Principal’s Advisement
Welcome back to DPS Bulandshahr!
I am feeling excruciatingly uncomfortable, agonized and aggrieved by the
plethora and profundity of metamorphoses our learners have undergone consequent
upon the onslaught, upsurge and scourge of the catastrophic Covid-19. This is
about time the educators started contemplating, cogitating on and weighing up
the potential, implicit and viable pros and cons of its aftermath upon the
learners’ cognitive, physical, psychological and emotional faculties.
My paramount apprehensions and disquietude rest on the dichotomy between
the students’ thoughts, actions and behavior as the hydra-headed monster of the
pandemic has undeniably driven a wedge between their collaborative powers
dissipating and emaciating their unhindered and spontaneous development in
various spheres of life including their scholastic and co-scholastic domains.
This is my cherished notion and unflinching belief that students are not
passive recipients but active creators of learning, and so student voice
matters. With all the learning lost and a recovery curriculum rhetoric in
place, the majority of our children have bounced back with vulnerable and
disadvantaged pupils needing a lot more care and attention. We must also not
denigrate, gainsay or repudiate the fact that the loss is different for
different students. Governments, school leaders, and teachers are all concerned
about the learning loss students have experienced due to Covid-19 pandemic. After
all, schools have been seriously disrupted, as have students and their
families.
However, I staunchly and legitimately believe that every crisis is
accompanied by deep challenges as well as opportunities for transformation-
past educational crises have abundantly revealed that it is possible to build
back better. Nevertheless, it entails a certain amount of feyness and
clairvoyance on the part of the educators to cope with the exigencies. There
are many quandaries and predicaments teachers have to ponder over and surmount.
The intricacy of the impasse gets further convoluted as the implications of the
quagmire are bifold- immediate as well as far-fetched- the latter being likely
to become discernible not forthwith but after a span of, say, 3-4 years. In
that likelihood, will the future generation reflect the requisite tenacity to
withstand and bear the brunt of the havoc and annihilation let loose by the
monstrosity and cataclysm of Covid-19? How will these formidable, redoubtable
and seemingly insuperable challenges be pulverized remains a conundrum of the
society, community, teachers, parents and other stakeholders.
Hence, in such a precarious and volatile situation, it is my considered
opinion that leaders can better mobilize their organizations by setting clear
priorities for the response and empowering others to discover and implement
solutions that serve those priorities. I would urge the educators to use their
professional judgment to work with each and every student and build
relationships with each one of them. Another crucial part of the educators’
role, especially in the emotional, tense environment characterizing the present
crisis, is promoting psychological safety so people can openly discuss ideas,
questions and concerns without fear of repercussions.
Let us dedicate ourselves to the cause of igniting the spark of genius
in every child.
Dr H S Vashistha
Principal
DPS Bulandshahr
