Category: Education

“If I see you laughing one more time while running, you will get a big slap on your face!” This was the captain of a team shouting at her teammate mid-play, who was chasing an opponent. It didn’t seem to affect that catcher a lot but surely did convey to me what was at stake […]

At the end of a training day, we are all walking back to the closing circle.“Ma’am.. Just like how we get training, do the volunteers who come also get training?”“We don’t do a training – but yes, we meet them and run them through the day, help them prepare.”“Not the teaching part – I see […]

“Ma’am! How much will a computer cost?”I shared.“What about a laptop? I also hear that a tab can be used like a laptop or computer”“What about a smartphone – what is a decent smartphone?”I shared.She says, ” I really want to read, learn – I see that in that one hour I spend on the […]

“What’s our dream?” asks the teacher,“We won’t waste any food!” shouted the students in chorus!Students lined up with their bags – student leaders finished lunch quickly and walked around to monitor other students’ lunch box food spillage. The teacher sat with a few students who were more likely to spill food and helped them eat […]

Her eyes sparkled with curiosity; she shot a cascade of questionsWhat is the meaning of ‘following’? Ma’am, what does ‘agrarian’ mean?Does ‘choose the following’ mean, we choose only 1 answer?Where can I find word meanings for science-related words?She checked if she got the meanings of all difficult words she had underlined, as she walked to […]

Last day of school. “Bye! I’ll miss you!” she waved to everyone.She walked back; the goodbyes and happy holidays faded into the silenceShe put away her Grade 9 books.She knew it was her last day of school. Ever.She has failed in Math and English. Here is a story of #schooldropoutsMost of our stakeholders who have dropped […]

`A warm June afternoon…mats laid out in the big parking area. An anxious-looking School Leader is pacing up and down. making last-minute arrangements. A parent-teacher meeting with a twist – every classroom had prepared for a student showcase, an opportunity to demonstrate what they are learning in class… Just a few days ago, there was […]

It’s the first hour of the day, a poem is read and some words are up. Students are in groups, identifying meaning of some words. I walk around and I see a group trying very hard to work out a clue. I sit down and ask if I can help- there is so much panic […]