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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.