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Good morning to one and all present here. Respected Fr. Principal and colleagues, I welcome you to the session of this day which deals with interpersonal relationships of our school. We members have been inducted into the Quality Management team to work with a vision and mission on aspects of pedagogy, discipline and relationships. As we know the evolution of the word 'relationships' has led to the existence of humanisation which in-turn has given rise to concept of family and thereby leading to the arrival of society. So the term relationship is the essence of a thriving society. Today the responsibility shouldered on your team is to highlight on the interpersonal relationships that we can identify and workout so as to enhance the power of connectivity to bring about quality. For this we need to accept that the power of positivity lies within all of us and it needs to sublime that will influence our younger generation. Of course problems and obstacles are common, but it is attitudes and strategies that brings about a difference. If we look at the approach of a negative thinker who makes everything worse, heavier and harder, we would distance ourselves from them as we are teachers who stands with high potentials of positivity which needs to be radiated so that we could make everything better, lighter and easier. Let us not go back retaining to the roots of the interpersonal relationships required for a conducive school climate but instead start a new beginning today which anyone can do. After introspecting into the topic assigned to us, we have identified various relationships out of which on some we would be working on, so as to bring out the transparency of it.

a) Teacher-Student relationship b) Teacher-Teacher relationship c) Student-Student relationship d) Parent-Teacher relationship e) Parent-Ward relationship

POINTS TO BE DISCUSSED ON
a) TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP - the most important priceless one. HINTS : Teacher should always act in the best interest of his or her students. Teacher should be adored and must be regarded with high levels of respect. Teacher should not insult students in class because of his inabilities. Teacher should make learning experience of students enjoyable, fruitful and meaningful. Teacher should be firm but gentle in matters of discipline, should be compassionate with empathy. Teacher should not be biased on decision making. Teacher should maintain the dignity of profession. Teacher should create a win-win situation by synergising energy of teacher with that of students. Punishment should be proportional and should comply with school policy and rule. Rewards to be given as an inspiration or encouragement. In present scenario, transform back the Guru-Shishya relationship from transactional relationship.

b) TEACHER-TEACHER RELATIONSHIP HINTS : Mutual respect for each other. Willing to share his professional knowledge by being resource provider and instructional specialist. Should maintain cordial relationship with colleagues (elimination of the generation gap). Try not to be a critic but a mentor. Maintain the etiquette of the teacher. To be a learner always.

c) STUDENT-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP HINTS : Gender realisation or identification interaction observed in the lower group of children, middle school and high school. A socio-metric status that is created amongst the students or observed thereby giving rise to peer group relationship.

 Problems that arise in peer relationship : emotional riskiness - internal as well as external conflict confrontations that arise addressing each other (language use) body growth versus intellectual development communication styles parental background influence teacher's influence among the peer group

d) PARENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIP HINTS : Teacher should establish and maintain cordial relations. This is by adopting communication skills. Parents and teachers should work together for the welfare of the child. Have an open-mind to receive complaints and resolve it with sympathy and understanding. Invite them to be a classroom supporter. Besides pouring out the deficiencies, also keep them informed of the good news on regular basis. Convince the parents not to adopt a consumer attitude towards the teachers. Establish a climate of trust for an ideal relationship.

e) PARENT AND ITS WARD RELATIONSHIP HINTS : Individual acceptance in the family. Gender acceptance, individual acceptance, behavioural acceptance. Believe in their child and its degree varying according to age. Methods of boosting self-esteem. Understanding the age difference and involving their child in decision making Methods of approach towards each other using skills and values. Create a guiding climate rather than a ruling climate.