being special

It was too cold for me to work with full energy. I wanted to sleep more. Bu the very thought of my mom’s face red with anger an impatience, I had to wake up helplessly. The usual ritual of meeting my plants I could not avoid. The black coffee flavored my chilled morning warm! Then it was news time. I could only have a glance of the headlines and the Monday express supplement sure had to offer me certain things. I dropped mom half the way as she was particular about walking a short distance. I rushed through my breakfast and relaxed. Now, I could read at leisure.
‘’SPEAK EASY’’- the caption caught my eyes. But somehow I did not read the content as it was to do with speech and hearing. I navigated to the lower portion of the page and found my topic- special children and their education. I was in search of places where courses are offered to teach such children. One of my dreams is about setting up a school for the same. But these days I have started thinking of something new.
It is easy to accommodate those kids who are identified by their parents or relatives, to have disorders. But what would happen to those kids who are ‘called’ lazy, ignorant, daydreaming, ‘naughty’….? Being tagged ‘’bad’’. Do we have a mechanism in India to identify the defects in children studying in schools? Some of the schools have got counselors to solve the problem. But I wonder how many authorities are aware of the need?! It should be made sure that teachers get trained in identifying the symptoms of disabilities in children. For this something else is necessary- those who are stepping into teaching profession, need to realize that they are committing a great job. Teaching is not just a money earning profession; it is to be dealt with so much of importance and dedication. Teacher should get in touch with children in such a way that they are capable to influence their character. I wonder how many of the youngsters do carry this sort of a spark in their mind when they think of being a tutor.
It’s time for me to read through the materials for my research. I need to stop writing, not thinking. Well I look forward to those like-minded poeple who would join hands with me to campign for this cause....