It takes around 90 minutes for us to reach the government school, about 65 km from Dehradun. The school is in a jungle and primarily caters to the children of the tribal community in the region. It is a two-room school managed by a head teacher (who also teaches) and another teacher, who teaches children in five grades. As we find in many such government schools, both the head teacher and the teacher are diligently trying to do meaningful work in the school. The classrooms are full of teaching- learning material prepared by the children and are very relevant to what they need to be learning.
While the head teacher is quite cooperative, the person who stands out is the young lady teacher who is completely immersed in her role. She lives about 30 km from the school and reaches it by public transport about half an hour before classes begin. This requires her to wake up at 5 am each day and complete household chores before leaving home.
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