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Spare the Rod and Spoil The Child — a recent judgement by Bombay High Court at Goa reignites the debate
Spare the Rod and Spoil The Child — a recent judgement by Bombay High Court at Goa reignites the debate

By गाँव कनेक्शन

A school teacher has walked free after the High Court of Bombay at Goa quashed all charges levied by the Goa Children's Court. The 2014 case received the judgement by the single judge bench of Bharat Deshpande, in favour of Rekha Faldessai, a teacher at a South Goa school, who was convicted of causing ‘physical and psychological abuse’ to her minor girl students. Gaon Connection spoke with some teachers, teachers' association and sector experts and this is what they said…

A school teacher has walked free after the High Court of Bombay at Goa quashed all charges levied by the Goa Children's Court. The 2014 case received the judgement by the single judge bench of Bharat Deshpande, in favour of Rekha Faldessai, a teacher at a South Goa school, who was convicted of causing ‘physical and psychological abuse’ to her minor girl students. Gaon Connection spoke with some teachers, teachers' association and sector experts and this is what they said…

Creating a Classroom in a Kitchen Garden
Creating a Classroom in a Kitchen Garden

By Laraib Fatima Warsi

At a remote school in Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, the kitchen garden has become a classroom where students learn about seasonal produce, good taste and nutrition. They consume these vegetables too.

At a remote school in Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, the kitchen garden has become a classroom where students learn about seasonal produce, good taste and nutrition. They consume these vegetables too.

Want To Give Back To Your Alma Mater? Odisha’s Mo School Abhiyan Shows How It Can Be Done
Want To Give Back To Your Alma Mater? Odisha’s Mo School Abhiyan Shows How It Can Be Done

By Nidhi Jamwal

The Mo School programme has brought together 30 lakh alumni and community members across Odisha. Apart from voluntary services, the alumni network has contributed Rs 253 crore towards transformation of the government schools.

The Mo School programme has brought together 30 lakh alumni and community members across Odisha. Apart from voluntary services, the alumni network has contributed Rs 253 crore towards transformation of the government schools.

Teachers at this government school survey nearby villages to enrol out-of-school children
Teachers at this government school survey nearby villages to enrol out-of-school children

By Manish Dubey

A school in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur actively scouts around nearby villages to bring children from poor families to school. It also has an active NCC wing.

A school in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur actively scouts around nearby villages to bring children from poor families to school. It also has an active NCC wing.

Chhattisgarh: It’s been four years since teachers at a school for adivasi kids have received their salaries
Chhattisgarh: It’s been four years since teachers at a school for adivasi kids have received their salaries

By Deepanwita Gita Niyogi

Despite no salaries for four years, teachers of the Abhayaran Sikshan Samiti Higher Secondary School in Mungeli district in Chhattisgarh, have stayed on. They are awaiting a government grant, which will help the school stay afloat and continue to impart education to Gond and Baiga tribal children.

Despite no salaries for four years, teachers of the Abhayaran Sikshan Samiti Higher Secondary School in Mungeli district in Chhattisgarh, have stayed on. They are awaiting a government grant, which will help the school stay afloat and continue to impart education to Gond and Baiga tribal children.

A Teacher in Meghalaya Dispels the Haze of Substance Abuse in Children
A Teacher in Meghalaya Dispels the Haze of Substance Abuse in Children

By Sayantani Deb

For the past three decades, national award winning teacher Gamchi Timre R Marak has been providing education in remote town Williamnagar in northeast India.

For the past three decades, national award winning teacher Gamchi Timre R Marak has been providing education in remote town Williamnagar in northeast India.

"We are somehow managing," say primary school teachers in Uttar Pradesh
"We are somehow managing," say primary school teachers in Uttar Pradesh

By Daya Sagar

As per the government records, Uttar Pradesh has a deficit of more than 1.50 lakh primary school teachers. But the ones who are on payroll say they can only teach when freed from clerk hood of 25 odd compilations, including polio vaccinations and general census

As per the government records, Uttar Pradesh has a deficit of more than 1.50 lakh primary school teachers. But the ones who are on payroll say they can only teach when freed from clerk hood of 25 odd compilations, including polio vaccinations and general census

A rural teacher’s Jhola Pustakalay in a desert village of Rajasthan
A rural teacher’s Jhola Pustakalay in a desert village of Rajasthan

By Kuldeep Chhangani

School teacher Hardev Paliwal is committed towards girls’ education and safeguarding the environment. His bond with the school in Mandala Khurd village in Phalodi district goes deeper than just that of a teacher as this government school is where he too studied.

School teacher Hardev Paliwal is committed towards girls’ education and safeguarding the environment. His bond with the school in Mandala Khurd village in Phalodi district goes deeper than just that of a teacher as this government school is where he too studied.

March pasts, drill displays and a blast from the past
March pasts, drill displays and a blast from the past

By Pankaja Srinivasan

The Sports Day celebrations at a school in Anaikatti village in Tamil Nadu led to a rush of nostalgia, and a tinge of sadness that so many outdoor games we played as children have almost disappeared.

The Sports Day celebrations at a school in Anaikatti village in Tamil Nadu led to a rush of nostalgia, and a tinge of sadness that so many outdoor games we played as children have almost disappeared.

Education first: People living in rural India have high expectations
Education first: People living in rural India have high expectations

By Daya Sagar

The Union Budget allocated ₹94,853.64 crore for education sector in 2019-20. Of the total ₹94,853. 64 crore education budget, ₹56,536.63 crore has been pegged for the school sector and rest ₹38,317.01 crore has been allocated to the higher education. The mid-day meal program has been allocated ₹11,000 crore. The Budget allocated the teachers training and adult education only ₹125 crore. While the numbers are impressive, but rural India wants more

The Union Budget allocated ₹94,853.64 crore for education sector in 2019-20. Of the total ₹94,853. 64 crore education budget, ₹56,536.63 crore has been pegged for the school sector and rest ₹38,317.01 crore has been allocated to the higher education. The mid-day meal program has been allocated ₹11,000 crore. The Budget allocated the teachers training and adult education only ₹125 crore. While the numbers are impressive, but rural India wants more

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