The Education Department of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind in co-operation with Human Welfare Trust, All India Ideal Teachers Association and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Delhi Haryana organised a 5-day programme at JIH headquarters in New Delhi from 5 to 9 November. The programme consisting of different lectures and discussions delivered by subject experts revolved round the significance of child education and its dynamics.
Delivering the presidential speech in the inaugural session on 5 November, Nusrat Ali, General Secretary of JIH, said that learning process goes on from the mother’s lap to the grave. Education urges one to think of his existence and universe. Elaborating child education, he said that children should not be loaded with books. It does not let children to develop. They are withered before blooming. On the importance of teacher, he said that a teacher can yield good result from a bad system and bad result from a good system.
In his welcome address, Mohammed Ashfaque Ahmed, JIH Secretary for Education, explained the importance of pre-primary education. He said that the importance of pre-primary education has not been paid attention to. Since 2012, the government made some programmes for this field. On this training programme, he said that we are getting benefit from 23 experts from across the country in this programme. We are also making DVDs of this 5-day programme so that teachers from different parts of the country can have them. On the objectives of the programme, he said that our teachers might be aware of the basics of pre-primary education and create passion for it.
Professor Shoaib Abdullah of Jamia Millia Islamia, who was chief guest in the inaugural session, said that we should not take admission of children in nursery lightly. “Your children may be brilliant but they must be children and taken as such. We have snatched childhood of the children in the name of primary education. We sacrifice our present for the sake of future,” he asserted.
Addressing on Child’s Rights, Mr. Mahruddin, Principal Coordinator, In-service Teacher Education Institute, Delhi, said that child’s rights also have been determined. These are individual rights, economical rights, social rights and cultural rights; right to education falls under cultural right. He explained all the rights and said that 54 sections of child’s rights have been determined and 196 countries have acknowledged those rights.
Dr. Dost Mohammad Khan, Former Principal, B.Ed. College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, gave a lecture on “Development of Pre-School Children: Characteristics & Education Implications of Physical &Mental Development”. Classifying 1 to 21 years children into five stages, he explained the characteristics, psychology of every year of the children and their mental and physical development. He also said that the school should not be a place of fear for children but place of happiness. The relation of teachers with children should be friendly.
Talking on “Learning and its Methods”, Dr. Sk. Azeemuddin, Prof. & Dean Faculty of Education, Integral University, Lucknow, described the methods of learning through examples. Ilyas Ahmed, Principal, Iqra Primary School, Aurangabad, talked on “Play Way methods: Development of Skills in Children By Using This Method”. He explained that such a method of playing can sow seed of learning and moral progress along with physical growth in children.
While speaking on “Emotional, Moral & Social Development of Pre-School Children”, Dr. Dost Mohammad Khan said that a child learns in every stage while growing. As the child grows mentally and physically, the learning process sharpens. According to natural power of children, guardianship is required on every stage. Psychology of children keeps on changing as per their age. A child becomes a successful man if he is shaped up, keeping that in mind. Home environment, parents’ behaviour, teachers’ role and social atmosphere leave impact on the budding mind of children.
Talking on “Early Childhood Care & Education: Aims, Objectives & Importance”, Dr. Badrul Islam shed light on the qualities of childhood and family environment and its impact. He said childhood is the period of physical and mental progress. Future of children is destroyed if they do not get appropriate atmosphere of education.
Addressing on “Contribution of Educationist in the Field of Pre-Primary Education”, Dr. Shabistan Ghaffar, President, All India Confederation for Women Empowerment through Education, introduced the service and activities of the confederation in the field of education. She was also asked questions apart from topic because of associating with a national woman organization.
A symposium on “Problems of Pre-Primary Schools with Reference to Teaching” with Syed Naziruddin, Former Lecturer D.Ed. College, Aurangabad, was also part of the programme. Shabnam, Uzma Ameen, Aasiya Khan and Shabeena took part in the symposium and expressed their views on the subject. In the presidential note, Naziruddin said that the responsibility of a teacher is that he make school environment so good that if a child comes to school weeping, he should return with happiness.
Talking on “Activity for Larger & Fine Muscles”, Mrs Kamlesh Kumari, Nursery Expert, EDMC School, described different activities for physical development of children and also exhibited those activities to the audience.
Speaking on “Language Development: Objectives & Activities”, Mrs. Savitri Singh, Rtd. Principal, I.I.T Nursery School, Delhi, explained the learning process of children to language. She said that a child first listens then imitates that. So, first the skill of listening should be awakened in children then speaking. In this way, he is prepared for reading and writing.
Addressing on “Puppet Making & Puppet Show”, Mrs Arjeet Kaur, Nursery Expert, EDMC School, presented different samples of Action Song. She also explained its advantages. She said that this creates in children curiosity to learn.
The programme came to an end with the concluding speech of Mr. Ashfaque Ahmed.