آن لائن لیکچر
شاہد اشرف
گزشتہ ایک برس کے دوران میں کووڈ کی وجہ سے آن لائن لیکچر دیتے ہوئے وہ کئی تجربات سے گزرا۔ پہلے پہل وہ اپنے دھیان میں لیکچر دیتا رہا۔ کچھ دنوں بعد اسے کیمرہ آف ہونے کے باوجود سٹوڈنٹس کی موجودگی اور عدم موجودگی کا اندازہ ہونے لگا۔ کبھی کبھی وہ کسی طالب علم کی موجودگی کی تصدیق کے لیے سوال بھی پوچھ لیتا تھا اور اس کا اندازہ درست نکلتا تھا۔ آہستہ آہستہ اسے مکمل ادراک ہونے لگا کہ کیمرہ آف ہونے کے باوجود کون سٹوڈنٹ موجود ہے اور کون لنک جوائن کرنے کے بعد سو گیا ہے ۔ ذہنی رابط برقی رابطے سے زیادہ موثر محسوس ہونے لگا۔ وہ کیمرہ آف ہونے کے باوجود دیکھنے پر قادر ہو گیا۔ کسی سٹوڈنٹ کا تصور کرتے ہی اس چہرے پر ہویدا اداسی ، بیزاری ، انہماک، دلچسپی اور نیم دلی سمیت دیگر کیفیات کا انکشاف ہونے لگتا تھا۔ وہ صرف غور سے آئی ڈی کی طرف دیکھتا اور سٹوڈنٹ کی ذہنی کیفیت ظاہر ہو جاتی۔ وہ مخاطب ہوئے بغیر کسی سٹوڈنٹ کی کیفیت پر رائے دیتا اور پھر متعلقہ سٹوڈنٹ کی حیرت کو انجوائے کرتا تھا۔ وہ دوران تدریس بہت سے تجربات سے گزرا ۔ اس کے دل میں ایک خیال زور پکڑنے لگا ۔ اس نے خیال کو جھٹکنے کی کوشش کی مگر ناکام رہا۔ اسی خیال کے زیرِ اثر ایک دن اس نے تمام سٹوڈنٹس کو کیمرے آن کرنے کا کہا ۔ سٹوڈنٹس اپنے اپنے کیمرے آن کر بیٹھ گئے ۔ وہ سب کو دیکھ سکتا تھا مگر اسی لمحے اسے شدید دھچکا لگا ۔ وہ کسی بھی سٹوڈنٹ کی کیفیت کو پڑھنے سے قاصر تھا ۔
‘Abdullah bin al-Mubark was born in Marw’ one of the prime cities in Khurasan, (nowadays in the surroundings of Afghanistan and Central Asia), in the year 118 AH. In addition to his many talents, achievements and abilities, ‘Abdullah bin al-Mubarak was also gifted in literacy, particularly in the art of poetry. He held an eloquent tongue which was recognized by all who conversed with him and his language displayed the nature of someone who had been taught well. Most of the poetry which has been recorded from him is actually his advice to others, whether they were close friends or high-ranking Caliphs and Rulers. The topics spoken of concerned the common issues which had arisen in his time (e.g. Matters pertaining to theology, politics, the worldview, the community etc) and as always, they contained much wisdom and hence the books of history have sealed them and recorded them. This research article discussed Biography of Abdullah ibn Al Mubarak, The Islamic Ethics in his poetry, Impact of Rhetoric on his poetry with special concentration on the four kinds i.e. Citation, impact of Quranic words, Quranic pictorial and Quranic style on his poetry.
In the current literature, the role of the head teacher in teachers' professional development has became a foremost concern as compared to the past where head teachers were considered as Fullan says, ;gatekeepers' and administrators of policy. Mostly, professional development was hijacked by external agencies such as educational institutions, donors and other initiators without acknowledging head teachers' role in the initiation. The current literature says that the head teacher plays a key role in teachers' professional development in the school but the question still remains in my mind: is it so in reality? Keeping the question in view, this study was carried out to explore the nature of head teachers' involvement in teachers' professional development. The study was conducted in a government and private system of education in Karachi Pakistan. A qualitative paradigm was followed with a sample of thirteen ADISM (Advance Diploma in School Management) graduate head teachers from the government and the private systems. In this study a small-scale survey for baseline information and follow-up interviews were conducted to collect adequate data. The findings of the study show that almost all the research participants were involved in teachers' professional development in some way. However, there is a difference in their nature of involvement in professional development activities. In the private school the head teachers are providing professional support to the teachers through scheduled [formal] and unscheduled [informal] activities, whereas, in the government system the head teachers are providing professional support to the teachers through informal activities. Further, the study found out some similar issues in both systems The findings show that the head teachers in government system do not have autonomy to go beyond what is stipulated in the policy. They cannot institutionalize any professional development activity without the permission of a higher authority in the system Thus I have recommended for there to be a change in the government policy to empower head teachers to take initiatives to address the needs of the school.