Past two weeks in the summer workshop has passed in a whiff. Egyptian civilisation is the hottest this year in Delhi summer camps. From epicentre to neighbourhood schools, all seem to be offering it on their menu. Or may its like when you are pregnant, all you can see around is pregnant women and babies! Mummies, pyramids,… [Read more…]
May 7, 2012
Last year i tried to invite reputed and sensible publishers to do a book fair in ballia. However, the thought was not much planned and funds were almost zero, so it did not pull off. I was depending on the publishers to bear the costs etc. Maybe some time down the line we shall be able… [Read more…]
April 22, 2012
To make the trips simpler, i said lets pre-inform the school this time and reach at a school. However, the visit went into a downward spiral because i had tried reaching them through someone. Also it turned out to be pre-primary, not primary or middle. Not my area of expertise. I work with kids of… [Read more…]
April 19, 2012
A night before i begin my ganga trip I had decided to wear a sari, so that the teachers and kids easily find me a part of their society. The school starts at 7:30. I get up at 6:00 and pull up my jeans and kurta, forgetting about what will fit well in the school.… [Read more…]
April 19, 2012
I am taking a journey, a journey of teaching along the banks of ganges. I wish to spend early mornings with the prathmik vidyalaya teaching the primary kids. I am having sleepless nights over – Which village to go to? How do i get permission to teach in other teachers classroom! Will beauracracy come in the way… [Read more…]
April 4, 2012
As teachers of primary grades we know that there are students with different capability levels in our classrooms. Most of the times we don’t have to bother about the bright ones in the class rooms as we assume that they will be able to figure their way out. On the other hand we know we… [Read more…]
March 1, 2012
When you look around in book fair, there are different stories running parallelly, everywhere. You see agents bootlicking publishers for business. You might spot writers trying to sell their book to publisher to be published. I saw one such interaction between a struggling writer and a publisher. You also might spot few writers signing their copies and… [Read more…]
February 19, 2012
I got Goosebumps, when the dancers were performing the modern dance piece. Kati had been working with them past three weeks. These were a 8-10yr old girls. The experience was huge. They had a grace in each leap, in each bow they performed. I was overwhelmed to see the strength of what we had been… [Read more…]
February 14, 2012
I sneaked out a box of feather and a feather collage, and shared it with the class. They took turns to run their fingers over it. In a little while they started looking at the basket of bird books that I had got along with me. In groups they sat together to discuss different bills,… [Read more…]
February 11, 2012
Past few days have passed with a blink of an eye. Kati and I have together structured an English language program for class 1 to 5. It focuses a lot on Reading comprehension and Speaking. Listen-Speak-Read-Write necessarily in that order. The plight of Indian schools is that the order is upside down. We write first,… [Read more…]
May 28, 2012
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