Cover Story - Old Jesuits never die, they simply keep marching on!!!!

“Today, 53 years later, Father Hess has lived longer in India than most Indians and continues to do yeoman work for our country and its people. It was the beginning of a memorable joumey that would eventually lead to Father Hess making India his own home.”

“Father Hess embodies the true qualities of a wonderful human being — the integrity of a gentleman, the self sacrifice of a compassionate man, the discipline and quest for knowledge of a scientist, the athleticism of a tennis player and the hard work of a diligent person.”

Feature - Emotional Intelligence and teachers

“An effective, successful teacher is largely one who can handle his or her negative feelings in an authentic, real and healthy way.”

“The teacher's level of Emotional Quotient (EQ) is by far the single most important variable in creating a classroom where emotional intelligence can be developed healthily,” writes Prof. Aisha M.Sheriff from the Department of Studies in Business Administration, B.N. Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences, University of Mysore. MENTOR covers this feature on EI for our Principals…

Every child faces emotional and behavioural difficulties from time to time, as do adults. Feelings of extreme emotions and quest to know their own identities are part of growing up. At times, children may develop inappropriate responses to situations in their lives that persist over time and hence there is a need to recognize and tackle these issues. MENTOR in this piece scrupulously looks at the concerns of children…..

Lately education boards like CBSE, NCERT, ICSE and the like have been reaffirming on the need for developing co-scholastic skills to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of the life ahead of them. CBSE recommends implementing activities involving these areas and equipping students with life skills especially creative and critical thinking skills, social skills and coping skills which will keep students in a good stead when they enter into a highly competitive environment later on.

I’m Concerned - CELEBRATING CHILDHOOD

“Making every child’s right to education a reality needs everyone’s compassionate involvement and sense of responsibility”