Teaching is Learning

Reports of unusual diseases in certain villages of Kasargod district of Northern Kerala allegedly caused by spray of a pesticide, endosulfan, over the cashew plantations came into limelight in 2001. In a response to this, ICMR directed NIOH, Ahmedabad to conduct series of scientific investigations in to the matter. The NIOH study had following observations, apart from others: -           Review of published report had following observations o    Cases of illnesses such as disorders of the central nervous system - cerebral palsy, retardation of mental and/or physical growth, epilepsy among the children – and congenital anomalies like stag horn limbs have been reported. o    There are also reports of cancer of the liver and blood; infertility and undescended testis among males; miscarriages and hormonal irregularities among women; skin disorders; and asthma, psychiatric problems and suicidal tendencies the villages nearby ca...

My classroom teaching experiences Teaching is learning. It has been four years that I am teaching various things at IIPHG. Not only I enjoy it, I feel liberated while as well as after teaching.   These years of teaching provided me opportunities to learn three things apart from other many interesting learning; these are objectivity, humility and patience.   I explain below all the three in little detail.  Objectivity to me is an ability to understand and accept different viewpoints and beliefs. Earlier, I used to build opinions and also tend to put higher weight on my viewpoints over others. Teaching – and interaction with equally talented participants – has immensely helped me understand my limitation. I now tend to accept different viewpoints and could also share them during my teaching making it more interactive. While I have become open to different viewpoints, there came also a realization that facts and views are two very different things.     Humili...