Please welcome Mr. Manohar to this episode of ‘Pratibimba’.
Mr. Manohar teaches at Shantapura of Surpur Taluk, Yadgir district. He likes to be identified as a teacher first. He feels teaching as a profession has given him freedom of thought and expression. He believes just as ‘play and learn’, ‘do and learn’ concepts, ‘Sing and learn’ is also an effective teaching method.
When Mr. Manohar goes into the class, the children request him for a song. He goes to the class with a song that he has prepared for that day’s lesson. He uses the tune of a popular song to attract the attention of the students. When the subject is taught with the tune of a popular song, children actually sing their response back!
He has taught ‘Indus valley civilisation’, and ‘The Life of Basavanna’ entirely through very popular songs. When he received feedback that he could use folk songs and tunes as well and not just tunes used in movies, he took it seriously and went on to compose a song on the life of ‘Budha’ and set it to a popular folk lullaby.
He is convinced that children are entertained and engaged in the process of learning. This approach makes teaching more effective.
Students have started humming his songs on the streets instead of the original songs! Some children were found singing his school song in a ‘cradle ceremony’ of a newborn child :) Incidences such as these motivate Manohar to use this method even more.
He has a collection of about 45 songs that he has written. He has written poems about the life of Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, and others. He has even sung some of these songs with his students and uploaded them on his YouTube channel. He has demonstrated his method of teaching while working as a resource person. He even has a song about the writers who have won the Jnanapeetha Award, in Kannada.
When Manohar asks a question in a sing-song tune, children respond with answers in a tune! He has used this method to teach language and also basic maths concepts.
Many of his students keep in touch with him since they remember the lessons they learned through his songs.
Hope you enjoyed listening to this recording by Akshara Foundation. If you have an interesting story, please share your story with 98450 79590.
Link to Mr. Manohar's YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCYlX8iX2sSb-8-QTTrqaBtQ
Please welcome Mr. Manohar to this episode of ‘Pratibimba’.
Mr. Manohar teaches at Shantapura of Surpur Taluk, Yadgir district. He likes to be identified as a teacher first. He feels teaching as a profession has given him freedom of thought and expression. He believes just as ‘play and learn’, ‘do and learn’ concepts, ‘Sing and learn’ is also an effective teaching method.
When Mr. Manohar goes into the class, the children request him for a song. He goes to the class with a song that he has prepared for that day’s lesson. He uses the tune of a popular song to attract the attention of the students. When the subject is taught with the tune of a popular song, children actually sing their response back!
He has taught ‘Indus valley civilisation’, and ‘The Life of Basavanna’ entirely through very popular songs. When he received feedback that he could use folk songs and tunes as well and not just tunes used in movies, he took it seriously and went on to compose a song on the life of ‘Budha’ and set it to a popular folk lullaby.
He is convinced that children are entertained and engaged in the process of learning. This approach makes teaching more effective.
Students have started humming his songs on the streets instead of the original songs! Some children were found singing his school song in a ‘cradle ceremony’ of a newborn child :) Incidences such as these motivate Manohar to use this method even more.
He has a collection of about 45 songs that he has written. He has written poems about the life of Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, and others. He has even sung some of these songs with his students and uploaded them on his YouTube channel. He has demonstrated his method of teaching while working as a resource person. He even has a song about the writers who have won the Jnanapeetha Award, in Kannada.
When Manohar asks a question in a sing-song tune, children respond with answers in a tune! He has used this method to teach language and also basic maths concepts.
Many of his students keep in touch with him since they remember the lessons they learned through his songs.
Hope you enjoyed listening to this recording by Akshara Foundation. If you have an interesting story, please share your story with 98450 79590.
Link to Mr. Manohar's YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCYlX8iX2sSb-8-QTTrqaBtQ