I have started with the Teach for Nepal program as a Science teacher in Shree Terse HSS, Sindhupalchowk. This blog contains a log of moments that touched me in some way, a log of important moments and memories.
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*le me pasting Practical marks on the wall...
(Dambar Sir looking at the marks)
Dambar Sir : "सरले त पुरै exhibition नै गर्नु भएछ कि क्या हो ?"
Me : "हैन सर, practical मात्र गराएको हो |"
Dhungana Sir : "भोलि बाल दिवस छ , exhibition गर्दिउ न त! "
Me : "भैहाल्छ नि !" :)
-Fingers crossed
- The perks of having someone in the system who actually understands and cares.
- You don't need the whole system to change. One small change at a time is enough.
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"आज शिक्षा दिवस हो, आज पढाउन पाइदैन रे !!!
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*le me after showing the kids some project works done by other classes.
Me: Thank you!
Students: "आबुइ सरले पनि Thank you रे! Thank you त हामीले पो भन्ने हो |"
- these little things. smile emoticon
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September 11,2015
I was a temporary class teacher of Grade 6 Nepali for about a month till the new teacher came. I had no periods in the class, so I had been missing them. Hopefully, they missed me too and invited me for guff-gaff. :)
*le me having a chit-chat with Grade 6 Nepali
A student from Grade 10 comes at the door and asks to see the car that I was holding. (The car was a project work made by a student from Grade 8.) I haven't taught Grade 10 yet.
Surprised, she looks at the car.
Student: "सर! हामीलाई पनि यस्तो बनाउन सिकाउनु न | हाम्रो सरले त हामीलाई कहिलेइ यस्तो बनाउन सिकाउनु भएन त |"
Student: "सर! हामीलाई पनि यस्तो बनाउन सिकाउनु न | हाम्रो सरले त हामीलाई कहिलेइ यस्तो बनाउन सिकाउनु भएन त |"
Coming that from a student who I haven't taught meant a lot to me. :)
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September 12, 2015
*le me sitting on a chair on the veranda.
Kids are playing in the ground of the school.
A kid from grade 5 of the school sees a bottle cap of a coke bottle.
He exclaims,"ई! गाडीको पांग्रा, अब गएर गाडी बनाउनु पर्छ|"
-Seems like he had seen his seniors making the balloon powered cars using the bottle caps.
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September 14, 2015
(Dambar Sir looking at the marks)
Dambar Sir : "सरले त पुरै exhibition नै गर्नु भएछ कि क्या हो ?"
Me : "हैन सर, practical मात्र गराएको हो |"
Dhungana Sir : "भोलि बाल दिवस छ , exhibition गर्दिउ न त! "
Me : "भैहाल्छ नि !" :)
-Fingers crossed
- The perks of having someone in the system who actually understands and cares.
- You don't need the whole system to change. One small change at a time is enough.
#SindhupalchowkDiaries
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September 15, 2015
Fingers uncrossed - the project exhibition did happen.
Rita Acharya is an average student from Grade 9. Rita was standing beside her project.
A student from Grade 10 is watching the projects. She says, "आहा! ओइ, त्यो चुराले बनाको फुल हेर्न | कति राम्रो! "
Rita is there listening to what she said. Later she tells me, "सर ! यस्तो बनायो भने त फेमस पो भइने रैछ नि!"
- Rita feels accomplished.
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September 15, 2015
Fingers uncrossed - the project exhibition did happen.
Rita Acharya is an average student from Grade 9. Rita was standing beside her project.
A student from Grade 10 is watching the projects. She says, "आहा! ओइ, त्यो चुराले बनाको फुल हेर्न | कति राम्रो! "
- Rita feels accomplished.
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"सर, यो पाली 1st termमा बिज्ञानमा पास भए भने अर्को चोटी 50 ल्याएर देखाई दिन्छु |" - कमल गिरि
Kamal Giri is one of the low achieving students of class 8 Nepali. He failed last year. He passed this 1st term. He is excited and hopeful.
"सर, बिज्ञान कहिले पनि कटेको थिएन | यो पालि चाइ कट्यो | अचम्मै भो सर |" - Prem Tamang
Prem Tamang had never passed the Science exam, as said by him. But he passed this year.He is happy.
I don't take credits for these (and other more) stories of success. I did nothing. They studied, they wrote in the exam, they passed, they succeeded. All I did was make them believe, THEY CAN PASS.
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"यो भनेको नि धेरै हो नि है सर?"- Debraj, Grade 8
Debraj is one of the low achieving students. He failed the first term too. He never did much in the unit tests as well.
Last week, I took unit test of pressure. He scored 6.5 out of 20. Percentage wise, that's not BIG, not even a passing grade. But he was happy because he had improved than before. And he knew it. He was one of those to be rewarded that day. I believe he see HOPE.
Last week, I took unit test of pressure. He scored 6.5 out of 20. Percentage wise, that's not BIG, not even a passing grade. But he was happy because he had improved than before. And he knew it. He was one of those to be rewarded that day. I believe he see HOPE.
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"सरलाई त भाँडा माझेको कस्तो सुहाउदो रहेछ|" - Bimali Tamang, Grade 6
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