I tried to recall my very first lesson. What I could remember was that I was very free and playing independently where no one tried to teach me anything. My very first teachers and my beloved parents in my life let me learn by myself. I gathered the secret of my creativity and innovations later in life. My innate creative abilities were fertilized during that golden period of my life by my dear parents.

There were specific dos and don’ts that I had to follow since my very early childhood. I tried my best to follow those rules because I found when I broke the rules, my parents were not happy, and I was afraid to lose their love. I was too small to realize that all the rules and punishments were for my benefit. So the lesson I gathered from my early childhood was; if you want to correct someone, first, you should love that person. So that the child will feel that you love him and then you try and correct his mistakes. He will strictly follow all the rules and regulations because he will never let things happen which could cost him your love. That means that as a University teacher, I should be able to offer love and affection to all University students as if for my own child.

I was given freedom to play through out the day when I was little older in my pre school period. During playing I learnt to respect my  team mates and I had to accept defeat and win equally. I remember some of my friends were not willing to accept failures. They always wanted to win. They tried cheating and became unpopular and some times spoiled the whole game. I used to learn through experience while playing. I understood that cheating is very bad and I never ever cheat anyone in my life afterwards. Even after forty years I do remember the lessons I learnt during my early childhood. So as University teachers we should address students’ childhood experiences when they found difficulties in learning and adaptation to University life. Each and every student will have different child hood experiences and those are unique to them.