By Rajashree Srinivasan | Jan 1, 2021

One day, when he asked the children about their ambitions, there was a long silence. Then, the children responded that they would continue to be in agriculture, their parents’ occupation. The response made Rajendra uncomfortable.

By Aruna Jyothi V | Oct 28, 2020

Anoop’s deep conviction in creating opportunities for learning; engaging with children whole-heartedly; believing in the process being more important than the product; lesson plans being restrictive rather than liberating, are some of the practices that can be witnessed in his classroom. 

By Rajashree Srinivasan | Oct 21, 2020

Teachers have to proactively seek the participation of parents in the functioning and improvement of the school. Parents too need to support teachers and head-teachers and understand their problems and respond in humane ways. This two-way street is what teachers like Thanendra nurture as pathways to improving quality.

By Alex Joy | Sep 9, 2020

In both the classes that I observed, I noticed that Mithun was acting mostly as a guide and facilitator, rather than as a sage dispensing knowledge. The lessons were embedded into the context of the students, built around the life of students and the environment in which they played around and lived. 

By Shipra Suneja | Aug 11, 2020

Head Teacher Rana felt that children needed coaching to not just be able to get admission into the Army School, but also so that they may have better chances of rising to higher positions in the Indian Army. He started teaching children content related to the syllabus of Navodaya Vidyalaya, Sainik Schools, Rajiv Navodaya Vidyalaya, Himjyoti School, besides the regular school syllabus. It worked so well that in the last 10 years, about 30 students have got admission into these schools.

Ms Khan has been a teacher for over 20 years now. That she is passionate about her profession would be an understatement considering her complete dedication to her work. She has been posted in the same school for more than 11 years and has spent every moment thinking about ways of helping her students learn better.

By Ritika Gupta | Apr 20, 2020

It is the marriage of internal dispositions and external factors that contribute to the making of a teacher. From Ms Gayatri’s example, we can see just how important a role training can play, and that has important implications on the role of teacher training.

ಲೇ: ರಾಜಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸನ್ | Sep 26, 2019

ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಮಂಡ್ಯದ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಹಿರಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಾಲೆಯನ್ನು (ಸ.ಹಿ.ಪ್ರಾ. ಶಾಲೆ) 1951ರಲ್ಲೂ ಮತ್ತು ಶಿಶುವಿಹಾರವನ್ನು 2016ರಲ್ಲೂ ಆರಂಭಿಸಲಾಯಿತು.

ಲೇ: ಉಮಾಶಂಕರ ಪೆರಿಯೋಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸುನೀತ ಎಸ್. ರಾವ್ | Sep 6, 2019

ನಾವು ಅಂಬಲನೂರು ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಹಿರಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಾಲೆ ಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿದಾಗ ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಮತ್ತು ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರು ಒಂದಲ್ಲ ಒಂದು ಕಲಿಕಾ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿರುವುದು ಕಂಡುಬಂದಿತು

ಲೇ: ಉಮಾಶಂಕರ್ ಪೆರಿಯೋಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ರಚನಾ ಪಟವರ್ಧನ್  | Aug 30, 2019

ನೀಲಮ್ಮ ನಮ್ಮ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕ ಕಲಿಕಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರಕ್ಕೆ (ಟಿಎಲ್ಸಿ) ಖಾಯಂ ಆಗಿ ಭೇಟಿಕೊಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಓರ್ವ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕಿ. ಅಲ್ಲಿಯ ಸಭೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಆಕೆಯ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುವಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಅವರು ನಮಗೆ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಪರಿಚಿತರು.

ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಹಿರಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಾಲೆ, ನೀಲೋಗಿಪುರ – ಇದು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಕೊಪ್ಪಳ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಒಂದು ಶಾಲೆ. ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್-ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾನವ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಸೂಚ್ಯಂಕಗಳು ಹಿಂದುಳಿದಿರುವ ಕಾರಣ, ಭಾರತ ಸಂವಿಧಾನದ ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ…

ಲೇ: ಶರದ್ ಸುರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮೇಘಾ ಕುಲಕರ್ಣಿ | Aug 1, 2019

ಯಾದಗಿರಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ 120 ಕಿಲೋಮೀಟರ್ ದೂರದಲ್ಲಿ ಜುಮಾಲಾಪುರ ದೊಡ್ಡ ತಾಂಡಾದ ಸರಕಾರಿ ಹಿರಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಾಲೆ ಇದೆ.

By Umashankar Periodi and Rachana Patwardhan | July 11, 2019

Neelamma teacher came across as someone who does not talk too much about the wonderful work that she is doing. It was interesting to talk to her and understand her vision behind the role she plays in the school.

ಲೇ: ಶರದ್ ಸುರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಹಬೂಬ ಪೀರ  | July 6, 2019

ಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹತ್ತು ತರಗತಿ ಕೋಣೆಗಳಿದ್ದು ಅವು ದಾಖಲಾತಿ ಪಡೆದ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಗೆ ಸಾಕಾಗುತ್ತವೆ. ಮೂರನೆಯವರೆಗಿನ, ಕೆಳ ತರಗತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ನೆಲದ ಮೇಲೆ ಕುಳಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಅವರಿಗೆ ನಲಿ-ಕಲಿ ವಿಧಾನವನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿ ಕಲಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಮೇಲಿನ ತರಗತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಡೆಸ್ಕ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಂಚುಗಳಿವೆ.

By Umashankar Periodi and Sarala Kairanna | June 26, 2019

Sukanya teacher meets brick kiln owners and parents of the children working there to motivate them to send the children to school.

ಲೇ: ರಾಜಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸನ್ | June 26, 2019

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಕೊಪ್ಪಳ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಬೂದುಗುಂಪ, ರಾಜ್ಯ ಹಾಗೂ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 19ರ ಸಮೀಪದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಗ್ರಾಮ. ಕೊಪ್ಪಳ ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕಿನಡಿ ಬರುವ ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 2011ರ ಜನಗಣತಿ ಪ್ರಕಾರ 4342 ಇದ್ದು, 2,276 ಪುರುಷರು ಹಾಗೂ 2,066 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

By Sharad Sure and Shivukumar CM | June 18, 2019

The results of Ramana Gouda’s efforts are reflected in the children’s learning. In class II, children can read and write in Kannada which is not the case with the children going to private schools.

By Sharad Sure | June 13, 2019

Other than the young members, the school has responsibilities for the rest of the community as well, says Lakshmana. He believes that the school must take up the role of community development.

By Rajashree Srinivasan | May 29, 2019

Given that Karnataka has the highest school drop-out rate among Muslims, Murthy’s vision that ​‘All children from the Muslim community will be able to read, write and speak the Kannada language,’ is sagacious.

द्वारा: शिप्रा सुनेजा ; अनुवादक: नलिनी रावल | May 22, 2019

चेहरे पर एक दृढ़ संकल्प के भाव के साथ लक्ष्मी बताती हैं,‘आप चाहें तो इसे मेरा पागलपन कह सकती हैं लेकिन मेरा जीवन इन बच्चों के लिए समर्पित है।’ लक्ष्मी ने स्कूल चलाने की पूरी ज़िम्मेदारी संभाल ली है – भवन निर्माण से लेकर बच्चों के सीखने, प्रतियोगिताओं में भाग लेने और समुदाय के साथ संबंध बनाए रखने तक की…

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.

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.

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. 

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.