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Having previously taught primary school children, I am particularly inclined to indulging them and endlessly listening to them prattle. Once, as I observed two innately sharp and eager kids from two different economic strata of society, it dawned on me how our country’s misdeeds (towards an ever-widening educational inequity) were limiting the growth of lakhs of bright children. For while the 8-year-old Sudhir (a helper’s child who went to a government-run school) was as witty and keen as the same-aged Sarah (a financial consultant’s daughter studying at a ‘reputed’ public school with world-class standards), his lack of exposure to the learning experience as hers (despite the same education board), had exponentially widened the gap between their respective banks of knowledge, apart from also impeding his ability to grasp new concepts.
Though this existing system of education can’t be turned around in the short-run, an innovative initiative – Teach for India – formally started in 2008 by a group of young leaders, shows promise of bridging this educational inequity. Inspired by the success of Wendy Kopp’s Teach for America initiative, and the positive results of the study carried to learn about the feasibility of similar implementation in India, the organisation is recruiting ‘outstanding college graduates and young professionals’ for its full-time two-year Fellowship. ‘Committing two-years to teach full-time in under-resourced schools’, these fellows are trained to become successful teachers and leaders.
Having previously taught primary school children, I am particularly inclined to indulging them and endlessly listening to them prattle. Once, as I observed two innately sharp and eager kids from two different economic strata of society, it dawned on me how our country’s misdeeds (towards an ever-widening educational inequity) were limiting the growth of lakhs of bright children. For while the 8-year-old Sudhir (a helper’s child who went to a government-run school) was as witty and keen as the same-aged Sarah (a financial consultant’s daughter studying at a ‘reputed’ public school with world-class standards), his lack of exposure to the learning experience as hers (despite the same education board), had exponentially widened the gap between their respective banks of knowledge, apart from also impeding his ability to grasp new concepts.
Though this existing system of education can’t be turned around in the short-run, an innovative initiative – Teach for India – formally started in 2008 by a group of young leaders, shows promise of bridging this educational inequity. Inspired by the success of Wendy Kopp’s Teach for America initiative, and the positive results of the study carried to learn about the feasibility of similar implementation in India, the organisation is recruiting ‘outstanding college graduates and young professionals’ for its full-time two-year Fellowship. ‘Committing two-years to teach full-time in under-resourced schools’, these fellows are trained to become successful teachers and leaders.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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