Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Taare Zameen Par.. A New Day In My Life


Today I finally started off with my first day of TFI volunteer, at a proper school in Pune. Got up early and by 7.30 I was in action.. I reached this school at a calm place surrounded by greenery but this green was not managed, it covered half of what the school termed as a playing ground. Some kids here had broken slippers, some had no uniforms and some even had no pencils to write.. My own school days flashed in my mind and down from memory lane I remembered how I used to throw tantrums about the kind of pencil box, lunch box, bag I wanted to carry at school. These kids can't afford the tantrums. I lost and broke hundreds of bottles in school and every time got a new Milton one but they carry with them not to be reused cold-drink bottles. I was there till 10 and had to leave then for my regular office.. I so wished to stay there, it feels like an unfinished business.
The fellows Kaushik and Swati are doing an excellent job there. I had four weak ones, lagging from the rest of the class due to their need of extra attention. Gaurav, Sumit, Dutta and Lalit the kids whom I handled separate from the class today for 2 hours. Of which the three Gaurav, Sumit and Dutta had the enthusiasm of doing things and they responded very well, these weak pupils they are good just had to be guided in a right way and that's what I'll try to do but Lalit lacked the fervor, a real special case who needs a little more attention. The fellows are correct they can't manage time for a few of them, when they have a class of 60 to handle. I wish I can settle in with a approach where I could attract these kids to books rather then make it a compulsion for them. Why I say so is because with kids attraction works (lol it works with everyone), so I just want to attract them towards something good and soon. I don't have a magic wand in my hand to do that but I have a will. God, please help me.

4 comments:

Rashmirekha Manna said...

He will. You are doing a great job.

Gazal Bharadwaj said...

Jaise aankhon ki dibiya mein nindiya; aur nindiya mein meetha sa sapna,
Aur sapnon mein mil jaaye farishta sa koi....

Jaise rangon bhari pichkaari; jaise titliyaan phoolon ki kyaari,
Jaise bin matlab ka pyara rishta ho koi...

Yein toh jhonken hain pawan ke...
Hain yein ghungroo jeevan ke...

KHO NA JAAYEN YEIN... TAARE ZAMEEN PAR.

Sneh Sagrika said...

I am sure you must be finding so much of solace.. God Bless you..

Gimcracks Inc. said...

Its great to know that you are a volunteer teacher.I would like to be one too.let me know how to go about it..thanks