Reviewer Bani Sodermark. Bani has a Ph.D in mathematical physics and has been a teacher of physics and mathematics at the university level in both India and Sweden. For the last decade, her interests have been spirituality, healthy living and self-development. She has written a number of reviews on Amazon. Bani is a mother to two children.
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Author:Tali Nay
Publisher: Corner Chapter Press
ISBN:
978-0-692-01638-1
Encounters in the classroom
This
memoir is a book that gave me a bout of nostalgia. I relived my own
school and university days, the successes, the accolades and the
failures, some of which appeared to be too awesome to contemplate at
the time. Most educational institutions, at all levels of complexity,
usually radiate a very special ivory tower ambience. Documenting the
nature of that milieu and how it influenced the formation of Tali Nay
is the subject of this book.
In this book, Tali Nay shares the
story of her schooling at the primary level, the secondary level, the
university level and finally on the job front. To this end, she
mentions the seemingly insignificant, everyday events that have
affected her at a deeper level than she knew at the time and affected
her decisions and actions later on. She mentions many of her teachers
and their influences on her life, her friends and roommates, her own
competitive drive, her first encounter with dishonesty, sundry
successes, disillusionments and failures, her involvement with music
and theatre, her graduation ceremonies, (both from secondary school
and university) and finally her search for a job, among others. We
get to see an intimate glimpse of Tali Nay, the person, intelligent,
sensitive, caring, deeply philosophical with a wry sense of humour,
and with wide ranging interests and accomplishments.
Some gold
nuggets from Tali’s graduation speech that reveal the author’s
persona are worth mentioning. Here they are.
1.There is never
a need to be cruel or unkind to someone because we never know how
much a “Hi” or “How Are You” can do for someone who is
struggling.
2.Failures are a normal part of life.
3. If you’ve
had the time of your life, don’t stop striving for more.
This
is a book to be savoured, a little at a time. Though it is relatively
fast paced and quite skillfully written, one can miss out on a lot of
juice if one exercises one’s speedreading skills. This book also
poses questions about the efficacy of our educational systems: are
they truly doing their job of preparing students to face the future,
confidently and without fear?
Speaking for myself, I enjoyed
the book very much. As I said earlier, it brought back memories of my
own days spent in the isolated, semi-protected environment of my old
school. I believe also that you, the reader, like me, will also find
your own story, reflected somewhere within its pages.
Strongly
recommended to all readers of bookpleasures.com
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