This interview was taken by team "MTTS in My Life". For more information visit MTTS in My Life website.
Curry Leaf is very happy to present "A Day with S Kumaresan". Here is the trailer video of Prof. S Kumaresan and MTTS Online Interview. Full interview will be uploaded on this channel in the form of 9 chapters.
Chapter 1 : Shubharambh (Introduction) The man you are.
This is the first chapter of the series "A Day with S Kumaresan". This chapter includes stories of his childhood, his fascination towards tamil literature and also few memories upto his PhD. Stay tuned for upcoming chapters.
Chapter 2 : Unknown Shades: Hobbies and Family
This is the second chapter of the series "A Day with S Kumaresan". It includes one of the most important part of his journey, that is family. Along with his family we come to know about his hobbies and interest in homeopathy too.
Chapter 3 : Connecting Dots: Ideals and Turning Point
This is the third chapter of the series "A Day with S Kumaresan". In this chapter, Sir mentions about his few teachers for whom he is very grateful. He shares his experience of choosing teaching upon research and also share about the turning point of his life.
Chapter 4 : The Journey of MTTS: Magical making of Slow Poison
This is the fourth chapter of the series "A Day with S Kumaresan". This chapter includes the journey of MTTS, that tells us about how MTTS concept came to Kumaresan sir's mind, the fun of first MTTS camp and the challenges that MTTS had to go through.
Chapter 5 : MTTS Programme: The Festival of Math in India
"Tagore conceived of the Utsav (festival in Bengali) as a celebration of diversity that included all. An Utsav for him represented a holistic celebration of human society, which presented an opportunity for aesthetic experience and creativity and, very importantly, appreciation of the gift of nature."
In this fifth chapter of the series " A Day with S Kumaresan", you can smell the festive mood in any MTTS camp.MTTS camp touches an individual participant's mind at a deep level through the enjoyment of Mathematics(natural flow of lt) and connects with students in such a rapt way that most of them found crying like hell(in private or among friends) towards the end of a camp.
Chapter 6 : A Handful of Memories: MTTS Teachings
Life brings tears, smiles and memories. The tears dry, the smiles fade, but some memories last forever. Sometimes we never know the true value of a moment until it becomes memory. Good times become good memories and bad times become good lessons.
In this Chapter 6, We have a trip down the memory lane (Photo story), core idea of MTTS teaching methodology , some ideas of education policy (in general a healthy social structure)- how it should be and some related discussions.
Chapter 7 : A New Dimension: Online Teaching
Growth is sign of life- MTTS is vivacious. If we cut a branch of a tree it does not stop there it finds new ways to grow, ever branching. Similarly, this pandemic has done to MTTS- blessed MTTS with a new dimension along with Kumaresan Sir's youtube channel and so many things that will take birth in future.🙂
In this Chapter 7, we can see what has gone to develop and realise these online camps and other ventures evolving from it. It also captures Kumaresan Sir's thoughts about "how one can use productively his lectures in his youtube channel".
Chapter 8 : Teacher & Student : A Beautiful Relation
A teacher's life lights many lamps. A teacher is dormant in every student. Let us define, Student := One who is eager to learn and grow. Then, the Teacher is also a Student(indeed). So, these two creatures (student and teacher) may live in the same person. That means they may be two different sides of the same coin. Both of them are incomplete without each other. ☺
Chapter 8 throws light in this wonderful relationship between student and teacher.
Chapter 9 : Conclusion- Promise of a new beginning
We all must be aware of the fact that MTTS has started training many young students from graduation. Here sir has talked about the possible audience of the program in near future and the future planning of the MTTS trust.