Teaching and Learning

Diksha Ahi | Fellow | Teach for India

What is Teaching and Learning?

There are many nuances of a Career in Teaching and Learning. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find information about What Teaching and Learning actually is. Most pages on the internet just talk about How to get into Teaching and Learning. Just like you would normally not trust a non Doctor with names of medicines, you should also not trust opinions about Teaching and Learning from non professionals.

Fellow Diksha Ahi invested 2 years in Teaching and Learning. Fellow Diksha Ahi defines Teaching and Learning as:

In the course of teaching, teachers too learn from students just as students learn from their teachers. And when teaching and learning become shared experiences, it becomes evident that it is a two-way process.

How Fellow Diksha Ahi got into Teaching and Learning?

After completing my Schooling from Seven Oaks, Dehradun, I did my Graduation from Punjab University. I worked at a start up called Towno.in for 6 Months. I joined Teach for India in 2016, and I am working as a Fellow there.

Fellow Diksha Ahi's Talk on Teaching and Learning

Starts with what is:
1)	Teaching and Learning

Next, it covers Education. It was a welcome change to see the Talk touch upon Education as theoretical knowledge needed to excel at Teaching and Learning, and not merely as Qualifications needed to enter Teaching and Learning. It details these topics within Education for Teaching and Learning:
2)	Current Affairs
3)	Subject Knowledge
4)	Present Education Scenario
5)	Child Psychology

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Teaching and Learning demands specific Skills which only an experienced professional can lay out. It explains Skills needed in Teaching and Learning with these items:
6)	Communication
7)	Planning
8)	Research Oriented
9)	Reading
10)	Problem Solving
11)	Critical Thinking

There are great positives of Teaching and Learning. The Talk goes through this list of Positives of Teaching and Learning:
12)	Autonomy
13)	Continuous Learning
14)	Societal Impact
15)	Instant Results
16)	Good Working Atmosphere
17)	Continuous Feedback

There are a few Challenges in Teaching and Learning which one needs to be cognizant of:
18)	Out Of Your Comfort Zone
19)	Initial Struggle
20)	Driven by Purpose not Money

In the final section of the Talk, Diksha Ahi talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
21)	Teaching and Learning

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(Teaching & Learning, Diksha Ahi, Teach for India, Children, Classroom, Subject Knowledge)

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