by Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Department of English

Well, it’s said that child is the father of man. Every child has tremendous potential. What we need to do, is to provide that spark to ignite their minds.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, our former President of India, always had this view that children have tremendous potential. What we need is to motivate and channelize their resources by recognizing and utilizing their latent talent. Children have a powerhouse of potential. The recent exercise of making the children write on a topic has brought forth many surprising discoveries.

We, as teachers or parents, should never underestimate the innate talent of these youths. They are the future citizens of the world and on their shoulders, will rest the burden of our future.

Therefore, as teachers, we should vow to nurture and utilize their expertise and recognize their real worth. It is my personal take that we should never write off any child. Even a seemingly dumb-looking child, can surprise us with his or her potential! So let it be our mission to seek and to nurture the best in them, to release their unique potential.