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Call for Empathy in Schools Ms. Moqheeta Mehboob I did my schooling from a central school, Kendriya Vidyalaya — a school with a very high reputation. Decades have passed, but I still remember a particular incident. I must have been no more than five or six years old. I remember a sunny morning, the assembly, the stage, the teachers — and the shame. I don’t remember the reason or the lesson taught that day, but I distinctly remember the stares of more than a thousand students and around a hundred teachers. A few of us were made to stand on the stage as a form of punishment. I also remember, somewhere around the same age, walking home from school in tears. I was burning with fever, but at that tender age, I couldn't make sense of what was happening and resorted to crying. A Yezdi bike slowed down beside me. A man — a staff member from my school — asked me what was wrong. I couldn’t explain. He offered me a lift, and I pointed him to my house. He dropped me at my gate and even peeped ...

by Moqheeta Mehboob   Have you often heard people talking about the importance of good teachers? They call it the mother of all professions . Indeed, a very highly respected and noble title. We have also seen the government, NGOs, school managements, and other private organisations tirelessly working towards teachers’ professional development. This is definitely required — and Edutop works extensively on bringing quality to educational organisations. But it firmly and equally believes in the importance of a healthy teacher . Edutop has this mantra: Healthy teacher = Healthy teaching. In this little article, I have focused mainly on the human side of the teacher, and not the professional side. There are plenty of helpful articles by Edutop that talk about classroom management, lesson planning, student engagement… but this article is only about having a healthy and happy teacher. Read it and apply it in your life. It will surely bring a considerable difference to your health. Healt...