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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i so liked it. espeially the lies i which you wrote of the power of exposing your vulnerability to a child... thats the oriental definition of power! so good, rahul!
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