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The moral of the story
The moral of the story

By Pawan Kumar Mishra

A teacher of moral science shares his experience about how a classroom lecture on MK Gandhi's life helped a child get rid of the darkness within and account for his misdeed.

A teacher of moral science shares his experience about how a classroom lecture on MK Gandhi's life helped a child get rid of the darkness within and account for his misdeed.

Teacher’s Diary: When motivation saved a distressed student from wasting her academic year
Teacher’s Diary: When motivation saved a distressed student from wasting her academic year

By Arun Mishra

A teacher recalls the day when his student skipped her Hindi exam and lost hope to sit for the remaining examination due to illness. He motivated her to think about the loss of an academic year and not let the setback of missing an exam impact her remaining exams. The student has not only completed her technical diploma but is also pursuing her graduate studies in science.

A teacher recalls the day when his student skipped her Hindi exam and lost hope to sit for the remaining examination due to illness. He motivated her to think about the loss of an academic year and not let the setback of missing an exam impact her remaining exams. The student has not only completed her technical diploma but is also pursuing her graduate studies in science.

A former IAS officer creates level playing fields for underprivileged civil service aspirants
A former IAS officer creates level playing fields for underprivileged civil service aspirants

By Rahul Jha

Having taken voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Service, Arun Kumar provides free coaching to civil service aspirants at the ghats of Ganga in Patna, Bihar. Most of the students are from rural Bihar, children of either farmers or workers in private firms.

Having taken voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Service, Arun Kumar provides free coaching to civil service aspirants at the ghats of Ganga in Patna, Bihar. Most of the students are from rural Bihar, children of either farmers or workers in private firms.

Teacher's Diary: When the girl who managed shop to help her sick father earned a scholarship
Teacher's Diary: When the girl who managed shop to help her sick father earned a scholarship

By Priti Saxena

Priti Saxena is an assistant teacher at an upper primary school in Pahremau in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli. This year, eight children from her school were selected at a national-level competition. In the Teacher's Diary, Priti explains how this became possible for the village children.

Priti Saxena is an assistant teacher at an upper primary school in Pahremau in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli. This year, eight children from her school were selected at a national-level competition. In the Teacher's Diary, Priti explains how this became possible for the village children.

It All Adds Up For This Mathematics Teacher In Rajasthan
It All Adds Up For This Mathematics Teacher In Rajasthan

By Kuldeep Chhangani

Girija Ojha’s mission as a teacher in Pokhran, Rajasthan, is to demystify mathematics and get his students to enjoy the subject. Villagers call him Ramanujan, after the genius Indian mathematician Srinivas Ramanujan.

Girija Ojha’s mission as a teacher in Pokhran, Rajasthan, is to demystify mathematics and get his students to enjoy the subject. Villagers call him Ramanujan, after the genius Indian mathematician Srinivas Ramanujan.

In UP, 69,000 Assistant Teacher Recruitment candidates await a fair hearing
In UP, 69,000 Assistant Teacher Recruitment candidates await a fair hearing

By Daya Sagar

Job Crisis: Assistant teacher recruitment pending, In January, a competition was held for the recruitment of Assistant Teachers for the primary schools run by the government. Over 4 lakh candidates had appeared in the competition for 69,000 posts. The issue, however, has been dragged to court due to the discrepancies pertaining to the merit list

Job Crisis: Assistant teacher recruitment pending, In January, a competition was held for the recruitment of Assistant Teachers for the primary schools run by the government. Over 4 lakh candidates had appeared in the competition for 69,000 posts. The issue, however, has been dragged to court due to the discrepancies pertaining to the merit list

“I learnt to read and write at the age of fifteen. And I am a teacher today.”
“I learnt to read and write at the age of fifteen. And I am a teacher today.”

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Ayodhya Kumari Gaur is 80 years old and a teacher who wants to ensure every child has access to education, unlike herself who learnt to read and write only when she was 15 years old. Despite long gaps, several unsuccessful attempts at passing exams and the duties of a mother and wife, she completed her B.Ed when she was 47 years old. Since 2001, she is running her own school in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

Ayodhya Kumari Gaur is 80 years old and a teacher who wants to ensure every child has access to education, unlike herself who learnt to read and write only when she was 15 years old. Despite long gaps, several unsuccessful attempts at passing exams and the duties of a mother and wife, she completed her B.Ed when she was 47 years old. Since 2001, she is running her own school in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

Agriculture is a sought after vocational course in this village high school in West Bengal
Agriculture is a sought after vocational course in this village high school in West Bengal

By Madhu Sudan Chatterjee

Purandarpur Higher Secondary School in Bankura offers vocational courses to its students who come from economically weaker rural families. Seven of its students have made it to the top 10 merit list of the recent exam held by West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development.

Purandarpur Higher Secondary School in Bankura offers vocational courses to its students who come from economically weaker rural families. Seven of its students have made it to the top 10 merit list of the recent exam held by West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development.

No teacher stayed in this school long enough, until Puran Lal Chaudhary came along
No teacher stayed in this school long enough, until Puran Lal Chaudhary came along

By Pooran Lal Chaudhary

In 2015, when Puran Lal Chaudhary was posted as a teacher at Barua Behad village in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, barely 12 students came to the school. No teacher wanted to stay in the village that had no electricity and was pretty backward in basic amenities. Chaudhary stayed on and transformed the school. The educator who won the state teachers’ award shares his journey.

In 2015, when Puran Lal Chaudhary was posted as a teacher at Barua Behad village in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, barely 12 students came to the school. No teacher wanted to stay in the village that had no electricity and was pretty backward in basic amenities. Chaudhary stayed on and transformed the school. The educator who won the state teachers’ award shares his journey.

A Journalist-Turned-Teacher Is Inculcating Reading Habits In The Children Living In Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand
A Journalist-Turned-Teacher Is Inculcating Reading Habits In The Children Living In Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

By Laraib Fatima Warsi

Manohar Chamoli has sourced over 3,000 books and set up a library at the government school in Kewars village in Pauri Garhwal where he teaches.

Manohar Chamoli has sourced over 3,000 books and set up a library at the government school in Kewars village in Pauri Garhwal where he teaches.

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