Be a Bluebell!

 Be a Bluebell!


"I don't think I have ever seen anything more beautiful than the bluebell I have been looking at."
- Gerard Manley Hopkins


Not to be disillusioned by things going around you is an art in itself. No one ever said life is a bed of roses. It is a constant struggle! You need to strive hard and challenge yourself every second to succeed. It is the challenging nature of life that makes it appear more beautiful and appealing. If everything has been handed down to you on a silver platter, where is the fun in that? It doesn’t help you to grow or progress. Life needs challenges and when you are running short of time it gets so intense that it takes everything to a whole new level.  The start of the second phase of the online school internship was the same for me. University exams, community living camp, work pressure… and while we were struggling to keep ourselves afloat, there comes the Online School Internship Phase II… Again what I had only was a paper full of phone numbers and names. Nothing more! From there I had to build a class. This time the challenge has been more intense to meet up to the growing expectations of the teachers and the students alike. For me, teaching has always been a creative work. It’s akin to a beautiful painting. You need to have the mental peace and frame of mind to sit down, relax and plan your lessons appropriately in order to justice to the students that have been assigned to you. Ultimately they are the only ones that matter. Because even if for a second you have been called a “teacher” the responsibility that comes along with it is endless, that cannot be taken lightly.

There were several things that could get one to feel disillusioned with the whole process from the start itself. I really felt we have been expected to perform miracles and redeem the inaccuracies done by our predecessors all on our own. All this had been going through my mind at the start of the school internship. I, Anija and Dhanya have been assigned the class of VIII C of Govt. Model Boys HSS Thycaud. And for the next one month, we are their “teachers”. To be frank I entered phase 2 of the school internship with much baggage of frustrations and worry. But it lasted only a few moments…. The students made the whole experience, every second of it worthwhile.  

The "teachers" of VIII C

The phase helped me to regain my composure, it taught me how to prioritize things in life, how to let go of negativities – of both people and incidents and focus more on the journey foreword. For that, I am eternally grateful to my students because they taught me the art of self-discovery. They guided me through a difficult time. And then suddenly I understood why the profession of teaching is held in high esteem all over the world.  

Blue Bell symbolizes gratitude and humility. The days of my school internship can be summarised thus. I became a bluebell of my own. Greater things will never come from comfort zones. You need to push yourself. Because the little things that you do everyday matter… And I truly intend to do give it my heart and blood. You can’t control how other people will receive your energy. Anything you say or do gets filtered through the lens of whatever personal things they have been going through at the moment, which is not about you. Just keep doing what you do your best with much integrity honesty and love as possible.  And that’s what I intend to do.

The "class" of VIII C

I hope this chronicle provides some insight into my experience as a student-teacher of Govt. College of Teacher Education, Thycaud during my second phase of school internship. Hope you enjoy this because for me this chronicle is not just a practical work to be submitted for marks. It is a part of me!💓💓💓

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