Let's find ways to de-stress...

Let's find ways to de-stress​

Children spend a better part of their days with their teachers. Parents must find ways for them to de-stress, relax and concentrate on studies. Teachers too find ways to unwind, relax, and do something beyond teaching.

It's very important for everyone, child or adult, to have a hobby or a pastime. My wife always like to experiment with new dishes. We're now in Florence, Italy on way back to Mumbai from Frisco, CA, USA. Here Indian items of stores and vegetables aren't available at all. how many permutaions and combinations she has availed to get food palatable indeed! She derives personal satisfaction.

Most of us find a common solace in music. Internet and "YouTube" are the great friends. So are the so many other hobbies.

We must also keep themselves abreast of the latest happenings through newspapers and magazines. Let's surf the Net. Let's develop the habit of spending quality time in a libraries.

My wife, Mrs Kokila Mani has been a teacher. Also she interacts with children always. She' been been a teacher for over 38 years. Not to be left behind in the high-tech arena, she always finds constructive ways to pass her free time. if at all we could manage some! Modern day educationist knows how to balance the best of both worlds, but nothing beats the rejuvenating experience of 'being' a student. Yes, I too have always remained a student till date a student. - Participate in projects on "Think.com" a portal exclusively meant for schools,. Here we can communicate on an international scale.

Exercising is another area. Why not overcome sluggishness, compensating by walking/ jogging in the mornings and evenings?

It's the profession, in fact, "teaches you!". Teachers' profesion too. Keeps your cool, and over a period of time, very few things stress you out. My balcony faces her school. On the rarest of rare occasions therefore (hardly ever!), if I am stressed out, I too go over to the school and spend time with the students, and that helps us to see the world through the eyes of children.

That, for we both, is the best stress-buster in the whole world.

 

A good read indeed - crisp and educative. Who's not a Teacher? All of us are teachers to our kids for quite a length of times. Only thing we're not aware of the fact. Mrs Subrahmanian must feel proud of an understanding hubby. Or is it the other way round! She has given meaning to him?
-- Hari SH,