Rev. Dr. Mathew George Vazhayil
“The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds” — (John F Kennedy)
Dear staff, students and Parents,
You may know the story of two seeds. Two seeds lay side by side in the fertile soil. The first seed said: “I have a dream: I want to grow! I want to send my roots deep in to the soil beneath me, and thrust my sprouts through the earth’s crust above me….I want to unfurl my tender buds like banners to announce the arrival of spring. I want to feel the warmth of the sun on my face and blessing of the morning dew on my petals.”
And so she grew……..
The second seed said,” Hmm.. If I send my root in to the ground below, I don’t know what I will encounter in the dark. If I push my way through the hard soil above me I may damage my delicate sprouts…What If I let my buds open and a snail tries to eat them, if I were to open my blossoms, a small child may pull me from the ground, No, it is much better for me to wait until it is safe”.
And so she waited…
Then one day a yard hen scratching ground in the early spring for food, found the waiting seed and promptly eat it.
Dear loving Teachers, Students and Parents..,
Those who dream big and think positively will grow and prosper. Those who think negatively and refuse to take risk will get swallowed by life.
At the threshold of new academic year I welcome all Yuvakshetra family members with a warm heart. We teachers be a PATH for our students.
PATH: Pride, Achievement, Teamwork and Heart. We teachers and students are always striving for improvement: growing, learning, modifying and improving ourselves. A great mystery about humans is that we often confront learning opportunities with fear rather than mystery and wonder. We seem to feel better when we know rather than when we learn. We defend our biases, beliefs and store houses of knowledge rather than invite the unknown the creative and the inspirational.
Being certain and closed gives us comfort, while being doubtful and open gives us fear. We have been taught to value certainty rather than doubt, to give answers rather than to inquire, to know which choice is correct rather than to explore alternatives. Sometimes our child like curiosity has been extinguished.
Dear staff, we are participants not spectators. As we have taken the Oath. Let us strive our best to improve ourselves and use all opportunities for the intellectual, moral development of our students. Let us teach with heart, Let us work as a team and achieve our goals, so that the teachers and students become a pride to Yuvakshetra. Wish you all a fruitful and blessed academic year.
Rev. Dr. Mathew George Vazhayil
Director
