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The human connection

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    I happen to see an Instagram post on 'The Human Library' in Denmark where you get people to hear you out or rent you out like books. Isn't it interesting?  On the darker side of it, has humanity reached a point where you have to rent out people like books?       In the midst of this AI revolution that is trendy now a days, we have been on the verge of major transition. Particularly, we (Humans) have become addicted to technology and have been so dependent on it that we spend on an average 141 minutes (i.e. 2 hours 21mins) on social media across the globe.  That also means the average human attention span has reduced from 12 seconds in 2000 to 7 seconds in 2024.  What does that mean?            Its adding a little bit of impatience, stress, anxiety, self obsession etc. to our mind. Is that fine?  Image credit - Freepik     Yeah on a short term basis, if you can deal with it with alternatives to ...

What makes a teacher great?

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    Let us take a walk thru our school days. Do you remember a teacher who inspired you? What incident or the quality of her/him did you like? It's obvious you remember her/him for making a difference in your life. However small the difference could be.        I am experimenting with myself to become a teacher. I loved teaching (or training) my friends in school and colleagues in the office. But taking it formally requires some effort. I feel more than the effort, it is the sheer love and passion that can carry you on.     In my quest of learning and experimentation to become a good teacher, I watched a lot of TEDx talks on how to become a good teacher. Few of these TED talks inspired me to write this blog. The credits go to them.  First one being    " Teaching Methods for Inspiring the Students of the Future"   by  Joe Ruhl @ TEDxLafayette . Photo courtesy - Pinterest (Kimberly Allen | Art.com) Joe Ruhl talks ab...