Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Spirit of Learning - Skilling - Making - Doing - Enablers of Excellent Performance

 

How to inculcate them in more people in the society?


I made a public promise that I shall work for supporting $20 trillion GDP for India, Make in India Mission and Mudra Finance Mission to promote microenterprise in India. I told about my intent to work for them in talk I made on the occasion of my retirement and farewell function in NITIE, Mumbai in July 2021.


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@9.5 minutes about National Missions.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TGrNAginFg

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All the missions that create economic progress in the society require spirit of Learning - Skilling - Making - Doing in more people of India.


How to inculcate them in more people in the society through the efforts of socially conscious persons? It is a question for which answers to are to be found and implemented.


I shall try to search literature for answers to the question. I request you to give your suggestions.

Spirit of Learning 

Luis J. Rodriguez believes that the spirit of learning is not nurtured or encouraged in schools because the spirit of teaching is absent.

 It's about Nemachtilli-the energies, powers,  and spirits intrinsic to all learning and all teaching.  It's about loving to teach and loving to learn.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/30046416


The spirit of a teacher

It is the spirit of a teacher that governs a school. In one room is disorder, a spirit of idleness and sometimes defiance, carelessness and contempt for all that is pure and good and noble in school life—loose paper, marred desks, paper wads, marked walls—you know the signs. The teacher among her personal friends and intimate acquaintances speaks always in contempt of the pupils, calling them her "mean kids," "hateful little imps," "despisable brats," etc. 

The pupils of another room—and often the same pupils under another teacher—are quiet, orderly, obedient, respectful and studious.  She is quiet, bright, cheerful, cheery, orderly, serious, natural, and has confidence in her pupils. She speaks kindly and affectionately of her boys and girls, neither thinking them faultless nor lauding them to the skies. Her every act is an inspiration to her pupils. She plans her work, she works to her plans, and the pupils both consciously and unconsciously imitate her. She shapes the lives and destinies of her pupils for the better. 

The spirit of the teacher shows itself in the intellectual attitude of the pupils. The teacher should be a living fountain, not a stagnant pool.

Source: Sanders, T. E. (1908). Twenty Talks to Teachers. The Teachers Co–Operative Company, United States of America.

https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/82/twenty-talks-to-teachers/1359/chapter-8-the-spirit-of-the-teacher/


The crux of the divine scheme is that man should apply his reason and common sense, and follow his conscience; he should discover the laws of nature and study the divine scriptures revealed to the prophets. He should find out his purpose in life and God Almighty’s design regarding his creation. After taking into account all these facts, he should plan and build his future.

The most important tool in the process of the application of reasoning, discovering laws of nature and finding out one’s purpose in life and in persevering in the goals, is learning.



Spirit of Skilling - Acquiring Skill - Doing Repeatedly and Developing the Capability to do it Better after Each Attempt



God gives people their skills and talents.  He gives them a “spirit of skill” and he expects it to be used for his glory and according to his very specific instructions.

God chooses who will be the prophet.
God chooses who will be the priest.

God chooses who will have trade skills. God chooses who will be given a spirit of skill.


Prophets are not better than priests.  Prophets are just people chosen by God to be prophets.  Priests are not better than the people they serve because they are called to teach, preach, and counsel others.  Priests are just people chosen by God to be priests.  And, finally, skilled workers who make and do jobs of trade with excellence are not unspiritual or unused of God simply because they are preaching, teaching, or prophesying like prophets and priests are doing.  Skilled workers who make and do jobs of trade are filled with a spirit of skill, according to Exodus 28:3, and are therefore just as spiritual and used of God when they act upon their calling as prophets and priests.


#SkillHaiTohFutureHai - Mahindra Group Campaign - Message to today’s youth to focus on acquiring skills


#SkillHaiTohFutureHai campaign is our message to today’s youth to focus on acquiring skills which will truly empower them to succeed in life.” Ruzbeh Irani, President, Group Human Resources & Communications, Mahindra Group.
7 Dec. 2020

https://eskillindia.org/Home/course_detail_sector/4

Spirit of Making 


Infosys Foundation USA, a non-profit organization focused on bridging the digital divide in America, has launched its inaugural Infy Maker Awards program. The program is part of an ongoing commitment from Infosys Foundation USA to spark the spirit of making in everyday learning, and to celebrate makers of all ages across the United States who demonstrate creative excellence.

A panel of distinguished technology, academic and community leaders will evaluate and award the winners. There will be three awards cycles stretching from September 2015 through June 2016. The cycles will begin on September 25, December 1 and March 1.


Subex - The Spirit of Making It Happen
Not long ago, Subex blazed a new trail with specialized products for the telecom sector. It went on to become one of the top players in the domain. The journey has been an eventful one. However, one of the most enduring stories about Subex has been the faith reposed by its clients and teams. Over the years, Subex has defined customer focus, technical sophistication, delivery maturity and resilience in a world which brings new challenges and radical shifts every day.

With a strong footing in our core domains, Subex is also charting a new course to make the best of emerging opportunities.


The Spirit of Making
A legendary architect’s thoughts on making to think and making to learn
If you replace the word “rule” with the idea of “making something”, Kahn’s thoughts read:
Anything you make is really there on trial. The greatest moment of that thing is change; when that thing comes to a higher level of realization, that leads to a new thing.


Spirit of Doing



TMC's Woven Planet initiatives represent the company's determination to move step by step toward the future in the Toyota Philosophy spirit of "doing things for someone other than ourselves", which TMC has safeguarded and nurtured since its founding, 

Toyota Philosophy

Founding Spirit: Toyoda Principles: Five Main Principles of Founder Sakichi Toyoda

Always be faithful to your duties, thereby contributing to the company and to the overall good.
Always be studious and creative, striving to stay ahead of the times.
Always be practical and avoid frivolousness.
Always strive to build a homelike atmosphere at work that is warm and friendly.
Always have respect for spiritual matters, and remember to be grateful at all times.

Mission
Producing Happiness for All

We make better products more affordable


An active attitude and the spirit of doing. 
Hands-on work and results at the Information Technology department of Oulu UAS
Nousiainen, Eero; Peltola, Anne; Ilmakangas, Virpi; Rontu, Riitta (2014)


How do we design and build tools that are scientifically rigorous, but cost a few cents on the dollar? Driven by the spirit of doing “frugal science”, we box ourselves in to find out of the box solutions for global challenges in science education, agriculture, and healthcare.


The spirit of doing things differently helped Google founders to move from dorms to garage to Googleplex. 

The relentless search for better answers continues to be at the core of everything we do. Today, Google makes hundreds of products used by billions of people across the globe, from YouTube and Android to Gmail and, of course, Google Search. 

"Our passion for building technology for everyone has stayed with us – from the dorm room to the garage and to this very day."











 


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