St.John's Palayamkottai - Part 2
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The arrival of the new HM created quite a flutter in the school circles of both the students and the staff.
Being a military man, discipline was of paramount importance for him. You would have atleast heard or experienced this - a student being asked to stand outside the classroom for coming late or any other misdemeanor. Check out this unusual scenario of a teacher, made to stand out side the classroom for being late.
We were in Class 11 and it was the third period(hour) on a Monday morning, after the usual 15 minute interval. We folks scrambled to the classrooms once the bell rang. We started our chit-chat till the next master arrived. It was supposed to be an English Class. The master usually arrives within 5 minutes, after the bell goes off. Maybe that day he had one additional dhum or something, he didnt arrive till 10 minutes.. The noise levels of our chit-chat have increased dangerously high.
Here comes our HM, he was on his rounds and he easily spotted our classroom . He entered and gave a cold dark stare, standing on the dias. Next moment, it was pin-drop silence. He summons the class pupil leader ( its an unfortunate mee..) and asks what class was that and who is the master.. I told English and name of the 'Saar'. He asked few questions to the first benchers and immediately started with lesson no.3.
I have to say that he exhibited his sense of humor, but we were not in a position to laugh only. Some five more tense minutes passed and there appears the English Saar at the doorsteps. He was literally shocked to see the HM, taking the class and everybody turned our heads at the door. HM knew his staff was standing there but, gave no notice to the stranded teacher and continued his lecture. We as sincere students followed the big boss, gave no notice to the English sir.
The teacher outside the class was visibly shocked and he can neither leave the scene nor interrupt the HM. Almost another minute passed and HM would have felt the punishment is enough to the teacher for being late and turned towards him. Oh! you are there.. I didn’t notice (what a cold lie that was) please come in ....he briefed about his lecture and handed over the book to him and walked past.
In how many schools, can you see such scenes? We got the perfect practical lesson for the concept "Lead by Example" and Management by Walking Around. To be frank I don't know these terms, when I was in the school, but this event left with me an everlasting impression about our HM's management style. The lesson he wanted to teach for the students, came at the cost of embarrasment fo his sub-ordinate staff.
The arrival of the new HM created quite a flutter in the school circles of both the students and the staff.
Being a military man, discipline was of paramount importance for him. You would have atleast heard or experienced this - a student being asked to stand outside the classroom for coming late or any other misdemeanor. Check out this unusual scenario of a teacher, made to stand out side the classroom for being late.
We were in Class 11 and it was the third period(hour) on a Monday morning, after the usual 15 minute interval. We folks scrambled to the classrooms once the bell rang. We started our chit-chat till the next master arrived. It was supposed to be an English Class. The master usually arrives within 5 minutes, after the bell goes off. Maybe that day he had one additional dhum or something, he didnt arrive till 10 minutes.. The noise levels of our chit-chat have increased dangerously high.
Here comes our HM, he was on his rounds and he easily spotted our classroom . He entered and gave a cold dark stare, standing on the dias. Next moment, it was pin-drop silence. He summons the class pupil leader ( its an unfortunate mee..) and asks what class was that and who is the master.. I told English and name of the 'Saar'. He asked few questions to the first benchers and immediately started with lesson no.3.
I have to say that he exhibited his sense of humor, but we were not in a position to laugh only. Some five more tense minutes passed and there appears the English Saar at the doorsteps. He was literally shocked to see the HM, taking the class and everybody turned our heads at the door. HM knew his staff was standing there but, gave no notice to the stranded teacher and continued his lecture. We as sincere students followed the big boss, gave no notice to the English sir.
The teacher outside the class was visibly shocked and he can neither leave the scene nor interrupt the HM. Almost another minute passed and HM would have felt the punishment is enough to the teacher for being late and turned towards him. Oh! you are there.. I didn’t notice (what a cold lie that was) please come in ....he briefed about his lecture and handed over the book to him and walked past.
In how many schools, can you see such scenes? We got the perfect practical lesson for the concept "Lead by Example" and Management by Walking Around. To be frank I don't know these terms, when I was in the school, but this event left with me an everlasting impression about our HM's management style. The lesson he wanted to teach for the students, came at the cost of embarrasment fo his sub-ordinate staff.
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