I am Azra Bano and I teach grade
4 students in a Government school. I am glad to share some amazing moments of
my life.
I had finished my secondary
school in 2011 and joined the Pre-university College to pursue Science. I did
well in my PU College. But I was not allowed to study further. In the year
2014, I had to stay at home, looking after my parents. That was also a very
good experience of my life, but soon I realized that I wanted to achieve more
in my life. I used to see girls around my house, who were never given a chance
to go to school. I used to feel sad for them because I knew what they were
missing in life.
I wanted to share the knowledge
that I had got throughout my years at college and school, but did not know
where to start. Then one fine morning, one of my friends told me about the
teacher training program by Mantra at a Government school in our community.
Immediately, I went there and enquired about the program. I submitted my
application and after interview, I was selected. I was so happy. It felt like
my dream was about to come true.
Today, after 6 months, I spend my
time with 25 amazing students from grade 4. I am their class teacher. I have
learnt so much in these past months. Training sessions were fantastic and even
today, they are fun. I maintain my logbook to record my lesson plans. I have
learnt interesting ways to teach English and Maths. I conduct many fun
activities in my class to teach the subjects. Actually I am supposed to spend
my time teaching the kids, but the fact is I am also learning so much from
them. I am enjoying every moment and want to remain in such an environment
forever. My life has become beautiful and every morning, I wake up with a
purpose- a purpose to help my students learn better.
The post has been submitted by Ms. Azra Bano, one of the teachers from our pre-service, community-based teacher training program.
