http://www.articletrader.com/ Articles at ArticleTrader en-us http://www.articletrader.com/self-improvement/motivation/an-interview-with-an-intellectual-teacher.html http://www.articletrader.com/self-improvement/motivation/an-interview-with-an-intellectual-teacher.html Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500 Teachers are the leaders of every nation. They are the role models of their students. Their responsibilities towards teaching are increasing day by day, as students are highly concerned about what is taught to them by their teachers. Teachers are the only one, who moulds the future of their students by imparting quality education with intellectual openness.
There are many teachers, who might have impressed you by their communication or by their teaching style. But there’re only few teachers in this world, who are bestowed with both intellect and talents. They are the one, who makes us feel as if they are our real parents.
Below given interview was taken by me from one of the rising teacher of our Nation.
He is of one of the most attractive and one of the most famous and eminent teachers of this era. Though he is young, but his 8 years of teaching experience has not only changed the lives of many students, but his personality can not be compared with any other teacher.
It was an honor for me to take an Interview of such high caliber teacher.
He is non other than, Munir Moosa Sewani. You might have heard his name on national and International websites, newspapers, and magazines. Let me give you his short bio, which has been taken by me from one reputed International Educators website.
Munir Moosa Sewani is one of the famous, prominent and creative names in the field of Education since 8 years. He is a Master Trainer In Special Education, Post Graduate, Teacher, Master Trainer, Career Counsellor, Professional Writer, and a Freelancer.
He is an author of the famous self-published storybook for children named as "THE MORAL STORIES FOR CHILDREN"; a book, which won BEST E-BOOK FOR CHILDREN AWARD by Nancy Fernandes Institute in 2006.
He has also written Biology course book for Secondary Classes. He has written almost more than 30 articles on social, health, educational and cultural issues, which are internationally recognized and published on most of the famous world wide websites, magazines and newspapers.
He is also a Social worker, private tutor, musician, lyrics writer and have countless multi- dimensional talents.
His future plan is to write dozens of informative books and articles and to work for the improvement of education.

Could you please tell us something about yourself?

My name is Munir Moosa Sewani and I am 24 years of age. I am a simple, conservative, somewhat introversive, but broad-minded person. I am a helpful and a kind person. For more, you should ask my students, or my relatives.

When did you decide to enter the field of Education?

I always had a wish to work for the improvement of the Education System of Pakistan. When I was in my school, I usually felt that the field of Medicine is best for me. But some how as time passed, I realized that I have keen interest in the field of Education. So it had not happened magically. Every thing was planned in my mind.

When did you start your teaching career?

I started off by giving tuitions after my Matriculation. That is how I started my teaching career.

Could you please tell us some of your achievements in the field of Education?

Simply, I got many awards, medals and certificate for my services. I got fifth position in my Intermediate. I got 2 awards from Governor of Sindh till date. I got more than 10 certificates from different officials till date. My first book won the best seller book title in the field of Science. My e-book has already won Best e-book title. If you would like to know more, you can search Internet. It’s all there.

We have heard that you mostly ignore good offers from great Institutions of Education. Is that true?

I don’t want to make any political comment. Simple, It’s true that I got many offers, but I am currently studying as well. Till date, I am surviving in this long journey of education because of my dual perspective. I am earning money through my part time teaching and supporting my studies. So till I achieve and satisfy my needs of Education, I would prefer to wait for joining any institution.

Are you a Dictator?
No way! I am a humble teacher, who teaches with lots of dedication. If the student is co-operative, a teacher could work hard to polish their skills easily. Else, all the attempts might end in smoke. Sometimes my students feel as if I am showing my dictatorship; but they know that I have true and kind feelings for them. I want to make their future bright. Nothing else!

Do you think that teaching is a difficult profession?
Teaching is the specialized field of education, and it requires proper education, training and inborn adoration for children. It’s not an easy profession. Time has gone when those, who did not get good job opportunities, shifted themselves in the field of teaching, in order to earn livelihood. Today teaching is a professional liberal art field. Teaching requires skills that can be brought out by taking professionals certifications or degree courses.
Teaching involves being with children or with colleagues to design syllabus or problem solving too. For me, this field is not difficult.

What are the flaws in our education system?
There are countless flaws in our education system. Government is declaring that our literacy rate is been increasing, but I guess it’s slowing down.
Education is the key towards success for every country. It helps to boost the economy and to generate democratic society in a country. The main resource of any country is Human Resource. If we'll prepare educated human in our society in advance, by providing proper education facilities to our younger generation, then we could move towards the path of success undoubtly.
If we look towards our education system, there are many unveiled reasons behind the de-motivation and poor academic performance of students. Despite a great deal of effort since from the day of independence, academic achievement among students in Pakistan continues to lag behind. No doubt that we are moving towards the successful future, but our education system some how, is hampering the progress of our country.
The results, which we see in matriculation, intermediate and graduation are not up to mark.
The interest in students to achieve quality education is de-motivated in the recent years. The only thing student require, is Certificate/Degree with passing marks.
In the attempt to improve school results, the teacher educators and education counselor are trying their level best to find the roots of poor academic achievement of school students. Educational Psychologist has also developed many tests, to judge and improve the skills of students, but the real cause has not been founded till date, that what makes the student frustrated to back out of education so easily?
Might be it's the fault of Ministry of Education to develop lack of integrated curriculum and wrong dimensional policies or it might be the fault of a teacher, whose teaching style is not appropriate to the age level students they teach, or its the problem of Learning Disability in a child.
Some point the finger at the outrageous homework loads students given by the teachers. Students are overburdened with academic demands of questionable value and, as a result, end up indifferent to studies, exhausted, and worn out.In addition, the heavy loads of books are not worthwhile, until and unless the students are ready to go through it.
Our Curriculum Ministry is trying to develop curriculum according to their own judgments, without keeping in view the taste and level of a student.
The reason for the poor academic achievement could be any out of these .
But the question is, why the student's academic records are more successful in European and American Countries?
The answer is that, they are keen to learn and explore things. No over load of work is given to them nor books load and examination pressure is exerted on them. The books are well integrated too.
The new writers, who want to write curriculum books according to the requirement of students, are never encouraged in our country.
Teachers, even sometimes avoid researching, and teaches whatever is given in the textbook.

The main contributing factors that lead to low learning proficiency of students according to my experience as a teacher are as follows

1. Incomprehension of the Studying Purpose

The main reason why so many students don't feel interested in what they are doing at school is the incomprehension of their studying routine. A vast majority of private and government teachers are not even bothered to explain to their students what the learning outcomes are, why they need to achieve them and how they will be assessed. Mostly Teachers take out their textbooks and start making a wrong impression of rote learning on students, and then evaluate their students without seeing the capabilities of a child. Students are not encouraged to write their own answers. Despite of it, teacher wants their student to copy the same answer in the examination, which they have taught or were made to write.
Thus, the writing and analytical thinking skill gets hamper, for which we can't blame a student.
Student just accomplishes their tasks by command, which needs to be bluntly carried out. Students prepare projects; submit reports etc just to get extra marks, without knowing the purpose of their study.

2. Wrong Assessment Process
Assessment means to evaluate children capabilities, not to judge them.
Assessment in Pakistan is often wrongly intended by teachers as a punishment for students, or traps to catch them out. Grades seem to exist in order to show students' errors, mistakes and drawbacks in the study area, rather than to give students reasonable chance of demonstrating their achievements of specific learning goals. Same five years questions, wrong curriculum development by the ministry of education, changing of the course at the last moment of the end of the year are going on in secondary and higher classes. Assessment should not be based on counting the pages, which a student fills. Rather than this, evaluating system should be changed. Invigilators should be well educated to judge the learning tasks and own input, else the wrong assessment process, which is going on since a long time would create a fearful attitude in students towards assessment.
Students are learning not for acquiring knowledge but for getting a "pass." Students, who works hard gets low marks, because the teacher checks the paper according to their knowledge and often forgets student effort of contributing towards answering question.



3. Lack of integrated Curriculum
Ministry of Education is making such a curriculum, which is not up to mark and is not well integrated with full resources. Mistakes in the books and wrong statements makes student furious.
Activities are always missing in our curriculum books. The quality and the presentation of book make jack a dull boy.
Professionals make our curriculum, but the question is, why the curriculum is not made yet, according to the needs and requirement of the students? We are just trying to change our curriculum all the time on the basis of the prevailing fear of any other examination systems, coming ahead in the competition. If we are capable, why don't we move ahead rather than taking wrong decisions at the end moment?


4. Teachers Fault

With classes consisting of more than 15-20 children, many students feel deprived of the due attention on their teacher's part. Teachers are the leader and a role model for every student. Every student wants to be unique and want his or her place in teachers' heart. They are placed among the great lot of students without their personal interests, and problems with studying being taken into account. As a result, students don't feel cared about, lose their identity, become indifferent to studies and lose faith in the brighter future.
Teacher should treat their student equally and give proper attention to every student of his/her class.

5. Wrong attitude of parents

Many parents are "performance oriented," which emphasizes results such as students' grades, rather than knowing whether their child have mastered the material or not. They just want their child to be on the top of the list and that's all.
Children get frustrated, when parent keeps a lot of expectations from them. It burden zed student and de-motivated them most of the time.
There are many parents, who tells their child in advance that they have to join their fathers or forefathers business after passing school, which also makes student less motivated to perform well in examination and thus, poor performance is seen in the results, just because of the wrong impression embossed by parents on their children.


If you were not a teacher, what would you have been?
A Film Director or a Singer

Which articles have you written so far?
I have written more than thirty articles so far. They are educational, social and health based. You can find few of them on any search engine. Type Munir Moosa Sewani and search my name. Every month, you will find new pages on search engines. While for new articles, you should read newspapers and International magazines.

What are your hobbies?

I like social working, reading informative books, chatting with intellectual people, watching TV, critically commenting on burning issues, writing poetry and concepts, writing articles, playing piano, cooking, recycling, playing tennis, photography, movie making, and lots more.

Could you please tell us few Couplets, which you have written?

“May nay tujh ko chaha khud say bharr k uss say bhaar k,
May nay tujh ko yaad kiya har pal pal apna samjh k,
Mujhay kya mila dukh ansu tapkay zehr ban k.”

May nay tou uss say muhabbat he ki thi,
Uss ki he khaatir buraaee bhe jee thee,
May nay tou dhokay ka tasawwur na laaya,
May nay tou chahat ko manzar pay paaya,
Phir us nay kee kyon baywafai,
Aisay kaisay dil ko gaali daar kiya,
Zalaalat say tu nay mujh ko maar diya,
Aisay kaisay dil pay sheehsha gaar diya,
Zalaalat say mujh pay tu nay waarkiya.

Do you want to keep your self in the profession of teaching forever, or have you planned to change your field?
I like this question very much. Well, truly, I am a person having most of the talents related to Media. You just name it, and I have it. Singing, piano playing, lyrics writing, music composing, concept and script writing, directing, set designing, documentaries and movies concepts, etc; i don’t know why I have such talents, which are contradictory to my nature.
Although I am very much attracted towards working for media, but I guess Media is for me but I am not for Media. I am a very shy person, which most of the people don’t know. It’s almost impossible for me to adjust in any environment easily especially I don’t like to attend marriages, festivals, parties or outings. That is a part of my nature, which I can’t blame. It doesn’t mean that I am proud; no way!! I am a down to earth guy, but I like my nature very much. I am consulting my heart, and hope so soon I will make up my mind for media too. As far as other field is concerned, I don’t know about my mind. I want to taste every field. At least, I have decided to be in the field of education for two more years. Then I will decide about the future. But as time will pass, writing, teaching and media will surely go side by side in my life.
Any tips for the students!!!
· Take interest in your studies from the first day of your term.
· Take a highlighter and mark all the important points for thorough revision.
· Do not rely on five years paper. Just learn every thing from books/ notes.
· Do not just read. Make notes. In fact summarizing and condensing notes focuses your mind.
· Use short cuts for hard sentences to memorize it effectively.
· Do improve your writing speed so that you could cover your paper in the given period of time.
· Do not try to write extra than asked in the examination paper.
· Do not use Highlighter in your answer sheet. Just use black and blue marker for heading purpose.
· Do not use ink-remover in examination as it might fade off the written work after few days.
· Do not use high level of vocabulary, which your examiner could not understand.
· Always revise your work before submitting your answer sheet.
For more tips, just e-mail me at munirmoosa@yahoo.com


Any comments on Awami Markaz website!

Thanks! It is been an honour for me to give an Interview fir such a wonderful website.
I would like to thank the team members for their Yeoman’s service, which they are rendering for the students via their website.
Students! You must visit this site regularly to keep yourself intact with the latest knowledge and news.

Any message for your fans!

Firstly, I would like to thank Al might Allah for showing me the right pathway. My parents, whose sternness has brought me closer to the real scenario of life. Then comes my student, because I wouldn’t be here without their prior support and appreciation.
Just two messages,
“ Never hurt any ones feelings, because God never sanctify those, who hurts other.”
“ Learn and give respect to your elders. Do what you think is good for you. Do not hesitate to execute your dreams. Always think critically, rather than accepting every thing. Do your best and always think positive.”



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Munir Moosa is a veteran teacher and a professional writer.

Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/home-and-family/kids/analyzing-lack-of-educational-motivation-in-students.html http://www.articletrader.com/home-and-family/kids/analyzing-lack-of-educational-motivation-in-students.html Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 If we look towards our education system, there are many unveiled reasons behind the de-motivation and poor academic performance of students. Despite a great deal of effort since from the day of independence, academic achievement among students in Pakistan continues to lag behind. No doubt that we are moving towards the successful future, but our education system some how, is hampering the progress of our country.
The results, which we see in matriculation, intermediate and graduation are not up to mark.
The interest in students to achieve quality education is de-motivated in the recent years. The only thing student require, is Certificate/Degree with passing marks.
In the attempt to improve school results, the teacher educators and education counselor are trying their level best to find the roots of poor academic achievement of school students. Educational Psychologist has also developed many tests, to judge and improve the skills of students, but the real cause has not been founded till date, that what makes the student frustrated to back out of education so easily?
Might be it's the fault of Ministry of Education to develop lack of integrated curriculum and wrong dimensional policies or it might be the fault of a teacher, whose teaching style is not appropriate to the age level students they teach, or its the problem of Learning Disability in a child.
Some point the finger at the outrageous homework loads students given by the teachers. Students are overburdened with academic demands of questionable value and, as a result, end up indifferent to studies, exhausted, and worn out.In addition, the heavy loads of books are not worthwhile, until and unless the students are ready to go through it.
Our Curriculum Ministry is trying to develop curriculum according to their own judgments, without keeping in view the taste and level of a student.
The reason for the poor academic achievement could be any out of these .
But the question is, why the student's academic records are more successful in European and American Countries?
The answer is that, they are keen to learn and explore things. No over load of work is given to them nor books load and examination pressure is exerted on them. The books are well integrated too.
The new writers, who want to write curriculum books according to the requirement of students, are never encouraged in our country.
Teachers, even sometimes avoid researching, and teaches whatever is given in the textbook.

The main contributing factors that lead to low learning proficiency of students according to my experience as a teacher are as follows

1. Incomprehension of the Studying Purpose

The main reason why so many students don't feel interested in what they are doing at school is the incomprehension of their studying routine. A vast majority of private and government teachers are not even bothered to explain to their students what the learning outcomes are, why they need to achieve them and how they will be assessed. Mostly Teachers take out their textbooks and start making a wrong impression of rote learning on students, and then evaluate their students without seeing the capabilities of a child. Students are not encouraged to write their own answers. Despite of it, teacher wants their student to copy the same answer in the examination, which they have taught or were made to write.
Thus, the writing and analytical thinking skill gets hamper, for which we can't blame a student.
Student just accomplishes their tasks by command, which needs to be bluntly carried out. Students prepare projects; submit reports etc just to get extra marks, without knowing the purpose of their study.

2. Wrong Assessment Process
Assessment means to evaluate children capabilities, not to judge them.
Assessment in Pakistan is often wrongly intended by teachers as a punishment for students, or traps to catch them out. Grades seem to exist in order to show students' errors, mistakes and drawbacks in the study area, rather than to give students reasonable chance of demonstrating their achievements of specific learning goals. Same five years questions, wrong curriculum development by the ministry of education, changing of the course at the last moment of the end of the year are going on in secondary and higher classes. Assessment should not be based on counting the pages, which a student fills. Rather than this, evaluating system should be changed. Invigilators should be well educated to judge the learning tasks and own input, else the wrong assessment process, which is going on since a long time would create a fearful attitude in students towards assessment.
Students are learning not for acquiring knowledge but for getting a "pass." Students, who works hard gets low marks, because the teacher checks the paper according to their knowledge and often forgets student effort of contributing towards answering question.



3. Lack of integrated Curriculum
Ministry of Education is making such a curriculum, which is not up to mark and is not well integrated with full resources. Mistakes in the books and wrong statements makes student furious.
Activities are always missing in our curriculum books. The quality and the presentation of book make jack a dull boy.
Professionals make our curriculum, but the question is, why the curriculum is not made yet, according to the needs and requirement of the students? We are just trying to change our curriculum all the time on the basis of the prevailing fear of any other examination systems, coming ahead in the competition. If we are capable, why don't we move ahead rather than taking wrong decisions at the end moment?


4. Teachers Fault

With classes consisting of more than 15-20 children, many students feel deprived of the due attention on their teacher's part. Teachers are the leader and a role model for every student. Every student wants to be unique and want his or her place in teachers' heart. They are placed among the great lot of students without their personal interests, and problems with studying being taken into account. As a result, students don't feel cared about, lose their identity, become indifferent to studies and lose faith in the brighter future.
Teacher should treat their student equally and give proper attention to every student of his/her class.

5. Wrong attitude of parents

Many parents are "performance oriented," which emphasizes results such as students' grades, rather than knowing whether their child have mastered the material or not. They just want their child to be on the top of the list and that's all.
Children get frustrated, when parent keeps a lot of expectations from them. It burden zed student and de-motivated them most of the time.
There are many parents, who tells their child in advance that they have to join their fathers or forefathers business after passing school, which also makes student less motivated to perform well in examination and thus, poor performance is seen in the results, just because of the wrong impression embossed by parents on their children.



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Munir Moosa Sewani is one of the famous, prominent and creative names in the field of Education since 8 years. He is a Master Trainer In Special Education, Post Graduate, Teacher Educator and a Teacher. He is a Freelance Writer and Photographer too. He is an author of the famous self-published storybook for children named as \"The MORAL STORIES FOR CHILDREN\" and has also written Biology course book for Secondary Classes. He has written almost more than 30 articles on social, health, educational and cultural issues, which are internationally recognized and published on most of the famous world wide websites, magazines and newspapers.He is also a Social worker, private tutor, career counselor, musician, lyrics writer and have multi- dimensional talents.His future plan is to write dozens of informative books and articles and to work for education and media too.

Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/home-and-family/parenting/voice-of-special-people.html http://www.articletrader.com/home-and-family/parenting/voice-of-special-people.html Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 “EDWARD EVERETTHALE”


The major community problem for which I have contributed my efforts is the problem of “THE RIGHTS OF SPECIAL PEOPLE”. I have worked as a teaching/counseling/social with the “Special People” of our “Community” since 7 years. Since from my childhood, I had an intention to social work for the special people, because I had a natural bond of attachment with them. To accomplish my wish, I chose “SPECIAL PEOPLE COMMITTEE” of our community so that I could bring change in their lives.
I dealt with all type of students from the category of Profound, Severe, Moderate, Mild, but specially I have worked with “The Border Line” students who want their rights; Who face the major problem in every society in every community; Who wants their creativity to explore in front of others; Who awaits for the love from others; Who wants other to accept them as a Normal Being.
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”. “Chinese proverb”
And that chance of Volunteer service for these beloved special children was the first step of mine towards my journey to work for their RIGHTS.
“I believe that every individual can make a difference”.

I thank God that these lovely students trusted me, gave me the bond of relationship, and accepted me whole-heartedly in just my first year of Volunteer Service. They shared all of their problems with me and I thank God for giving me the special power for being accepted by them.

I have heard their voices, their shivered Pleadings, their wishes, their expectations. But still, they need every one in the society to hear them, to care them and to love them.

I had even faced many problems from our community while working for their RIGHTS.
I could say this that
"Though I am young but even than I am mature"
I can’t do every thing in this world but yes I have brought a little change in their lives, which is the big reward for me.

On this international plat form I want to raise their voice.
I want to be their voice to tell you all the problems, which all the special people are facing. The problems, which need to be resolute, could only be possible by joining hands together.

The following are the major problems, which my community special people of “border line” category are facing, which has been identified by me are:
· They want to get proper EDUCATION.
· They want to get their RIGHTS.
· They want others to TREAT THEM PROPERLY.
· They want every one to stop calling them “SPECIAL”.
· They want others to treat them as “NORMAL HUMAN BEING OF THE SOCIETY”.
· They want to Marry.
· They want FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
· They want JOBS to begin their INDEPENDENT LIFE.
· They want SOCIAL SECURITY.
· They want to participate in INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS.
· They want the PLATFORMS to show their talent to this world.
· They want every one in the society, to MAKE THEM THEIR FRIENDS.

I want to share my experiences with you, that in what way I have helped few of my community special students of “borderline” to bring change in their lives and I would like to share my efforts and my initiative with you.

FIRSTLY, in order to aware community people about their problems, I worked with special children and identified the problems, which they are facing.

Next, I wrote an article” I ADORE SPECIAL PEOPLE WHY DON’T YOU?"
In which I wrote about their rights and distributed in it to the community people so that they can be made aware about their personal needs and their rights. People, specially the younger members of our community showed positive gestures and showed their keen interest to know more about them after reading my Article.
In this way I made the people of my community well aware about their needs and expectations from the society.

Next, I participated in the workshops in which I presented speech on special people in front of their parents. I faced many problems because I came to know that many of the special students were dishearten because their parents do not understand them.
Next, I personally visited many of the parents of my community and made them well aware about their wants, needs, and expectations from their family members.

I AM ADDING SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF MY BELOVED SPECIAL CHILDREN, WHO’S LIFE, HAS BROUGHT LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH MY EFFORTS AND NOW THEY ARE LEADING A GOOD LIFE WITH LOTS OF CONFIDENCE.

Their weeps, their words, their expressions, their gestures; all had made me realized just one thing that still in Pakistan in all the major communities, SPECIAL PEOPLE ARE NOT TREATED AS A NORMAL HUMAN BEING.
Even though I know that they are the special stars of our society. They have made our nation proud too by participating in Special Olympics Worldwide in 2004,but still they re-bounded with loads of pressures.
I have brought changes in few lives, but the question is, who will solve the problems and issues of all the special people of every community? Who will guide them?

Following are my students, who have solved many of their problems through my efforts and counseling.
I am just quoting examples of few of my students.
Name will not be disclosed; therefore I am using ALPHABETIC REPRESENTATIONS on the behalf of their names.

One of the experiences, which I would like to share, is the experience of one beautiful girl
“A” is 25 years old. Her parents and family friends always discouraged her in many of her personal decisions. She is a “Border line” female student. Her family treated her very badly during her early age.
Just because of seeing the family fights since from her early age, she had her first Epilepsy attack at the age of 10. She bears many hardships and had face many physical punishment from her family. She was the first student of mine whom I studied very carefully. She wanted to participate in sports.
For that, I went to her family, talked with them, and made them realized about their insanity, which made her daughter fearful. I told her family about the talents, which their daughter had. She was medically treated for her epilepsy and free medicines were provided to her by MY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. I trained her for sports. From that day, her life changed and after continuous efforts and with her family positive gesture, she participated in “The World Olympics” in 2004,and won medal too. The smile, which was seen on her face, was the first victory of my effort, which made me realize that at least I have brought a little change in her life. She firstly shared her victory with me, which was the precious virtual reward for me.
NOW, she is working at her neighbor’s house and earn around 100$ a month. She has her own mobile, which she brought from her own salary. She is also a volunteer coach of our Community.
She always wished to be TREATED AS NORMAL CHILD. The good thing is that NOW SHE IS TREATED AS A NORMAL CHILD BY HER FAMILY. The only problem, which is not yet solved, is the PROBLEM OF HER MARRAIGE. She wants to marry and want to live happy life.

The next girl is “B”. She had many traumatic experiences, which she had personally shared to me in her counseling session. Her wish is to MARRY and to GET SOCIAL SECURITY.
She explained me that her parents told her that you are SPECIAL and you CAN’T MARRY. She further added that one man in her building tries to sodomize her, touch her and use bad words. That man told “B” many times to come with him to his house.
“B” is a brave girl is not special from mind. My question is:
How any one can tell this situation if he/she is special?

Though she is borderline student but I guess she is a normal child. She thinks, she evaluates every thing and Understands many things.
Firstly, she went to her aunt with whom she lives. Her mom is always busy in her work and her father is not alive. Her aunt ignores this serious issue. “B” wants FREEDOM OF SPEECH. She wanted to express her feelings. Many denied the serious issue, which she was facing.
I counseled her. She was taught how to handle such situation in future. I went to her aunt and asked her how she can tolerate this serious matter. I told her family members that she is also normal and she also needs freedom of speech. Her family now treats her in much better way than before. “B” her self told me,
“I am not mental. if that man try to touch me again, I will not leave her and would insult her in front of every one because I am not MENTAL RETARDED”.
She also wants to marry in her life but still her family doesn’t want to talk about this matter.

What changes were brought in her life?
Now she knows HOW TO HANDLE THE SITUATIONS. She is MORE CONFIDENT. She ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY WORKS and lastly, she is getting education which is funded by OUR COMMUNITY.I have counseled her for several months on many issues. I have taught her how to be brave and I have told her how to ask for her rights.

Am I insane? Who am I? Where I am? Why me?
The questions were spoken by one of the next brilliant student of mine “C” who is again a “borderline” child and had many wishes to go on. But because of NO JOB PLACEMENT for him and NON SUPPORTIVE FAMILY, HE DECLARES HIMSELF AS A MENTAL, ILLETERATE, USELESS CREATURE ON THE EARTH. I taught her since 7 years and he is a true friend of mine. The problems, which he is facing in the community and society, are:
Firstly HE WANTS TO GO ABROAD. His wish is to see the world. Even though his family had been many times abroad but never took him with them because in their view their child is MENTALLY RETARTED. Secondly HE WANTS A GOOD JOB. Thirdly, HE WANTS TO TRAVEL BY BUS INDEPENDENTLY. He also wants to laugh and wants his family to love him. He wanted other to make him friend. He also wants to participate in sports.
HE WANTS TO REMOVE THE TERM “SPECIAL” FROM THIS SOCIETY.
I still remember that when “The world Trade Center” was abashed and I didn’t know this news, this guy came to me and told me that,
“Did u hear the news that in New York America there was a blast in The World Trade Center?
This sentence shocked me and I asked her how u knows? He told me that I saw it on TV and sharing with you that why people are creating such riots in this world this is bad.
Are these words ever spoken by insane?
Never.
He is normal. I declare it and I mean it.
He is normal and perfectly all right. I asked him who entered you in our community special school?
He answered me that her mom admitted her in special committee.
He told me that he is not special and he doesn’t like his parent for this kind of behavior towards him.
He wants to start his own business for that he asked many times to his family to help him and to the community people as well but no one showed him positive gesture for help.

WHAT I DID FOR HIM?
I taught him the jute work on bottle. He did that and started selling it in our community and in this way, he started his own small business. He wanted to participate in sports. I taught him badminton and bocce and by the grace of GOD, he participated in ALL Pakistan Special Sports in the year 2003. He needs a friend and he got me as a friend and many of my other students whom I give religious studies in our community also talks with him humbly and love him very much.
Now whenever he meets me, I see magnificent smile on his face. He wants just one thing that is the support from his family, which is still missing. He wants to sit in bus.
Now, He earns around 20$ every month from his jute bottle work. When his family came to know about it, they threaten him not to do so because according to his family it’s an insulted work and they don’t want him to sell his hand made decorated bottles in the market. His big brother has slapped him too, but still he is struggling for his rights and selling his bottles.
I want to ask every parents in this world that if their child is normal, can also think, can imagine every thing, then why community and family pressure is still in every society creates a barrier for them?

They don’t have their own world of thought. They are also the part of us.
I, as a human being and a social worker tried to find work place for “C” but WHO WILL FIND A WORK PLACE FOR OTHERS?

What little change I have brought in his life?
Now he is selling decorated bottles hand made and he has gained a lot of confidence. He participates actively in social functions and he feels himself as a normal being

Our community is very supportive responsive, careful and being the part of this community I would like to say that though there are many community problems they are facing, but still I am trying my best to help them.
“Individual problems can be resolute easily but what about the problems of special people instill to be addressed worldwide”.

One more student “D” who starts using drugs because of the carelessness of his family. He was not special but just because of the changes in his behavior; his family took him to enter the special school. His dream was to STUDY IN A NORMAL SCHOOL but his family shattered it. He wanted to work, but he was discouraged by many community people and in social gatherings by commenting him as a mental. He is now 20 years old.
Changes that I brought in his life.
I met his family who co-operated with me and now he is studying in the normal school in class 6. He is actively participating in community service and he is now also the member of WORLD SCOUT. Great thing is that HE IS NOW LIVING A NORMAL LIFE.
Now moving towards another brave hero who wants to become the Indian actor in his life.
He is talented, Brilliant and active. He LOVES TO DANCE, TO SING SONG AND TO PLAY ORGAN. He knows, how to cook food and how to prepare bed for sleep and many more things, but he lacks social gatherings. His name is “X”, who lives his life actively. His dreams are unlimited…

WHAT I DID FOR HIM?
I taught him organ. I taught him singing and I am proud that now he is able to communicate
In social gathering with much more confidence.
There are many other students whose life was changed by little efforts of my community service. I came to know many of their problems and have tried my best to work for it.

WHAT HAVE I ACCOMPLISHED? HOW HAVE I MEASURED THE RESULT OF MY WORK?
· I have tried my best to identify the problems, which they face in their daily lives.
· I have tried to motivate my students to participate in International Events.
· I have tried to counsel them and their parents.
· I have resolute much of their problems.
· I have tried to bring smiles on their faces
· I have tried to find out work place for few students.
· I have raised their issues in front of MINISTER FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE AND SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PAKISTAN, MISS ZUBAIDA JALAL, in the seminar organized by our community.
· I have tried to aware my community by participating in debating issues and by writing awareness articles.
· I have seen remarkable changes in behavior of some special students.
· I have seen positive gestures of the society towards them.

Though I have not accomplished every thing but still I have accomplish some thing.
I have also tried to aware my other students gathering in religious education center and in my private tuition center about their rights, their expectation from the society, their dreams etc.

I taught my community, my students, and their parents to be with them and to listen them. I have sat with special people to make them feel that they are also the part of our community.
I have Chitchat with them why??
To make them realize that they are not alone that we are here to listen them.
I have walked with them shared my feelings with them
Obviously this work is innovative and I have also gained a lot while bringing changes in their lives.
I never want to get reward for my social work because I know it’ll receive it from God one day.
My work was never appreciated but personally, I am satisfied thyself by bringing change in their attitude and lives.
ALL I WANT IS TO RAISE MY VOICE INTERNATIONALLY FOR THEIR RIGHTS; FOR THEIR FREEDOM; TO SHARE WHAT THEY WANTS; I WANT TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCES; THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY ARE FACING AND WANT TO GIVE MY IDEAS HOW TO REDUCE THESE PROBLEMS.

I am just waiting for the platform to raise my voice and I wish that this international competition would help me to share my feelings with other delegates soon.

This work is innovative itself. Meeting different children,couseling them, meeting their parents, asking about their needs, loving them, caring them, thus every thing was magical and innovative. It has made me aware about their problems, about their needs and this work has changed my whole life too. I have tried my level best to work innovatively but My efforts would be more innovative if these ideas would be implemented by every community by joining hands with me as these ideas could only be possible to be addressed, if every society, every community will join their hands with me.
· Inclusive education should be made compulsory in every school as the part of their curriculum.
· Awareness campaign for student’s parent’s teacher should be raised in every community.
· Their needs should be addressed.
· Awareness should be made through telecasting movies and drama on their issues.
· SPECIAL students should not be called special.
· Competition should be raised in every community for younger students to make them aware about them and their rights.
· They must get rights to study in normal schools with special needs.
· Government should setup new curriculum for them.
· Psychological testing should be made compulsory to identify their needs and area of attention.
· They must get work place opportunity, which is lack in Pakistan. They must get jobs in government institutions also.

I CAN IMPROVE MY IMPACT,
· By participating in international competitions to raise awareness.
· By participating in awareness campaigns.
· I want to do more courses. I want to study more about them and I want to write a book named as
I Adore Special People why don’t you? In order to aware this whole world about their rights.
· By developing new curriculum for them the national policy level.
· By providing them educational facilities and social justice.
· I can improve my impact more by raising funds for them and by finding more work place opportunities for them.
· By becoming the Ambassador for Special People in Pakistan.
· By truly implementing the human right laws, made by UN.
· By motivating them more enthusiastically.
· By appreciating them to participate in more International contest.
· I am now planning to design a teaching curriculum which will be integrated with audio visual aids and I also want to arrange workshop for community students, teachers, parents and every one, to aware them about their problems.
Youth must also devote their time to listen and care special people. Youth must help me to find work place for them. Youth must aware every one in their own families about their rights.Youth must try to sought out the problems which they are facing. Youth must love them and respect them like I do, in every aspect of life and must learn some thing from their lives.Youth must learn from my experience that my struggle is the struggle of one and if they joins hand in hand then no matter what, special students can also become the part of our lives.















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Munir Moosa Sewani is one of the famous, prominent and creative names in the field of Education since 8 years. He is a Master Trainer In Special Education, Post Graduate, Teacher Educator and a Teacher. He is a Freelance Writer and Photographer too. He is an author of the famous self-published storybook for children named as "The MORAL STORIES FOR CHILDREN" and has also written Biology course book for Secondary Classes. He has written almost more than 30 articles on social, health, educational and cultural issues, which are internationally recognized and published on most of the famous world wide websites, magazines and newspapers.
He is also a Social worker, private tutor, career counselor, musician, lyrics writer and have multi- dimensional talents.
His future plan is to write dozens of informative books and articles and to work for education and media too.


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