Two Best Practices
1. Title
–Adopting five students from deprived class by the
teachers
- Objectives of
the Practice – To
spread
higher education among the
deprived class people from nearby slum areas.
- The Context
– the majority of the families inhabiting nearby slum areas live in the
most deprived and wretched
conditions. They do menial jobs to sustain their families. In the face of the
hardship faced by them, they are unable to bear the educational expenses of
their wards. As a result of the financial their wards are compelled to leave
their higher studies. So the teachers play the role of the parents for such
students.
- The Practice-
the college has been started with a view to serve the
educational and holistic development of the students from the nearby locality.
For its undeterred services to the cause of the people of the downtrodden and
deprived class, the Management of the college has been widely acclaimed. The
The government of Maharashtra has awarded the Buddhist Minority status to the
college to enable the college to continue its dedicated services to these
particular classes of people. College. With a view to further the spirit of
social service of the college Management, the teachers went ahead adopting five
students per teacher and providing them financial and mentoring support to them
to continue with their higher educational ventures. The teachers contribute to
their college fees and dress fee. In some cases even they fulfill their day-to-day
living requirements. 1.– as a result of the aforesaid work of the
teachers the erstwhile drop-out rate has come down significantly. The number
regularly has increased dramatically. Many more of them have joined
our MPSC/UPSC classes which are conducted free of cost for these students. At
present, the number of students in the MPSC/UPSC classes has swelled to 107
which is really very satisfactory. 5. Problems Encountered and Resources
Required Lack of resources in the locality. For example, the time of supply of
municipal water supply clashes with that of the college timing for the
students. Some of them are compelled to miss a couple of lectures before
lunch break. The majority of the students have to store water as their parents go
out
for work. Secondly, the drinking habit of the parents obstructs our counseling
process.
2. Title
–Adopting five students from deprived class by the
teachers
- Objectives of
the Practice –To inculcate traditional Indian culture of worshipping
parents. Context The
Parenting Day is a changed form of Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is
celebrated on 14th February of the year. On the day the lovers avow their love
to their beloved. This is a tradition emulated from a foreign country. Broadly
speaking, in India the tradition of Valentine’s Day is always looked down upon.
In order to replace this foreign culture of Valentine’s Day, the college came up
with the idea of celebrating Parentine day. On the day the wards would offer
flowers to their parents in acknowledgment of their dedicated selfless
services to their wards. The Practice The Parentine Day is celebrated on 14th
February of every year replacing the practice of the Valentine’s Day. On this day
the college makes elaborate preparations in the college campus for the
celebration of Parentine Day. The parents of the students are invited to remain
present on the Day. The parents sit on chairs and their respective wards sit at
their feet. The ceremony begins by offering ‘Aarati’ to the parents by their
wards followed by offering flowers to the former by the latter. While offering
“Aarati” religious verses/songs are sung. The ceremony lasts for a couple of
hours during which the parents are invited to express their opinion on the
occasion. The wards also share their emotional feelings. The entire ambiance on
the day becomes so emotional that tears can be seen flowing down the cheeks of
all. Evidence of Success: The Parentine Day celebrations have met with grand
success. Everyone has praised the celebration of the Parentine Day on the college
campus.
Problems
encountered and resources required
- Absence of parents
- Lack of awareness on the part of parents about replacing Valentine
Day by Parentine Day Celebration