Teachers change lives because of who we are as human beings; how well we listen, encourage and help students believe in themselves
Robert John Meehan
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST TO KNOW WHY GEETHA IS AN IMPRESSIVE EMPRESS
Geetha Pennathur is a very experienced teacher, aged 70+. She holds double Masters – in Economics and Hindi in addition to having a Bachelors in Education. Having started her career as a teacher, she continues to teach even today. Inspired by her father, she had decided to become a teacher at a very young age. She also became the District Guide Captain, a cherished dream that enabled her train the children at the school as Scouts and Guides. In spite of moving to various cities or having a family, she never was deterred to rethink her career at any point in her life. She enjoys teaching children even today.
In this conversation, you will
- Get a glimpse of Geetha’s background
- Get to know her career path
- Understand the importance of learning & educating
- Learn the importance of family support
- Know what qualities are important to enable children perform better
- Understand how to motivate children to achieve bigger things in their life
- Get tips on how to become a great teacher
Very wonderful interview Malathi garu. Very useful information and inputs from Geetha teacher. Her childlike enthusiasm to share her teaching experiences is really great. Great inspiration.
Special congratulations to you Malathi garu for framing such a nice list of questions and the spontaneity to pose questions based on her answers 🙂
I have already recommended this interview to my friends to get nice tips which will be helpful for us to raise our kids as well.
Interesting conversation. Reinforces the importance of having strong inspirational teachers.
Thanks. So true