A Silent Revolution – Asim Chowdhury

Asim Chowdhury and Rumi Mondal doing excellent ..

Asim Chowdhury is the head teacher of Laxminathpur FP School under Baduria Block of North 24 Parganas. In 2004, he met our Primary supervisor,  Prosanto Mondal and his teammates in a TLM workshop in Fatullapur. He was so spirited in that workshop, he requested Prosanto to visit his school.  

Gradually, he became one of the regular participants of our trainings and workshops. He had participated in a number of trainings on Language (Bengali and English for class I-IV) and Mathematics teaching methodology and also in TLM workshops. He also got especial inputs from M. Flannagan on English teaching.

He has not only taken these trainings but also has successfully implemented these methodologies in the classrooms. He took initiative to hold a TLM workshop in his schools in 2006. 20 Govt primary school teachers joined in that workshop and made TLMs. He is also supported by his colleagues. Now, his children are hosting special days, like 15^th August, 23^rd January, Rakhi etc and organizing Sahitya Sabha in the school. All the walls of the school are pained by the children. Always, they are using TLMs and practicing arts and crafts in the school.

His activities and initiatives have also moved the parents. Parents meetings are being held on regular basis and for the above reasons the number of drop out is almost nil in that school. The school is now became a model primary school in Bauria-East circle.

Reported By,

Prosanto Mondal

Primary Education Department, Swanirvar

                                               

A Silent Revolution – Chandra Ganguli Mondal

Chandra in the class

For the last few years, Swanirvar is working with Govt. Primary school teachers.  With our continuous support and trainings, some of the Govt teachers are now showing extra ordinary performances in their schools and some of them have became master trainers!

Chandra Ganguli Mondal, a teacher of Jashikati FP School has started her career as an ordinary teacher. She joined in her service in 1998 and doing routine classroom teaching. In 2002, she met Mr. Amal Krishna Dutta, an innovative primary school teacher and recipient of Presidential Aware for innovative teaching. She was motivated by him but did not receive any training on teaching till 2005. In 2005, she met our primary supervisor, Prosanto Mondal in a seminar cum TLM workshop hosted by Swanirvar on Mathematics for class-I&II. In that workshop, she learnt about the utility of TLMs in classroom and also made a number of TLMs and got some ideas to deals with weak and disable children.

Learning with TLMs

In, June, 2006 she received a training of English teaching for the Dept. of Primary Education, Govt. of West Bengal and that training module was designed by Ray Macow. In, Dec, 2006, she met M. Flannagan(a retired British school teacher working for Swanirvar) in Swanirvar and got extensive inputs on English for class-I-IV. Gradually, she got training cum orientation in the following subjects, Language, Mathematics, Environmental Science, Classroom Management, sahitya sabha, children committee etc.

Wall painting 

Now, she has introduced many types of children committees in her schools also her children are now hosting special days, like 15^th August, 23^rd January, Rakhi etc and organizing Sahitya Sabha and running library in the school. All the walls of the school are pained by the children. Always, they are using TLMs and playing with colours.   

Initially, she was criticized by her colleagues and higher authorities but now she is supported not only by her colleagues but also SIS, Dipankar Karmakar patronizes her. For the last three years (2008-10), she is giving inputs as a master trainer in Baduria North Circle. She is also trying to introduce cultural activities, like recitation, drama, dancing, singing in the classroom.

Reported By,

Prosanto Mondal

Primary Education Department, Swanirvar