In earlier days when the Gurukul system of education existed
in India, children from the kingdom used to go to a forest area where a school
was established by a Guru (Teacher). This school was called as 'Gurukul' in
Sanskrit. The children used to reside in this place for a decade to learn from
the Guru. Among such students, there would be a group of students who learnt
when taught only once. There was another group which learnt when taught twice
and there was another group which learnt when taught thrice. Based on the
number of repetitions a student would take to learn a lesson, there were
different groups of students made and the lessons were taught accordingly.
Learning was the same but the method was different for different sets of
students.
In the current world, there are people with different
abilities. Some need to be taught by teaching directly with words. Some need to
be taught by exposing to practical exposure. Some can be taught by just
speaking over phone. Some can be taught through online video tutorials. Some
can be taught by asking them to perform certain tasks. The modes of learning
differ from one person to the other. It becomes very important for the mentor/
teacher/ trainer to choose the right mode for the right student. I do accept
that it's not easy for someone to spot the right methodology for every student
instantly. One has to try every available method to find out which method exactly
works for the students. The quickness in choosing the right method shall be
achieved as one garners more and more experience. This option of choosing the
right method doesn't apply only for the person who is sharing lessons. It
applies to the student also who is learning the lessons. It's the individual's
responsibility to work and find out which type of learning works right for
him/her. Once again the method which sounded right some days back might not
sound apt some days later. So, one should be ready to change and adapt to new
modes of learning as time moves on. Different information demand different
modes to reach a person. So, one should be ready to explore different streams
to embody different kinds of information.
While one is battling through different modes of knowledge
transfer to choose the right one, a student or a teacher might get into
conflict while choosing the right method. A method which looks lucrative might
not be practically implementable for a certain student. But the feelings attached
cannot be erased until the wrong implementation is proved. So people must be
ready to face bitter consequences too while exploring and experimenting with
different modes of learning and teaching. At the end of the day, what's
important is, learning the lesson. If the right lessons aren't passed between
the mentor and the mentee then not just one person is at fault, it's the
relation which is at fault by default.
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