Tag: assembly

International education

Morning Assembly

At my request, Rathnakaran allowed us to attend another school assembly. These powerful events happen every day, including Saturday, because classes happen every day. Because the school is multi-lingual, two assemblies use Hindi, two Malayalam, and and two are in the English language. Rathnakaran pulled some wires and made Saturday’s event in English, although it was not scheduled that way. Students lead the assembly. Some set up. Another group plays drums (loudly). Other groups consist of the audio crew, a

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International education

Teaching at the Vidyalaya

Tuesday found Gerald and I in the classroom, teaching English and math lessons and explaining our theories of education to faculty members. My first task was to honor the young women who had chaired the previous evening’s celebration: Aiswarya T and Gayatri Vinodkumar. In the morning, they looked totally different, their exquisite cultural costumes replaced with school uniforms. I complimented them on their performance the previous evening and said I would be honored to have them in my classroom in

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