There was a farmer who collected horses; he only needed one more breed to complete his collection. One day, he found out that his neighbor had the particular horse breed he needed. So, he constantly botheredhis neighbor until he sold it to him. A month later, the horse became ill and he called the veterinarian, who said: Well, your horse has a virus. He must take this medicine for three days. I’ll come back on the 3rd day and if he’s not better, we’re going to have to put him down.
Nearby, the pig listened closely to their conversation.The next day, they gave him the medicine and left.The pig approached the horse and said: Be strong, my friend. Get up or else they’re going to put you to sleep!
On the second day, they gave him the medicine and left.The pig came back and said: Come on buddy, get up or else you’re going to die! Come on, I’ll help you get up. Let’s go! One, two, three…
On the third day, they came to give him the medicine and the vet said:Unfortunately, we’re going to have to put him down tomorrow. Otherwise, the virus might spread and infect the other horses. After they left, the pig approached the horse and said: Listen pal, it’s now or never! Get up, come on! Have courage! Come on! Get up! Getup! That’s it, slowly! Great! Come on, one, two, three… Good, good.
Now faster, come on…. Fantastic! Run, run more! Yes! Yay! Yes!
You did it, you’re a champion!!! All of a sudden, the owner came back, saw the horse running in the field and began shouting: It’s a miracle!
My horse is cured. This deserves a party. Let’s kill the pig!
Point for reflection: This often happens in the workplace. Nobody truly knows which employee actually deserves the merit of success, or who’s actually contributing the necessary support to make things happen.
The Professor shares his discoveries, so that you can share them with others.
2011-07-28
2011-07-27
A teacher's charter
For all teachers, academicians and administrators to see and respect :::
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1. Teaching is not a science, it is an art, and should be treated as such.
2. Students are not customers (“persons who buy”) – they are clients (“persons who seek the advice of a professional man or woman”).
3. “Good learning experience” means mastering something new and advanced. To help his/her students, a university teacher has to be able to transform and restructure highly complex material from his/her subject area into a form suitable and accessible to the learners.
4. This cannot be achieved without teachers being experts in their disciplines.
5. Successful and inspirational teaching is a highly individual skill. The choice of teaching methods should reflect not only specifics of the target audience, but also the experience, teaching philosophy and individual psychophysiological characteristics of the teacher.
6. Structuring of the learning environment, choice of teaching and assessment methods have to be subject specific.
7. Values, standards, criteria of assessment in learning and teaching have to originate in, and be set by, the professional academic communities of their particular subject areas.
8. The role of managers is to create an environment which helps professional standards to be maintained; however, managers should not interfere in setting the standards.
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partha
http://micromath.wordpress.com/my-teaching-manifesto
QUOTE
1. Teaching is not a science, it is an art, and should be treated as such.
2. Students are not customers (“persons who buy”) – they are clients (“persons who seek the advice of a professional man or woman”).
3. “Good learning experience” means mastering something new and advanced. To help his/her students, a university teacher has to be able to transform and restructure highly complex material from his/her subject area into a form suitable and accessible to the learners.
4. This cannot be achieved without teachers being experts in their disciplines.
5. Successful and inspirational teaching is a highly individual skill. The choice of teaching methods should reflect not only specifics of the target audience, but also the experience, teaching philosophy and individual psychophysiological characteristics of the teacher.
6. Structuring of the learning environment, choice of teaching and assessment methods have to be subject specific.
7. Values, standards, criteria of assessment in learning and teaching have to originate in, and be set by, the professional academic communities of their particular subject areas.
8. The role of managers is to create an environment which helps professional standards to be maintained; however, managers should not interfere in setting the standards.
UNQUOTE
partha
http://micromath.wordpress.com/my-teaching-manifesto
A grateful student
It feels nice to notice that there are still some grateful students in this world.
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Dear Dr.Partha,
I want to thank you sooo much for your great effort done with me and also for your golden advices that really helped me a lot , and I do appreciate the time you give me just to help me , and I finally want to say that you changed my opinion about a lot of professors who never help someone without something in return.
THANKS
Best Regards,
Israa
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Israa Abd El-Ghaffar Salem Mohamed*
Zagazig University-Egypt
QUOTE
Dear Dr.Partha,
I want to thank you sooo much for your great effort done with me and also for your golden advices that really helped me a lot , and I do appreciate the time you give me just to help me , and I finally want to say that you changed my opinion about a lot of professors who never help someone without something in return.
THANKS
Best Regards,
Israa
UNQUOTE
Israa Abd El-Ghaffar Salem Mohamed*
Zagazig University-Egypt
2011-07-24
YAGMB
Yet another great maths blog
http://micromath.wordpress.com/
Make sure you follow all the links.
partha
http://micromath.wordpress.com/
Make sure you follow all the links.
partha
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