I saw, I forget.....
I heard, I forget......
I did, I remember & learnt........
The understanding and practical knowledge
is more important for learning, rather than theoretical knowledge. In
our curriculum studies practicum, I decided to work in group and talked some
people who has did their professional
work for livelihood with hand, as for this I selected three different type of
work holder of konappan agrahara market area. One of them was mobile repairer
and running his own mobile shop in market, another one was welder cum
blacksmith, third one was carpenter. They all have good experience of
their work. It was interesting and amazing interaction with them.
I really learnt a lot of
new things to them, they cooperate enthusiastically with us. In our course
we learnt in curriculum subject, what Gandhi talking about importance of vocational
education in his book Nai Taleem and also in NCF. Gandhi was heartily supporter
of vocational training in our school system.
First we were talked mobile shop owner, he
is 27 years old. When we ask him why he chooses this business and from where he
learnt mobile repairing? He told us he was worked in different field in
earlier, after that he joined 6 months mobile repairing training workshop and
learnt to repair all kind of mobile phones. He said he is happy to accept this
business, he told us he has earning monthly rupees 40000 approx. When we ask
him is it your school education is useful in your daily business? He said not
all subject, but English and some basic mathematics is useful in his work.
After that we went to a welder shop, he has
a 28 years’ experience in his work field. We ask him where he learnt this work
and how he came in this business. He told us it is his family business. One interesting
thing we found during the interaction with him he was completed SSLC exam with
first rank and his father was head master of Urdu government school. He said I
was brilliant in all subject. After completed SSLC I decided to drop the education
and started to learn technical work. My father wanted that I continue my study
but I want to learn some technical work.
He has a lot of confident about his work area;
he confidently said I am expert in all kind of iron and welding work. Sometimes
some engineers and ITI students also came to our shop and ask about designing
and learn some technical work. It was amazing interaction between us.
We also talk two other type of technical
work holder. One was carpenter and another was cycle repairing shop owner. We ask
same questions to them, they also given similar answer like earlier peoples.
All these type of technical work person’s
argued that practical knowledge is important. They told every day they did some
new innovation in their work. Lot of new things they learnt day by day. Tools, instruments
and objects are also helpful for them to learn new things. They strongly said
that in our school system there is no place for this type of vocational work. Some
people thought that these work are low category work, but in our work we every time
use our mind and hand both, we fully depend to our mind and both hands.
They all are happy in their business, we
understood that in their everyday life they facing lot of problems during work
time but they are happy, and honestly doing their job.
We are happy to meet and talk to them and
also learnt some new things.
