Upon entering the UKG classroom I greet the students with two hands. I've said 'Namaste' or 'Namaskar' before and 'good morning'.
Then I teach greetings that the community uses. For example, students of Madhesi origin 'Jai Mahadev'. Since I am Kirati, I also teach 'Sebaro'. Imitating the same, some of the students in the child development and infant classes have called me 'Namaste ma'am' with a smiling face.
However, such words that are learned only a few days in the kindergarten class are often forgotten in the months when the student is going to the primary level of private school. When meeting parents, do parents recognize their children's Ai? Say hello to ma'am! ' At times, I feel uncomfortable accepting my parents' greetings.
In all societies, when it comes to ritualistic education, first comes the etiquette. Hello, the first lesson of etiquette taught in Nepali society. However, when students, teachers, parents, and students are unaware of this, greetings learned in the small classroom are used by some students only periodically. There is no disagreement with the private school English environment on this.
Most private schools have pasted information written on the English campus as 'English Speaking Zone'. Nepalese speaking and paying fines are punished or punished. Due to the management of the school and the teachers who are taking care of Nepali-speaking students, the risk of missing our original words of greeting is increasing.
Some teachers and parents seem to be ignorant of etiquette. The face of such a person always seems to be angry or stunned. Various studies have shown that most of the characteristics and traits of parents and teachers go away automatically in children. And the children and students who interact daily with such parents and teachers, forgetting the etiquette Off they go.
Etiquette plays a vital role in connecting formal education to the lives of people. The younger student made both hands and face laughter rather than 'hello ma'am' and when we return the greeting in the same posture, the mind of the teacher-student starts to expand.
This helps to deepen the teacher-student relationship. Both add positive energy. Both of them increase their kinship. Studies have shown that teaching is effective only if a good relationship is established between learning and teaching.
In the early years of formal education, the practice of developed countries shows that teaching is fun and effective when teaching words of greeting in school.
It is important for us to start such a practice. If the parent can convey the importance of greeting to the child at home and in the school, it may be the entry point of the ritualistic teaching unit. However, for this, the parent and teacher must first accept the greeting.
