Sumitra Mitter: The torchbearer of Arun Nursery School
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”, quotes Benjamin Franklin, a genius and mastermind American polymath of his times. The quote holds deep meaning- explaining the essence of teaching and the role of a teacher in just three lines. If a child is told something, he may forget it in a while. If he is taught something, he would remember it as long as he can. But if you involve him in doing something, he will learn. This theory may not be very popular in the education system that most schools generally follow, but there are individuals like Sumitra Mitter - who truly believe in this and use this as a guiding principle while formulating the school curriculum and planning the activities that the students will do all year which will aid in their learning process. The problem with the traditional teaching approach is that it is strictly theoretical which can cage the minds of little children. Most of the elementary schools force a book in th...