Teachers and Schools for Inclusive Society
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The Teacher as a Change Agent
By Sharad Sure and Megha Kulkarni | Apr 22, 2019
Achchappa Gouda’s understanding of the community and the school helped him in identifying a few deep-seated problems that seemed to come in the way of the school’s smooth functioning. Topmost on the list was the problem of irregular attendance.
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Combating Child Marriage, Securing Girls’ Education
By Rajashree Srinivasan | Apr 4, 2019
Prakash has played a key role in supporting girls’ education. The practice of child marriage persists even today in and around the Koppal area, in a direct violation of human rights.
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Community Bonds Crucial for Retaining Children in School
By Shipra Suneja | Mar 29, 2019
In the beginning, teaching the early classes had seemed daunting, but later, she began to enjoy it because she realised how impressionable primary school children were. She taught them through stories and focused on maths because it was a subject she herself dreaded in her childhood.
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Integrating Schools into Social Fabric of the Community
By Ritika Gupta | Mar 19, 2019
Education has three pillars — students, teachers and community. If we do not connect the community to education, we cannot ensure the all-round development of students.
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Teachers Acquire Teaching Skills from Practice
By Ankur Madan | Mar 11, 2019
The inspiring story of a Head Teacher, who is an exceptional teacher and administrator, and who believes that the classroom is the core of a magnetic field.
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Dynamism, Dedication and the Vision to Succeed: Stories from Karnataka
By S Giridhar | Jul 19, 2018
‘In the clash between community and school, the ones to suffer will only be the children. Please do not bring politics into the school. We will get a good name and your children will do well.’
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Building Schools by Building Bonds with the Community: Stories from Uttarakhand
By S Giridhar | Jul 19, 2018
Some schools are performing well solely because of the dynamism and competence of their head teachers. The head teachers’ imprint can be seen in every facet of these schools’ operation and existence.