A Presentation!

  Maths in our everyday life!

Once, a math teacher was asked by her senior- charge, to submit a paper, relating to 'Maths in our everyday life.' For a second, the math teacher was surprised at her senior's demand, but then she smiled. She politely replied, 'As you wish'! It was supposed to be submitted within three days.

The next day, early in the morning, she gave a call to her senior, saying that she had to join her for a visit. The senior couldn't understand her request but eventually agreed. After an hour, they both met on the school campus and went out, in a cab. Of course, they took permission from the principal.

On the way, the senior asked her again and again, where and what for they were going. But the math teacher requested her to keep patience. After a while, she asked the driver to stop the car near a hospital. Reluctantly, the senior entered the hospital with her. She took her, straight to a maternity ward. They saw beautiful newborn babies with their mothers. She went near a bed and asked, 'When was the baby born?' After a small chat, they came back to the cab.

Again the car started moving on the road. Just near a health center, she asked the driver to stop. They gave a visit, inside the health centre. After a little discussion with the caretaker, they came back to the cab again. Their next halting point was near a park. A huge giant wheel with other entertainment playthings was installed there. The senior was surprised and asked, 'Hey! You want to play, now?' She said, 'One round, ma'am, please!' So, they took a ride.

After returning from the park, she took her senior to a beautiful, tall building whose infrastructure was mind-blowing. Although the building construction was finished, the side work was still going on. Hundreds of laborers were still busy in their specified work. The senior, really couldn't understand her teacher's intention of visiting so many unnecessary places, all of a sudden. But, however, she accompanied with her, wherever she went. Next to next, they went to a clothes shop in a mall, where a discount offer was going on. At last, she took her to a private clinic and then to a graveyard and showed her something.

It was already 5:30 p.m. when they reached school. By that time, both of them were extremely tired. The senior was almost disgusted with this type of absurd journey. She couldn't control herself and said, 'Miss, today you have already wasted your time. Be sure that you are going to submit the given topic day after tomorrow, ok? No excuse!' The math teacher nodded her head silently.

On submission day, all the subject teachers were busy submitting their papers. When the in-charge head asked the math teacher to submit her paper, she expressed her wish to show her paper through the projector.  Although the supervisor was angry, she arranged everything for projection. All the teachers with the principal, took their seats in a classroom and the light was switched off, only the light from the projector was falling upon the whiteboard. Suddenly, the buzzing sound of the teachers stopped as the show began:

All the slides were arranged with audio-visual effects. So, it appeared more lively. The first picture was no other than the maths teacher herself. She said, 'What I am going to present is nothing new because others have already shown their papers applying the audio-visual method. I have done the same, but slightly in a different way. The thing is, we all are entangled with maths every moment of our lives. But, we never bring into account is that math is automatically linked to our everyday life. However, this is my earnest and sincere attempt to present my paper, dealing with the topic 'Maths in our everyday life'. I thought that it would be more lively if I could show you some real-life examples rather than giving a lecture. That's the concept, I have prepared the this slide show, just to prove how maths work out in our everyday life. If there is any mistake, I beg your pardon, please! Slowly, her picture was followed by the slides she made.

The presentation of 'Maths in our everyday life' was started. With slow background music, the first slide came, where the in-charge head was asking a delivery patient, 'When was the baby born ?'  and she was chatting with her, while the math teacher explained- The day,  a baby is born, maths chapter 'Time and measurement' is attached to it. Because, we note the 'time' and 'weight' of the baby, the moment a baby is born.

The second slide moved around, ' A healthy food for a normal human being. But, usually in what amount balanced diet is eaten by a person in his / her food.' There she explains- In our food even, maths 'Quantity, mass and proportion are included'. Without a fixed proportion of different spices, the food will never become tasty.

The third slide indicated- Knowingly or unknowingly, we are deeply involved in maths in our enjoyment and fun. For example- We ride the Giant Wheel! Once we are moving one round, we are covering the circumference of the giant wheel and at the same time the height from the ground! So, Circle, circumference, and height, all at a time, are included in our fun!

The whole classroom was pin-drop silent, awaiting the fifth slide to come. The principal leaned forward. The senior stopped tapping her pen! The other teachers stared at the board with eyes wide open. The slides were so colourful and presentable, that made the onlookers dumb!

The fifth slide revealed- A beautiful building! The outside look of the building was really amazing! The square glass window, curved porch, and huge rectangular-shaped transparent sliding glass door, everything was revealing the skill and workmanship of the workers! Here- Geometric shapes with perfect measurement, and calculation are included. Construction work was still going on at one side of the building. The supervisor of the building was paying the daily wages to the laborers as per their work. Thus, the amount they received was different from person to person. More work, more money, that was the concept! So, see! Time and Work, Ratio and Proportion, estimation, and even unitary method, all were included.

'Oh, wow!' a slow sound mixed in the closed AC room. What's next?'

The sixth slide was loaded with pictures of an overcrowded mall. People were rushing to the shops, only to save some money. 'Discount,  flat 50 percent, 80 percent off' offer made them crazy. So, who was a gainer, who was a loser? Anyhow, Profit and Loss, CP, and SP with the Discount chapter, are they not present here?

For every two-minute video, she was relating the picture with the chapters of the math.

The seventh slide was dealing with the conversation of both the senior teacher and herself with a doctor, regarding the patient lying on the bed. The doctor told them that it was a 50-50 chance of survival of the patient. So, she expressed the theory of 'Probability'.

The last slide was a picture of the graveyard, where both of them were keenly watching the dates of 'born-died', carved on the stone pillar. Now, she focused on the camera, then said, 'I think, this is enough for anyone to understand the impact of maths in one's life! What more do you want? When a person dies that 'time'  is also noted. So, from the beginning, till the end of our life, we are closely associated with maths, maths, and maths! Am I right? Only for convenience, I have mentioned a few chapters' names.

The show was over with the sound of a loud applause and appreciation!

She was different from others. Sometimes, she danced, and sang in the class, if the children wished. Not only to mold them but also to make them happy. According to her, if the children are satisfied with the teacher, then the teaching will automatically become easier. She was always in favor of practically present examples. That's the reason why, she insisted her senior to join her, on her visits and took a video photograph of her whole journey on her iPhone.

She believed in one principle, 'Math is fun! Win the hearts of the children, the class will be yours!'