Teach for India

"Find your purpose. Become a bigger version of your life".

It is an established fact that India is going through an educational crisis in terms of accessibility and equality.

Manjyot Naggi is an alumnus of our school and has been a member of ' Teach for India', organisation for the past three years. She encouraged us to promote education and also shared her experience.

'Teach for India', is a foundation that addresses the issue of education inequality by following the motto “Find your purpose. Become a bigger version of your life". Teach for India, is a part of Teach for all Networks, which is a group of organisations that are spreading excellent education across 40 countries today.

There are different reasons why people join 'Teach for India'. What were your reasons for joining in for the same? What inspired you?

There were placements happening in my college and I was really confused about what I wanted to do, but I knew that I wanted to do something that was purposeful, so that was the time I came across ‘Teach for India’. I realised that education and equality are something that matter to me and I really believe that every child has the right to an excellent education. Moreover, it is a great place for personal development and transformation, which inspires one to work harder.

Educational inequality in terms of gender is still prevalent. How are your goals that are different from other organisations that are a part of 'Teach for all Networks'?

Every child attains excellent education but leadership skills are important in such organisations because we believe that excellent teachers are excellent leaders. Also, the roles of team members in Teach for India are really different from the other organisations in the Teach for All networks.

How did the motto of teach for India become a bigger version of your life?

I realised the importance of equality in life because we are raised in a different environment, and we don't understand what the underprivileged society experiences every day. Initially, it was shocking and emotionally traumatic to see the miserable condition of the students, but then I realised that I need to understand that if I can't walk in their shoes, I can help them in their journey.

The model of Teach for India is the same for all. You get a classroom for 2 years. They train you to be a teacher with your vision and goals. I learned that along with education, students need love, care and emotional support, and this brought me closer to my purpose, and even if I do not continue with Teach for India, I want to continue exploring social learning.

How does Teach for India foster leadership?

Teach for India preaches that leadership is a challenge. The hardest part of the job is the emotional aspect of it. It is sometimes difficult to address the problems that the children face. There are still problems in the community like some parents don't understand the importance of education, and it is more like a burden to them, so there is a lack of parental support in terms of the children's education.

Teach for India fosters learning by doing, and we believe through the right leadership skills, and adequately facing challenges, we will ultimately be able to overcome this. We will continue working in this direction.

Teach for India started with 2700 students at 34 schools and came up to 38,000 students in 340 schools all over India. The rate of successful graduation for Grade X students is 94% and almost 23% of students got a distinction by scoring above 75%.

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