The book by Ron Berger is a ladder to bring real life successes through the education.

Its also an
indicator to the current education system that nothing is impossible to bring in the education. The
schools, who want to make their system better its a wonderful resource to begin, continue and
succeed.
Some of my connections, the statements that I felt to quote and some questions about how can I
implement any particular concept or idea into my practices are mentioned below
Page number

Lines/ideas/questions
MY CONNECTIONS

My views/ connections

pg7

If we want citizens who value integrity,

- with TGES philosophyrespect, responsibility, compassion and
hard work we need to build school cultures
that model these attributes

pg
25

Celebrating the hard work, dedication,

support, critique and revision- it is the fruit
of sweat and care-

by end of the year we see a

huge difference in our
students-

PG

Everyone talks about raising the bar as if

the broad range of attributes we hope to
develop in students

majority of the schools does

this

PG36

Peer pressure wasnt something to be

afraid of, to be avoided, but rather to be
cultivated in a positive direction

own class room experiences

Pg43

The notion- bigger is better-

Pg
54-

Classroom day opens with the morning

meeting- teachers and students sit in a
circle and begin together-

thanks to our TGES system we

dont carry this notion but we
believe in going deeper rather
than going farther
we too follow this

its not by chance that weve earned the

trust and support for the school.-

the gratitude that we get from

parents at SPS

Pg71-

Though the process is universal the

products are not uniform-

Pg
75-

We called them experiments, but we didnt

1- How ridiculously we had
really experiment- reminds me of my own
been studying?
school dayswhile giving feedback- be kind, be specific this is what I promise myself to
and be helpfulfollow hence forth
Quotes
To build a new culture, a new ethic, you
need to begin somewhere
Work of excellence is transformational
There is appetite for excellence, once
students have tasted the excellence; they
are never quite satisfied with less
Get off from - Treadmill approach, shift
from quantity to qualityA new draft is not always a better draft.

Pg93
pg 8
pg 8
pg 8

pg 9
Pg
22

The power of culture rests in communityour own culture of parents expecting only
the school and teachers to be responsible
for their studies

Pg

Are parents and children less important

than business clients
Compared to building a community-

Same happens with our

classroom set up because
majority of the time we dont
provide worksheets to students
to show their learning but they
present their learning open
ended in terms of either
illustrations or their own write
ups.

50.

building a house is easy. To have a quality

school, there is no choice it takes
attention always and lots of it
There is a lot more to life than the scores.

Pg
62

Excellence includes being excellent as a

human being.

Pg70

Not just finishing but producing the work

that represents the excellence for that
child.
Pg - The motivation was intense- which I feel
73 each teacher must posses and pass on to
her students
Pg76-

No child is too young to be offered the

opportunities

Pg
83

I felt inspired and sad at the same time- a

true teacher faces this kind of situation
many a times

Pg87
Pg
91

Stop and appreciate what a wonderful

thought for a teacher to role model!!!
The fact that they have all
succeeded is not just luck the
rigor put by students and teachers
can only bring this miracles

Pg - Critique sessions are the lessons

93
Pg95

Our vocabulary is our kit of surgical tools

Pg120-

1- Doing it well, consistently,

takes a unique stamina.
Unless you see teaching as a
calling, unless you feel that
teaching is what you are
intended for; that it is your
way to share the best of what
you have to give to the world

Pg- Teaching isnt about papers and pencils;

124- its about relationships
Questions
Pg Begin with the taste of excellence- reviewing the excellent work before
31 starting a new taskis it advisable to use at Kinder Garten level?
Pg Making advisory group for KG children- should be initiated or not? If yes
44 how?
Pg- To reach excellence in education you need to start with some inspiration and
55 excitement- as students at kg level are excited to learn due to playway
approach- but inspiration- do we need to get a check whether my students
are inspired to learn- because the basic skills that we cover up at KG level
curriculum are the needs for them for their future learning- e.g. writing at K1
level
Pg How can I reach to the sate when I can say This is what I do all day
75
PHow can a teacher at KG level teach her students to do original research?
78 And to what extent?
Pg- Should we encourage imitation as a place to begin at KG level?- Are we not
85 stopping them to think creatively or using their own imagination
Pg
1) we do permit and encourage students to take on genuine
143
responsibility- but majority of the times they are losing their interest in
a very short period of time or at times even after opting to fulfil the
responsibility of own choice they do not perform it genuinely.