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A Book Review by A.l.v.narasimharao k v khammam
1. TITLE PAGE
TITLE-DIVASVAPNA
AUTHER-GIJUBHAI BADHEKA
PUBLISHER-NATIONAL BOOK TRUST,INDIA
COST OF THE BOOK-35/ NUMBER OF PAGES-104
PUBLISHING PLACE-NEHRU BHAVAN,VASANT
KUNJ,NEW DELHI
ACC NO-1595
2. SUMMARY
This book says how teachers manage children to study
and educate them .Often teachers suffer in schools to
control students.In this ,there is a teacher who tries
different ways to control village children and to educate
them. This teacher wants to shape village children as
good citizens of India .He did not get permission from
higher authorities but at final he hot permission. He
entered school and saw that students are not in
condition to study.
3. lessons ..He started telling a story to make children sit
lessons He started telling a story to make children sit
in class and to control them ..Children sat down in
in class and to control them Children sat down in
class to listen the story .that teacher observed that
class to listen the story .that teacher observed that
children are interested in listening story and continued
children are interested in listening story and continued
to tell story for a week .after a week he wants to teach
to tell story for a week .after a week he wants to teach
the lessons which are in the books ..No child in the class
the lessons which are in the books No child in the class
had text book with them. He said to purchase ,,but any
had text book with them. He said to purchase but any
one did not buy books. After a few days parents bought
one did not buy books. After a few days parents bought
them books prescribed ..Children are not intrested in
them books prescribed Children are not intrested in
studying ,they are only intrested in listening stories. He
studying ,they are only intrested in listening stories. He
slowly made students to study by telling them a story
slowly made students to study by telling them a story
daily before starting lessons.
daily before starting lessons.
4. He He saw children are not dressed properly and they are
saw children are not dressed properly and they are
shabby in appearance . he. taught children to be be
shabby in appearance he taught children to
dignified and to dress properly by telling them a story
dignified and to dress properly by telling them a story
about shabby appearance .He.He continueddo this for for
about shabby appearance continued to to do this
many days , many students have changed their
many days , many students have changed their
behavior and studying well and were good .In .In this way
behavior and studying well and were good this way
that teacher wants to change behavior of students .he .he
that teacher wants to change behavior of students
do notnot want rote methodlearning and teaching. He He
do want rote method of of learning and teaching.
wants children to enjoy learning .finally he was
wants children to enjoy learning .finally he was
successful.
successful.
5. OVERALL IMPRESSION
I like divasvapna because this is very closer to the real
life situations of many poor children.