I write this post at a time when i am not teaching ( schools being off for diwali )..and am amazed with this realisation that no matter how tired or worn out i may feel on most typical TFI fellow days..the weariness is far greater when i haven't been in the classroom for the last 5 days...
This fact actually exemplifies the impact these children have had on my life...i suddenly have a large family that i have to take care of and nourish...life suddenly needs much planning as recklessness doesn't seem a very plausible idea considering they are 'my' children...and my actions would determine there upbringing..however dramatic it would sound these feelings are genuine....
But looking at the other side when i start to think of it and realise that i am here for two years , so does that mean that after two years i have some other children to cater to when i go out on my own....no..this shouldn't happen ...of course i can't be with them for ever but atleast i can do something for them which assures me that they will all atleast graduate and will not be devoid of a quality education ..i for my own satisfaction would atleast want some kind of financial security for them , so that my children do not have finance as a restraint....
I have therefore decided to set up a fund for these children which would enable them to pursue any course they would want to...as of now this is all the plan i have...how,when,who,where,what exactly....i have no answers ....all i can answer is why, and that for me is good enough....
i really hope i don't disappoint my children.......
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Children or Gurus
In the last four months i have spent a major chunk of my time in the company of 50 incredible children and the rest thinking about how to take them further....
It has not been easy so far....considering that these children are about two years behind on where they should actually be ...yet every single second spent in the classroom with these loving creatures vouches for the fact that they are wonderful people who harbour the capacity to transform you...and so they have....
Before stepping into the classroom i was really excited to meet them but i was certainly a little skeptical...you might think that its the student who is jittery, skeptical and a little afraid and certainly not the teacher who'll fathom these emotions...but trust me when i say that once you expose your vulnerability to the child he will fundamentally transform you......and that is what i did ..came to them as their loving rahul bhaiya who plays, dances and sings with them...a teacher who really cared for them , loved them and appreciated them.....and now as i look back to reflect and analyse as to what has happened in these last few months i realise that i have given them lessons in math, science, language and social studies but these kids have taught me how easy it is to stay happy, that it takes nothing to forgive, how effortlessly you can accept different people and some other deep philosophies of life which adults are trying to comprehend seeking company in 'spiritual gurus'.....
All i can say to summarise is that these children are fabulous people who need you, and in return you get the experience of a lifetime......
teach for india ...1st deadline...2010 fellowship ..October 11,2009...
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It has not been easy so far....considering that these children are about two years behind on where they should actually be ...yet every single second spent in the classroom with these loving creatures vouches for the fact that they are wonderful people who harbour the capacity to transform you...and so they have....
Before stepping into the classroom i was really excited to meet them but i was certainly a little skeptical...you might think that its the student who is jittery, skeptical and a little afraid and certainly not the teacher who'll fathom these emotions...but trust me when i say that once you expose your vulnerability to the child he will fundamentally transform you......and that is what i did ..came to them as their loving rahul bhaiya who plays, dances and sings with them...a teacher who really cared for them , loved them and appreciated them.....and now as i look back to reflect and analyse as to what has happened in these last few months i realise that i have given them lessons in math, science, language and social studies but these kids have taught me how easy it is to stay happy, that it takes nothing to forgive, how effortlessly you can accept different people and some other deep philosophies of life which adults are trying to comprehend seeking company in 'spiritual gurus'.....
All i can say to summarise is that these children are fabulous people who need you, and in return you get the experience of a lifetime......
teach for india ...1st deadline...2010 fellowship ..October 11,2009...
log on to teachforindia.org
Friday, October 2, 2009
Teach For India
Its been about five months that i joined Teach For India a s a fellow...and the questions that why i did this still continue to be addressed at my end...
The reason is fairly simple, as all of us continue to deliberate on how its a rotten system that we have here and how absolutely nothing can be done about it, i realised that being a cynic or a critic doesn't really help..what we require now is affirmative action...
We have a right to speak up but its often seen that this right is only utilised to levy laconic criticisms...but here i somehow feel that unless you yourself make an effort and try to get things right , you have no right to criticise others...
More than that , i have been in the classroom for just three months and i am already able to sense that it is actually possible to change things and create a better tomorrow....
So now its up to us to think what we would like to do ....just be a worthless critic or really BE THE CHANGE.............
Teach For India provides the youth an interesting oppurtunity to make a difference at the grassroot level and transform lives.......think about it!!!
Teach For India, 2010 Fellowship, 1st deadline October 11,2009
log on to teachforindia.org
The reason is fairly simple, as all of us continue to deliberate on how its a rotten system that we have here and how absolutely nothing can be done about it, i realised that being a cynic or a critic doesn't really help..what we require now is affirmative action...
We have a right to speak up but its often seen that this right is only utilised to levy laconic criticisms...but here i somehow feel that unless you yourself make an effort and try to get things right , you have no right to criticise others...
More than that , i have been in the classroom for just three months and i am already able to sense that it is actually possible to change things and create a better tomorrow....
So now its up to us to think what we would like to do ....just be a worthless critic or really BE THE CHANGE.............
Teach For India provides the youth an interesting oppurtunity to make a difference at the grassroot level and transform lives.......think about it!!!
Teach For India, 2010 Fellowship, 1st deadline October 11,2009
log on to teachforindia.org
Monday, September 7, 2009
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