Friday, 25 September 2015

Update on English teaching

We have prepared course-I material with the main focus on Phonics. This has been ruled out in 3rd to 7th standard in Turahalli school and 3rd to 5th standard in Yadalam school. This special coaching class runs everyday for all the above mentioned classes from 2.30PM to 3.30PM. These classes taken by teachers of respective school and overseen by Ms. Vasantha and Ms. Revathi from CBH. Also they pick students who needs more attention and train them.

We have mixed results after three months of teaching. We see good results in Turahalli school where kids are able to identify English letters and form word. Though small, it's good beginning and children are getting comfortable with English. But in Yadalam school, we see improvements are not satisfactory. We have analysed reasons for this failure and putting corrective action in place.

Meantime, we have received booklets for Course-II, which will have advanced phonics covering words, silent letters and basic phonic rules.


Saturday, 5 September 2015

Guru Sakshat Parabrahma

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಕಾವೇರಿ ನೀರು, ಕೊಡಗಿನ ಕಾಫಿ ಬೀಜ,
ಮಂಡ್ಯದ ಸವಿ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಹಾಲು,
ಇವೇಲ್ಲವು ಸೇರಿ ಕಾಫಿಯಾಗಿ ನಮಗೆ ಬರುವ
ತಲೆ ನೋವು ಹೇಗೆ ಹೋಗಲಾಡಿಸುತ್ತದಯೋ...
ಅದೇ ರೀತಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರಾದ ನೀವೆಲ್ಲರೂ
ನಮ್ಮಲಿರುವ ಅಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ಹೋಗಲಾಡಿಸಿ
ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನುತುಂಬಿ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಈ ದೇಶದ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ
ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರಿ.

ತಮಗೆಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ದಿನದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು!

Above, independence day speech from one of the student in Turahalli school :) Unlike private schools where alert parents track, guide and decide future of their kids, in these government schools future of kids solely depends on dedication of teachers. Fortunately we still have and continue to have genuine teachers working for government schools trying to build future of kids. We see god in them!

Guru brahma, guru vishnu,
Guru devo maheshwara
Guru sakshat parabrahma
Tasmai shri guruve namah!

No wonder kids were so restless till they got cake for their beloved teacher.