselves for the lecture)

8. Thank them again, and get into the main speech.

MAIN SPEECH (MAIN BODY):

1. Introduction of the main speech: Something special should be done as the introduction of the main speech. Something that draws attention of your audience to the lecture, something that helps the audience to feel attached to the lecture subject matter, whatever, give something special. We simply can call it attention-getter. ATTENTION-GETTERS: a story, a question, a quotation, a startling statement, Humours, reference to audience, reference to occasion. A speech on any of the aforesaid ideas can be an attention drawing introduction to the main speech. It also makes the platform on what the speaker lands with his/her ideas.

2. Explain the points/ideas one by one. Create a distinct gap between points. (It helps listeners to understand that you are switching over to a new point.)

3. Create various angels. Like – Socio-economy-political angels or national-regional-international angels etc.

4. Share your own experience or whatever.

5. Add short stories, examples, anecdotes in support of your lecture.

6. Cause & effect must be discussed.

7. Discuss the impacts on society and people.

8. Problems & Solutions. Solutions recommended by various persons, or organization (govt. non govt.).

9. Your own suggestions / recommendations.

10. Future prospects or possibilities.

Aforesaid points are the suggestions only. The arrangement of points depends entirely to the speaker’s research on the occasion, purpose of lecture, type & quality of audience, and expected results of the lecture. Success of a lecture depends on the rigorous study and practice of the subject. The speaker must have a perfect desire to enjoy a perfect outcome of the lecture.

CONCLUSION:

The conclusion of a lecture / public speaking / presentation is as important as its introduction. It helps the listeners to recall the ideas they received in the lecture; by doing that the listeners find a completeness of the discussion in their way.

Even conclusion can be divided into few parts… as follows…

1) Signalling the End - Let the audience understand that you have reached at the end of your lecture.

Examples (Verbal):

a) In the end, I would like to say…

b) Now I would like to summarize by emphasizing…

c) Let me share with you one last thought…

d) Let me conclude by saying…

e) In a nut-shell…

f) We have reached the end of the discussion…

Non-verbal:

a) A change in the tone of your voice…

b) A particular expression which helps the audience to understand that they have reached the end…

2) Thank your listeners. Make a review of the lecture. Once again revise all the main points in summarized form. (It helps the listeners to recall their experience.)

3) INTERACTION – Invite audience if they have any question to ask you. Make an interactive session.

4) Final closing – a strong impressive closing statement helps the speaker to create a lasting impression in the mind of the listeners. Congratulate them, wish for them and finish.

ACCESSORIES OR PROBES:

A lecture or presentation can be made more attractive if some accessories are used. Nowadays many speakers are habituated to use various types of accessories or probes in their lecture. These can be divided into two parts like – i) accessories which supports the speaker to manage the lecture well, and ii) the accessories which helps the listeners (audience) to understand the lecture well.

List of points, prompt cards, charts, diagrams, photos, photocopies, documents, paper cuttings, printouts, handouts, models, samples etc.

TAKE FEEDBACK:

Sure it was not your first and last public speaking in your life. So, don’t take it as a final one. Every lecture or presentation is a good preparation or practice for the next. You may gain success; even may be highly appreciated. You may fail either. Whatever the result may be; you should take feedback of your own performance. Make a list of failure, lacunas, faults etc. Also make a list of good points you put to your lecture. All these will help you to do better. Remember practice makes a man perfect.

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ARINDAM CHANDRA

TONGUE TWISTERS

2012-04-16T03:22:00.004-07:00

TONGUE TWISTERS:

Try reading out these short poems. Easy Then try to say them more quickly...

A flea and a fly flew up in a flue.
Said the flea, "Let us fly!"
Said the fly, "Let us flee!"
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

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Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?

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A noisy noise annoys an oyster.

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A bloke's back bike brake-block broke.

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Ned Nott was shot and Sam Shott was not.

So it is better to be Shott than Nott.
Some say Nott was not shot.
But Shott says he shot Nott.
Either the shot Shott shot at Nott was not shot, or Nott was shot.
If the shot Shott shot shot Nott, Nott was shot.
But if the shot Shott shot shot Shott, then Shott was shot, not Nott.
However, the shot Shott shot shot not Shott - but Nott.

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Once upon a barren moor
There dwelt a bear, also a boar.
The bear could not bear the boar.
The boar thought the bear a bore.
At last the bear could bear no more
Of that boar that bored him on the moor,
And so one morn he bored the boar -
That boar will bore the bear no more.

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She sells sea shells by the seashore.
The shells she sells are surely seashells.
So if she sells shells on the seashore,
I'm sure she sells seashore shells.

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Its time to roll and twist your tounge

Betty Botter had some butter, "But", she said, "this butter's bitter. If I bake this bitter butter it would make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter - that would make my batter better". So she bought a bit of butter (better than her bitter butter), and she baked it in her batter, and the batter was not bitter. So 'twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.

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Ele ate eight Easter eggs.

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Foxy felex fries fresh fish.

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Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup.

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Six Sharp smart sharks.

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Red bulb blue bulb.

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Upper roller lower roller

Upper roller lower roller.

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A list of Most Useful Proverbs

2012-04-16T03:19:00.004-07:00

A list of Most Useful Proverbs
(Specially Collected for Spoken English Students of CCAI)

A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
Meaning: You may walk long or get a big success but you start with a single and simple step.

A bad penny always turns up.
Meaning: 1. Your mistakes will come back to hunt you. 2. Bad people will always return.

A good enemy is – better person than a false friend.
Meaning: A clever enemy is better than a fool friend.

A big tree attracts the woodman’s axe.
Meaning: Great people will attract great criticism.

A bad work man blames his tools.
Meaning: When we can’t do something we blame others for it.

Bad news travels fast.
Meaning: If the news is sad or bad it spread so fast as rumour.

Barking dogs seldom bite.
Meaning: They who shout much work less.

Before criticizing a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
Meaning: One should not criticize a person without understanding their situation.

Beggars can’t be choosers.
Meaning: Those who are in need of help can’t afford to be too demanding

Blood is thicker than water.
Meaning: Bonds between family members are stronger than other relationships.

Born with a silver spoon in his / her mouth.
Meaning: Born in a rich family.

Boys will be boys.
Meaning: Boys are traditionally expected to misbehave while girls are not.

Don’t judge a book by its cover.
Meaning: Don’t judge by appearances.

Every cloud has a silver lining.
Meaning: Every negative thing has positive aspects.

Empty vessels make most noise.
Meaning: Those who lack intelligence speak the most / loud.

Even a broken / stopped clock is right twice a day.
Meaning: A bad person also has a little virtue.

Every rose has its thorn.
Meaning: Every good thing has its downside.

Failure is the stepping stone for success.
Meaning: Failing will make more determined to succeed the next.

Fine feathers can make fine birds.
Meaning: Beautiful outside appearance can make a person beautiful. / If your presentation is good the work becomes beautiful. / Quality material produces quality products.

Actions speak lower than words.
Meaning: Practical is better than theory.

First come first served.
Meaning: First person will get first preference.

First things first.
Meaning: Do more important things before other things.

Forgive, but don’t forget.
Meaning: Let things / issues go or pass but don’t forget what they were, why they happened, other consequences etc.

From those to whom much is given, much is expected.
Meaning: From whom we are getting much, we expect more from them.

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.
Meaning: Keep trying and you will success.

Give him an inch & he will take a yard.
Meaning: Once concessions have been made to someone they will demand a great deal more.

Health is wealth.
Meaning: If you have a good health you can improve your wealth too.

Home is where heart is.
Meaning: Without satisfaction of mind a home can not be made. Peace, comfort & love only found in home.

He laughs best who laughs last.
Meaning: Intelligent people wait up to the last of any action before announcing win. / Be sure by all means before you get satisfied about anything.

If you can’t beat them, join them.
Meaning: It is better to support, if you can’t protest or go against of anyone or anything.

If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
Meaning: If you speak then speak only well.

In the mind of thieves the moon is always shining.
Meaning: Dishonest persons have to be always on the alert to avoid getting caught.

It’s always darkest before the dawn.
Meaning: Just after the dark there is light because with dark we can’t recognize light.

I was born on a Friday, but not last Friday. / I wasn’t born yesterday.
Meaning: Don’t make me understand wrong because I am not a child.

Justice pleased few in their own house.
Meaning: No one ever blames himself or herself for anything.

Keep your mouth shut & your eyes open.
Meaning: Talk less work much.

Laugh and the world laughs with you cry and you will find no one with tears.
Meaning: Most of the people are the friend of your good time not bad time.

Least said sooner mended.
Meaning: Those who speak less get more done.

Life begins at forty.
Meaning: Within this age a person gains experience what helps him/her to do better in life.

Life is what you make of it.
Meaning: Nothing’s going to change unless you do something about it.

Live and let live.
Meaning: Live simply to let others simply live.

Money is the root of all evil.
Meaning: More money only causes more problems.

Money can’t buy everything, but everything needs money.
Meaning: We can’t buy everything by money, but whatever we buy, we buy with money.

All that glitters are not gold.
Meaning: Something is shining or glittering doesn’t mean it is gold, we should judge something or someone very carefully.

Rolling stone gather no moss.
Meaning: Which things are used properly that always shined.

Beauty is in the eye of beholder.
Meaning: We should have a beautiful mind to see beautiful things.

Arindam Chandra

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To be a good speaker...

2011-09-09T02:14:00.001-07:00

Very often I get this question from my students, that, how to be a good speaker! Believe me its very easy. Simply speak fearlessly. My experience says its about 80% of students invest their 90% of time only to memorize notes which help them only to get good scores in damn exams. Basically they are taught to take exam on their skills of memory not on their ability or talent or development in the field of education. Swami Vivekananda said years before - "Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man." - but how many of us value these great words?

Whatever, Stop memorizing. This is my first suggestion. To talk well its essential to know what to talk about - first listen to your heart, and get the idea washed by your brain and then let it come out from you mouth like a stream, let it drop like a cascade; and only then day by day you will earn fluency, eloquence and all other qualities to be a good speaker; your dream to be a good speaker will come true. Maximum students tear their hears off for grammar; its as peculiar as the worse mistake we ever commit in our life. Grammar is not a language itself, rather its just like the notation in music; only helps people to speak in same tune. Get the example of a 'baby'. How does he or she learns a language? preferably thier mother tongue? NO never by grammar, rather they learn the language first, by listening, thinking, speaking; environment make them educated, no grammar teacher. They get graduate's degree in their mother tongue far before they learn grammar. So care for communication, not the construction, not grammar.

In a nutshell, by swimming we learn swimming; same way, by speaking we can speak good...

So start talking...

Arindam Chandra
A language teacher in CCAI

Paschimbanga - is it a right name?

2011-08-22T01:21:00.000-07:00

Paschimbanga - is it a right name?

Friends even after a deep thinking I could not find any reason behind the transfer of name of the state of West Bengal from West Bengal to Paschimbanga. Yah! you may say, I being a purely dull headed person, could not understand the circus of the political parties; though still I am thinking.

Actually the colonial hangover which never goes apart from us, have made our mind a peculiar trap of finding nothing better for us. Mamata Banerjee says 'how much benefited the state will be; the people will understand in future. Let us hope so, that we will understand one day. But coming in list only 8 steps above what better will happen?

Can any one answer me?

Arindam Chandra

Why are politicians so shameless?

2011-08-18T11:24:00.000-07:00

I truly don't know. Friend, you? Whatever, have a look at the present situation of India. No, not only Anna Hazare Issues. But in every sector, in every moment they tell just opposite of what ever they have said before.

If you have a look on 'Susanta Ghosh' case - the man did almost all the works, what even a devil or demon can not perform in their whole life. Still the man has no regret, no shame. And look at his 'Mother' or 'Wife'... they confirm that the person is only a victim of political retaliation. One thing I never understand - why own and close people never warn their people, and stop them from doing those evil works? Isn't it expected from any civilized person that he/she will stop his/her own n close persons from doing wrong? But in reality just opposite happens. They always cover the guilt of their people. "My son is the best son." "My father cant do any wrong." "My party is the best party." What like this? This blindness give the chances to the miscreants to do all the evils. (actually we all have forgotten the story - "Gopal cuts his aunt's ear".)

Believe, and let all believe that until we wont stop our own persons from doing wrongs the world will remain same bad as it is or was...

Friend please take responsibility...

TRAIN YOUR OWN PEOPLE TO BE GOOD... always-forever

Arindam Chandra

Are Indians really satisfied with the Independence?

2011-08-14T23:30:00.000-07:00

Friends, have you ever met any idiot who claimed India is not a free country? Possibly never... What ever, its not though difficult to understand that the benefits of independence went only to the rich 'INDIA'; not to the poor 'BHARAT'... and here the round gets completed. Our politicians, Ministers, rich people who never understand the pain of the poor Indians today sending messages to their fellows wishing 'Happy Independence Day'... Have a look on the poor rickshaw puller, the potters, coolies, un-employed talents; FREEDOM means simply a mockery to them.

People not getting food -- though FCI's are full of food grains, people not getting justice -- but 'Azmal Kashab' eating Biryani in jail... Mother killing children, parents selling their daughters to the flesh sellers, young society simply getting involved in anti-social activities, drug addiction, etc., still 'Mera Bharat Mahan'.

Friends, the day is not so far from us that we will see the same turmoil which happend only a few days before and still continuing in London...(who the idiot says that London is the best city on earth)...

what ever plz don't live in illusions, Wake up... Think... and do something...

only then great Indian dreamz will be fulfilled...

yours

Arindam Chandra

My first 'talk'

2010-07-20T09:28:00.001-07:00

Hi Everybody

This is Arindam Chandra, an unknown Indian, wants to make life on Earth peaceful, full of happiness, successful and of-course free from fears...

Whatever, will you be my friend? Don't know really! But I believe in humanity & peace, I also believe - the world is still a place where human can make their homes.

With Love to all readers...

Arindam Chandra