It's an unfair World

    The rattling of the vessels and the vibration of the floor seemed like an earthquake.  An uncomfortable premonition of fear pervaded my senses. My adrenaline rush made me to look for the exit door. In the next second, it dawned to me that it was a passing by train and I was seated in a home, that's next to a railway track. 

     I could not fathom how one of my adoring students and his three siblings lived under that roof.  How about the basic necessity to have sound sleep?     I wondered if adorable kiddo didn't get to have good sleep, How could he even "dream"?  

    I brushed away his thought for a moment and focused  our one-one conversation on how education helped me,why I am here at Teach For India and how quality education can make a changeover to one's life.  

     An hour at my student's place completely overwhelmed me.I felt guilty of living in a cozy palace-like home. I felt guilty of being a little harsh on this kiddo for his unruly behavior in the class. I felt guilty for being an inefficient teacher in the classroom. Apologies!  Nevertheless,  I was equally proud and happy to be part of movement at Teach For India ,to bridge the education inequity. I realized, we have a long way to go!  

      The one-one discussions charged up the kiddo. He was not the only one who charged up. I walked in to their home with the idea of  knowing the student better and make the student understand the importance of education . Ironically, when I walked-out ,it was me who got to know myself better and deeply understood the importance of education in transforming someone's life.


     Literally and figuratively , all these while, in the journey of my life, I have been on the other comfortable end and today when I am at a student's home and perceive the harsh realities from this bitter end - I realize it's an unfair world. 

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Joy of Giving - Please contribute to my classroom resources @ Teach For India ,Pune

   It has been three months, I took the road less taken and started teaching at Teach For India Class and I am loving it! . I am highly convinced I made the right decision to chose to walk this path :- ) It's highly rewarding and fun to be around energetic kids.

    Each day, I am working to bridge the education inequity. The challenges are strong, so am I . Currently, I am facing a setback with the classroom resources. It will be really helpful if you can contribute to purchase classroom resources. Please check out the link for detailed information on my classroom http://www.giveindia.org/iGive-Racingchamps

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6. A BIG thanks from me and my talented students.

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The last date for the targeted Rs 1,00,000 fund raising campaign is 18th Oct,2012.
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