In the compelling interplay between sociology and leadership, Ms. Francis is a beacon of inspiration. Both a dedicated teacher and House President, Ms. Francis innovates personalized approaches to sociological study and inspires her pupils to ask questions. In this interview, she shares her challenges as an emerging educator, interrogates interesting trends regarding societies, and illustrates the qualities she cherishes in her students.
Q: Your efforts do not only bring about an interest in the sociology they also elicit inspiration and motivation in us. May we request you to share a memorable experience or challenge from your early career or your younger days that shaped your approach to the profession?
A: I remember that when I started my first job which was in St. Xavier’s college which was where I studied and I am an alumni of St. Xavier’s [College], I was replacing my teacher. Her name was Amrita Nadkarni and she was so good, so so good at what she did that I felt the pressure to fit into her shoes and when I took over I realized that I thought that ‘O God what if I'm not as good as her’ and I kind of managed to ,over a period of time, cultivate my own sense of ,you know, individuality and uniqueness and I think I lent a lot of my personality to the way I taught my subject so I took a lot of inspiration from her but I think the way that I teach, it has a lot of me in it; so I put lot of myself in the subject. A lot of the experiences that I've had in my life are given as examples in class. I think that it was a challenge but then I turned that challenge into an opportunity and I think I love my subject because I did that.
Q: What social trend do you find most intriguing right now?
A: I find everything that Gen Z does intriguing. Its pretty intriguing because the millennial and I think k that we had a lot trends back in the day but there was no concept of those trends going viral. Today anything becomes a trend and it's pretty cool actually I find everything that everything that Gen Z does very very intriguing so especially on social media and I keep track of these things on social media because I find so many students not only from this school but also from my previous organizations on social media and I know what they are doing I know the reels that they are creating, so many of them are Content creators; I follow their fashion; so everything about them is an intrigue.
Q: Is there any quality that you want to find in your students?
A: Just the willingness to learn and be receptive to learning I think that's a quality that I would like to see in them it's not about the marks it's never been about the marks for me I think for me a good students is one who is listening to what I have to say who is open to my experiences who is giving me that assurance that okay you know that what you're saying I can relate to it giving me examples from their own life teaching me in class so many examples that I give are my my students examples so someone who is just receptive to learning you know telling me more about the subject is somebody who really inspires me as a student.
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