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From the Field: December 2009
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Stories from Nanubhai's Classrooms and Communities. Monday, December 28, 2009. An experiment in creative thinking. Just last week, I was excited to find an activity in their textbook that asked the students to complete a story for themselves. While they all had guidebooks that gave them one answer, I asked them to brainstorm some other outcomes as a class. There was a long silence in the classroom, and then:. Help me to finish the story! Murmurs and quotes from the textbook). So this is Christmas. In my ...
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A Year in India: February 2011
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A Year in India. Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Wedding Season in India. What do you like better, Christmas or Wedding Season? The answer would be, um, wedding season? Here in India, we are in the midst of wedding season. And the parade we saw was part of the wedding ceremony. I find this quite fascinating and thought I would share a little about this festive season with you. A bride and groom in their wedding wear. As most of you know, the majority of weddings in India are still arranged. As times have...
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A Year in India: Incredible India!
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A Year in India. Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Priya, Zach and I with the heads. Of ELT@I after our workshop on Sunday. Today is my last day in my village. It really seems like it was yesterday when I was arriving in the 110 degree weather. Well, maybe that's because it's 110 once again. Those breezy evenings are gone, the mosquitoes are bigger than ever and I'm back to sweating in the cold shower. Nonetheless, it's been an incredible year and I'm sad to see it end. Ameeta and I with her. 2 I've perfected my s...
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A Year in India: October 2010
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A Year in India. Saturday, October 23, 2010. My most favourite festival in India, thus far has just ended. Navratri, the festival of nine nights was colourful, entertaining and so much fun. As many of you know, I am not the most coordinated dancer, except for my fabulous rendition of Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire. I am especially challenged when it comes to clapping and. Men in my village and in most of India, actually. My goal of blending in with the crowd was crushed on my first day here. Finally, fo...
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From the Field: An Evening with the Bookoholics
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Stories from Nanubhai's Classrooms and Communities. Saturday, October 30, 2010. An Evening with the Bookoholics. Last Sunday, I was given the honor of ringing in the inaugural meeting of Surat's start-up venture, Bookoholics.com. Which has in recent years torn the economic spotlight away from India's established manufacturing powerhouse. Meetings like the one Bookoholics.com sponsors aren't just a place for idle gabbing; they're creating a free, public space for people to come together for the purpos...
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From the Field: India's Gender Justice Gap, Part II
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Stories from Nanubhai's Classrooms and Communities. Thursday, September 30, 2010. India's Gender Justice Gap, Part II. After some much-needed R&R in Rajasthan, it's back to business as usual here in Kadod. I. With what, for me, was a thought provoking. About the so-called 'Gulabi gang' of female vigilantes who are literally tackling India's timeless patriarchy head-on, one flogging at a time. Writing for. Magazine, Ms. Amana Fontanella Khan queries, (almost rhetorically, I might. Today, for example,.
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From the Field: The Life of a Student in Rural India
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Stories from Nanubhai's Classrooms and Communities. Tuesday, October 12, 2010. The Life of a Student in Rural India. At Madhi High School, we are officially three weeks into the second term of the school year. In fact, I am almost half way through this term’s materials as we are moving at a steady pace. Classes are going well for me and my co-teacher Ameeta. We have found our rhythm and are working well together to teach our students English. On most days I only have a handful of students. I had excellen...
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From the Field: January 2010
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Stories from Nanubhai's Classrooms and Communities. Thursday, January 28, 2010. Bombay through New Eyes. For dinner they found their newest hot spot, a place where they could get 25 rupee dosa. We finished our leftover food from earlier that day so we could save even more money. On our way back to our hotel I began asking myself the question, “Why I was having them stay in this area? Thursday, January 21, 2010. A Bicycle Built for Two? Yes, teacher. I am afraid.". Excuse us. did you say, tigers? Before l...
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From the Field: July 2010
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Stories from Nanubhai's Classrooms and Communities. Friday, July 30, 2010. Eric and I teach supplemental Spoken English classes before and after school. Here, we're using a game of charades to teach verb conjugations in the present progressive tense. Listen closely and you can hear students yelling out, "She is dancing! Saturday, July 24, 2010. I pretty much get teased everyday but they happen to be great conversation starters, so I’ve come to appreciate them. Thursday, July 22, 2010. A Year of Education...
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