I had been meaning to write about how mad the past two years have driven me for a long time. … More
Category: TFI
We often blame our education system to be too focused in rote learning and not as much in enabling imaginative thinkers. So in an effort to solve complex issues like education, i joined the two year Teach For India fellowship to teach English and Math at a Public school in Pune. Below are some lessons learnt, ideas implemented, and strategies tried to solve the problem of educational inequity in India. More importantly, these were the most transformation two years of my life.
TFI Diaries 19: To play or not to play!
“Competitive sports are played mainly on a five-and-a-half inch court, the space between your ears.” –Bobby Jones, US Golfer If … More
Teach for India Diaries 18: Don’t take what ain’t yours!
What do you do when someone takes something that doesn’t belong to them? Every single day in class there is … More
Teach for India Diaries 17: Make good art.
Sometimes life is hard. Things go wrong — in life and in love and in business and in friendship and … More
TFI Diaries 16: On the Bench :)
There are a lot of things that scream out – school! Chalks, black boards, books, students, classrooms, teachers etc. But … More
Teach for India Diaires 15: Did you ever look for your long lost passions?
I know this is my third diary entry in the month of August, where as I had decided to do … More
Teach for India Diaries 14: Which level are you at?
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It … More
TFI Diaries 13: When dreams come true!
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” Somehow this quote by Walt Disney … More
Teach for India Diaries 12: Dream dreams no one else can dream.
When was the first time you dreamed of how the future should look for you? How did you picture that … More
Teach for India Diaries 11.5: Did you look for ‘yourself’ this summer yet?
Think about which is your favorite relationship? The one you have with your parents? The one you have with your … More
Teach for India Diaries 11: Your Brain – a memory device or a creator ?
When was the battle of Plassey fought? What is the capital of Cameroon? What is the exact degree of Tropic … More
Teach for India Diaries 10: Eloquent Oration Vs A Royal Ouch.
“There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, and public speaking.”  … More
Teach for India Diaries 9: Fairy Tales vs Life Stories
Would your life be a fairy tale or a story? Either way you are the writer… If you want to be … More
Teach for India Diaries 8: Of Promises Broken and Kept.
At one point in life you either have everything you ever wanted or the reasons for why you don’t have … More
Teach for India Diaries 7 : The invisibles
In any classroom there are always those two or three students who are lost in their own world through all … More
Teach for India Diaries 6 : http://archana712.posterous.com/
14th November, Children’s day; a date and day that brings back memories of sweets distributed at school, of fancy dress … More
Teach for India Diaries 5
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine This is … More
Teach For India Diaries 4#
I recently read a beautiful quote by Sigmund Freud. “All that matters is love and work.” It stuck in my … More
Teach For India Diaries #3 : )
When was the first time that you went to the market to buy something? When was the first time that … More
Teach For India Diaries #2 : )
Its been over a month since i last penned down something about what has been happening here at Teach for … More
Teach For India Diaries #1 : )
To pen down the past one month almost seems like an impossible task; given the psychological, physical, socio-economical and emotional transitions that … More
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