She is the guiding light and the
moving spirit behind the rapid growth
and progress of the school. Mrs Mohini Bindra
has been steering the destiny of the
school since April 1990. One of
the youngest ever Principals of
a Ramjas School, Mrs. Mohini Bindra
joined in 1974 as a Physics teacher
and soon made a mark as an outstanding
teacher. Always the keen scholar, she
has authored 4 books on Physics. Even
as a student, she was a trail blazer.
Winner of the JSTS and Senior Science
Talent Scholarship, she was a
recipient of President's Guide award
and the University Topper in her B.Ed..
Mrs.
Mohini Bindra was awarded National
Award from The President of India on
Teacher's Day. for the year 2007. It
is the CBSE National Award which is
given by the Ministry of HRD, given in
public recognition of valuable
services to the community as a
teacherof outstanding merit. She
received it from the President at
Vigyan Bhawan.
A simple, unassuming woman who has
endeared herself to students and staff
alike with her gentle demeanour and
inimitable style of directness and
informity, Mrs. Mohini Bindra is a
woman with a mission. Embodying the
values of hardwork, perseverance and
exemplary patience, she is fired with
a dogged determination to make Ramjas
School, Pusa Road, an institution
which not only helps students along
the road to academic achievement but
promotes all-round development and
prepares them to be active citizens.
A
little boy watched a man sell cocoons
on a dusty road day after day. He
asked the man why he sold such ugly
things."Do you know what beauty
lies within this chrysalis? Here, take
this and see for yourself.But you must
be careful.Do not touch the cocoon
until the butterfly comes out."
The
boy ran home with it and waited
eagerly. Soon, he saw an enchanting
sight . A butterfly was beating its
fragile wings against the hard wall of
chrysalis. Feeling sorry that the
butterfly had to struggle and wanting
to help, the boy swiftly opened the
cocoon. Out flopped a wet, brown, ugly
thing.It fluttered a few feet and died
because it did not have the muscle
strength to keep flying-
strength that would have been
developed through its struggle to
leave the chrysalis. This struggle to
learn and grow is built into the life
story of most of the animal kingdom
for a very good reason. It is
meant to be built into the human story
as well. Do we as parents not take the
role of the little boy and rescue our
children from struggles that will help
them build the strength they need to
handle the even bigger struggles they
will certainly encounter in their
lives?
I'm
sure, we as parents would not
overprotect our children if we truly
understand that we are doing more harm
in the name of love than good.
Too
many of us do not realize that when we
overprotect our children from
difficult situations and hurt
feelings, we are leading them to
develop the belief that they are not
capable, resilient problem-solvers.
Have
faith in children. They can survive
disappointments and hardships.
Children will pick up on the
"energy" of your feelings
even more than your actions. They'll
learn to deal with them and that they
can survive.
Keep
in mind, that struggling is an
important part of any growth
experience. In fact, it is the
struggle that causes you to develop
your ability to fly.
As
parents and teacher, our gift to them
is stronger wings....
