BABY STEPS...

I feel at the top of the world today, the satisfaction in finally having started D2R, the excitement in receiving a positive response, the fact that our idea is going to be ultimately translated into action .....the very first institution we approached expessing an interest was by far the greatest stimulus for our endeavour.. we were not sure as to whether we should start off with teaching english, so we offered to help out with their studies and to our surprise, the authorites asked whether we could help the kids out with their communication skills... exactly what we had intended to do. Till now the baby steps we have taken have all been recieived favourably. The small size of the organisation would make the task easier for a group of amateurs like us. This Saturday, the 28th of march is going to be the first day of D2R.... and right now, i feel like a kid going to school for the first time .... excitement, happiness, appehension,doubt all clubbed together. Now we are to face the most daunting task of all - all this while we were concerned with how and where to start , now that we have a platform, we need to prove that our purpose is successfullyattained. we need to charter out a pedagogy, systematically divide the classes and distribute our work. We need to understand the needs of the kids and teach accordingly. So folks, put your thinking caps on and pool in your ideas as to how to make the classroom sessions more interactive

dream2reality - endeavour

i'm starting this blog as a symbol of our endeavour to do something - not a social service but a social responsibility. We are a bunch of final year engg students in trivandrum, a thought had been lurking around in our minds for a long time - for past 21 years v have been doing nothing but receiving education, y don't v reverse the process for a change. We daily come across several children who r not as blessed as us; being students the only tool v have now is knowledge, y dont v impart that vidya to those who might be really in need of it. We r at grassroot level now, just the seeds of thought have been sown , v need to flourish it into action. To start off, the issues r:
- who to address? where do v find the students?
- what to teach? our idea is to teach english as being able to communicate well in english would definitely put the kids at an advantage
- pooling in volunteers
i feel if the first two matters r sorted out the third wouldn't be a problem
friends any1 who can help us out in transforming our dream 2 reality, ur suggestions are welcome