Teacher Training 5-S E.Q E.H.S.A.S
Summary
TLDRIn this engaging session, Gagan Singh shares three insightful stories emphasizing the importance of practice, adaptability, and self-transformation. He begins with a tale of a skilled archer who learns humility from an old man's oil-pouring demonstration, highlighting that practice makes perfect. The second story illustrates the need for continuous learning as an archer becomes obsolete with the advent of new weaponry. The final story draws from the Mahabharata, where Lord Krishna advises Arjuna to adapt or face downfall. Singh's session challenges educators to reflect on their practices, embrace change, and strive for growth.
Takeaways
- ๐ฏ Practice Makes Perfect: The first story emphasizes the importance of practice in mastering a skill, as illustrated by the Chinese archer Chen Yafi.
- ๐ด Mastering Beyond Your Craft: The old man's demonstration of pouring oil through a coin teaches that there's always more to learn beyond one's primary skill.
- ๐ Adaptability Over Time: The second story shows the need for adapting to changing circumstances, as the old oil seller turned into a teacher of oil painting.
- ๐ซ The Irreplaceable Role of Teachers: Despite technological advancements, the essence of a teacher's role remains irreplaceable, as highlighted in the context of Japan's educational challenges.
- ๐ค The Power of Self-Transformation: The third story, involving the Eiffel Tower song, stresses the importance of self-transformation for growth and progress.
- ๐น The Tragedy of Stagnation: The tale of the great warrior from Mahabharat who met an inglorious end serves as a cautionary tale against complacency and the need for self-improvement.
- ๐ The Importance of Ambition: The speaker encourages teachers to have ambitions beyond their current roles, suggesting that one's position should not limit their aspirations.
- ๐ Continuous Learning: The narrative suggests that continuous learning and skill development are essential to remain relevant and effective in one's profession.
- ๐ The Global Impact of Educators: The script positions teachers as 'priests of Modern India,' emphasizing their critical role in shaping the future of society.
- ๐ฎ Vision for the Future: The speaker calls for teachers to envision their future roles and to work towards achieving them, promoting a proactive approach to career development.
Q & A
What is the main theme of Gagan Singh's session?
-The main theme of Gagan Singh's session is 'Winning Hearts Fest', where he aims to engage with the audience through storytelling and asking thought-provoking questions.
What is the first story Gagan Singh tells about?
-The first story is about a Chinese archer named Chen Yafi, who was very skilled in archery but was humbled by an old man who demonstrated a different skill of pouring oil through a tiny hole without spilling a drop.
What lesson does Chen Yafi learn from the old man in the story?
-Chen Yafi learns that no matter how skilled you are in one area, there is always something new to learn and that mastery comes from practice.
What is the second story about?
-The second story is about the old man from the first story, who after the war, realized that his skill of selling oil would become redundant and decided to learn new skills to become a teacher of oil painting.
What is the key takeaway from the second story?
-The key takeaway is the importance of adapting to change and learning new skills to remain relevant and valuable.
What is the third story Gagan Singh shares?
-The third story is about the character Karna from the Indian epic Mahabharata, who despite being a great warrior, met an inglorious end because he did not adapt or transform when needed.
What lesson does Lord Krishna teach Karna in the third story?
-Lord Krishna teaches Karna the importance of self-transformation and adapting to new circumstances to remain invincible.
What is the first question Gagan Singh asks the audience?
-The first question is 'What do you practice?', emphasizing that whatever one practices, they become very good at it.
What is the second question Gagan Singh poses to the audience?
-The second question is 'Whatever you practice may become redundant over time.', prompting the audience to consider the need for continuous learning and adaptation.
What is the third question Gagan Singh presents to the audience?
-The third question is 'Do you have the ambition to grow and transform?', encouraging the audience to reflect on their personal and professional growth.
How does Gagan Singh relate the stories to the role of teachers?
-Gagan Singh relates the stories to the role of teachers by highlighting the importance of practice, adaptability, and continuous learning in their profession.
What is the significance of the song Gagan Singh mentions?
-The song is significant as it serves as a metaphor for the need for self-transformation and growth, which is a central theme of the session.
Outlines
๐น The Art of Practice and Humility
The speaker, Gagan Singh, begins by asking for applause and introduces himself as a corporate leader and former director at M Japan. He confesses he has no answers but will ask five important questions to the audience, who are teachers. The first story is about a Chinese archer named Chen Yafi, renowned for his skill. Despite his talent, an old man dismisses his archery as 'nothing', provoking Chen's anger. The old man then demonstrates his own skill by pouring oil through a tiny hole in a coin without spilling a drop, teaching Chen a lesson in humility and the importance of practice. The speaker connects this to the theme of the session, asking what the teachers practice to become great.
๐ ๏ธ Adaptability and Skill Development
The second paragraph continues with a story about the same archer, Chen, who becomes jobless when archery is no longer needed in warfare due to the development of stronger weapons. Chen meets the old man again, who has adapted by becoming a teacher of oil painting, illustrating the need to learn new skills. The speaker emphasizes the importance of adapting to change and learning new skills, drawing a parallel to his own academic achievements and the challenges faced by Japan in finding teachers due to a declining population. The speaker suggests that even in a technologically advanced society, the role of teachers is irreplaceable.
๐ณ Self-Transformation and Growth
In the third story, the speaker humorously mentions a conversation with the Eiffel Tower and a song about self-transformation. The narrative then shifts to the character of Bhishma from the Indian epic Mahabharata, known for his unwavering devotion. Despite his greatness, Bhishma met an inglorious end because he was not ready to adapt and transform. The speaker uses this to pose the question to the teachers about their ambition for self-growth and transformation, asking if they are content with their current roles or if they aspire to higher positions.
โณ The Impermanence of Skills
The fourth paragraph is a continuation of the speaker's questions, emphasizing the impermanence of skills. As the speaker had previously asked what the teachers practice to become great, he now poses the question of whether those skills might become obsolete over time. This is highlighted by the use of music and a rhetorical question, suggesting the need for continuous learning and adaptation in the face of changing times.
Mindmap
Keywords
๐กPractice
๐กArchery
๐กCompassion
๐กGenerosity
๐กComplaining
๐กRedundancy
๐กSelf-Transformation
๐กAmbition
๐กIllustrious
๐กModern India
๐กEiffel Tower
Highlights
Opening remarks requesting applause and blessings for the audience.
Introduction of the speaker Gagan Singh and the session's theme 'Winning Hearts Fest'.
Confession by the speaker of not having answers but intending to ask important questions.
Invitation for the audience to participate by answering the questions posed.
Story of the Chinese archer Chen Yafi to illustrate the importance of practice.
The old man's demonstration of pouring oil through a coin to teach humility and skill.
Question to the audience: What do you practice to become good at?
Emphasis on the role of teachers as priests of Modern India.
The importance of practicing positive traits like forgiveness, optimism, and generosity.
Warning against practicing negative behaviors such as complaining.
Transition to the second question about the potential redundancy of skills over time.
Story of the old oil seller who adapted by learning new skills.
Discussion on the need for continuous learning and adaptation.
The challenge faced by Japan in finding teachers and its response to the issue.
The irreplaceable element of a teacher emphasized by the speaker.
Story of the Eiffel Tower and a song to introduce the third question.
The importance of self-transformation as illustrated by the character Karna from Mahabharat.
Question to the audience about their ambition for growth and transformation in their careers.
Recap of the three questions posed during the workshop.
Transcripts
can I have a big round of applause first
of all for management of s and God bless
you all so I am gagan sing and I am here
to do this 2 hours 10 minute session
with
you minut on a theme called winning
Hearts Fest
esas so you will wonder what is a
corporate leader like me somebody who
used to be a director at M Japan going
to talk to all of you illustrous
teachers
about and to answer this
question I would like to make a
confession straight
away I don't have any answers today for
you I will try to ask five important
questions because you are all who are
the illustrous teachers so you have to
give answers I am someone who's just
going to be asking some simple questions
so may I ask you are you ready to answer
my questions
please louder yes sir a bit more louder
please yes oh great love you all God
bless you so let us start this journey
by three questions question number one
story number
one Once Upon a
Time many centuries
ago there was a Chinese arti Archer
named Chen
yafi a very skilled
Archer and in that era archery was in
voke he was so skillful that wherever he
could go he would ask people to paste
banners or put boats on moving
horses and in a matter of few seconds he
would have multiple bows and art just
used like bahubali Pras and shoot all of
and pack pack
pack and obviously crowd would
applaud and eventually he became so
great that a huge competition was
organized at one of their grand empy
theaters over there like every normal
day he was performing
perfectly and the whole crowd was
getting delious with sheer Bliss about
his brilliance
but suddenly an old man walked in so
every time the Archer would
shoot the old man would say oh it's
nothing oh it's
nothing first Chen noticed and ignored
second time again Chen shot a brilliant
shot and the old man said oh it's
nothing oh it's
nothing now Chen got angry he went to
him and said you think my archery is
nothing I'm the best archer in
China and the man
said it's just a matter of practice so
now CH got very angry he said take this
and do it for me and the old man replied
I'm sorry I can't shoot arrows like you
but I want you to come with me he took
him to the side of the
chamber and that old HED man the Haggard
man put down a huge canister full of
oil and from there we took out the
ladder brought a bottle placed a tiny
Chinese penny on top of it with a 1 mm
RFS poured oil from that lad into it and
said I'm going to pour oil into this now
it will go through this 1 mm Penny
without a single drop being being
spill he did it with such
dexterity such admirable adroitness that
actually not even one drop
spilled and then he looked at that
Mighty
Archer and asked can you do
this that day the legendary Chen was
humbled because he realized an important
lesson we all become great and we
practice so life my beloved teachers is
nothing else but a matter of practice
and therefore the question which
beseeches your worthy attention
is what do you illustrious teachers
practice because our first prime
minister respected P Neu G has already
said that towards the formation of true
Modern India our temples will be those
wonderful dams
but far more important those two DS
would be the illustrious teachers who
will be the priest of Modern
India so as I bow down to all you
amazing priest of our vixit
bat the important question number one
which I promise s I'll ask you what do
you practice because whatever you do you
become very good at
it if you practice
forgiveness you will become
compassionate if you practice
optimism you will become kindhearted
gregarious
joyful if you practice
generosity you become a philanthropist
like Bill Gates Belinda Gates even
though they are not together now however
on the other hand if you practice
complaining then you'll become a
snake no matter how how wonderful a
thing without dropping a simple batting
your
eyelid without any trouble you'll be
able to complain so easily so even if
you going to see the beautiful Taj Mahal
on moon late
night everyone has tears of love in the
legendary Memoir of mtas mahel and Sh
walking in hands and saying
everybody's full of joy will still
complain and say oh oh it's too white oh
it's too
dark why because whatever you practice
you become very good at it to the
question number
one for the most distinguished respect
worthy teachers of our Modern Nation
according to P is what do you practice
we'll discuss the anwers later but
please allow me to now move to question
two the story
changes and
unfortunately stronger
bombs stronger weapons were develop and
suddenly a great Chen was jobless vs CRS
sorry sir we don't need archers now
while we go to the battles we need those
bombs we need the
tanks so One Fine Day Ken was
desperately in a state of great
despondency moving around and a huge
Carriage came and just about hit him he
was mildly hurt but he looked up and he
saw oh
God the Chariot master was none other
than the old Haggard H
fra oil sell
and he was stunned he said amazing
congratulations I think you've done well
for yourself so have you made all this
money selling oil he said oh no no no
no I soon realized that after the war
gets
over all selling per se will not be in
business because that skill will become
redundant so I did forward
integration and I started learning oil
pain things so now I'm a teacher at a
university and I te students how to
meticulously use oil to make Immaculate
oil
paintings and that my respected teachers
was the second
lesson with the passage of
time what you have become very used to
practicing may become
redundant so are you like that old oil
seller
new
skills because when I was in Japan I
served with a very giant Japanese
conglomerate as a director small Sprints
across almost two
decades since I was generally having a
lot of love for academics I was all
India cbsc topper in 91 Del College of
Engineering gold medalis in '95 and then
a high ranker from in that famous bch of
Chan bhagat and Alia Al's real name is
anaar 95 to 997 so even though I was
during the work of the conglomerate I
used to follow the school investment of
the school
sector and Japan had a serious
problem their problem
was slowly the country was having
difficulty finding teachers because
population is
reducing they were having difficulty
finding
doctors they were having difficulty
finding lawyers so what was Japan's
answer
it started developing lawyer lless
courtrooms doctoress hospitals and teach
his
schools but in this
experiment while there was a huge issue
one thing was
learned that no matter what they
did there was one important third
element because of which a teacher could
never be substituted and that brings me
to the third story so when I was there
being a motivational speaker of course I
had to pay a visit to Eiffel Tower and I
had a very serious talk with Eiffel
Tower for almost one day I had a very
mature talk with I and since I'm a
bathroom singer so I made a song and for
question number three to all of you
Story number three the song goes here is
Imagine
[Music]
iing up grow up I feel T up why don't
you grow up I feel
to bend those legs Flex those arms
welcome as the open
charm khif is here to cause you harm why
don't you grow up and self transform
controlled all freeze who was the most
gallent no Noble lovable character in
The Legend of Mahabharat most of you
like me would
say and obviously why not so steadfast
so devoted so hardworking
then the question is why did such a
great warrior die such an in glorious
death and the answer for that is given
by none other than the legendary holy
Divine Lord Krishna who in the end
revealed to G
[Music]
but the moment the crown turned into the
evil hands of shakun theodan and the
feeble it was imperative for you to self
transform
and those words Lord Krishna enlightened
him and he eventually submitted himself
to Lord Krishna and
therefore the point of Story number
three is I feel will not grow because
[Music]
it ield Tower cannot grow up by 1
inch gang wouldn't grow because he had
decided he
won't however the story number three is
all about the lesson from
them even if you are immortal like I
to even if you are immortal like
Kap you may not be
Invincible if you're not ready to S
FR so my third question to all
illustrious respect worthy beloved
teachers
is to self
for you may be a PGT PGT Junior teacher
nursy teacher do you have that ambition
to become see a supervisor a
headmistress a principal a director at a
university so again I have no
answer recap the three questions with
which we are taking this
Workshop question number one
what do you
practice and whatever you practice are
you very good at it or
not question number
two whatever you practice may become
redundant of few years
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