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somewhere between a fresh angle and a fresh start
Well, this was kind of a recovery week; a “let’s figure out what went wrong and how to go from here” kind of week. I don’t know if my mind is clear yet, so honestly there is not much to say. I am coming to terms with the fact that there are certain types of [...]
Read More..>>ready…set…okay try again
This was supposed to be a big week. I had set my classes to start on October 1st, so this past week was devoted to officially signing up everyone who had expressed interest in joining the class
But when it came to signing the forms, people decided that they did not want to participate. This, of [...]
t minus 8 days
The pressure is on! I have set the start date for the class as October 1st! That’s a week from Monday. Before that, though, I have a lot to do
My big goal for the week was to finish the first month’s curriculum, be somewhat happy with it, and send it to people to review. I [...]
new energy, new promise
This past week, I tried to focus on marketing the course. Teachers and principals say they are interested, but I am not satisfied with the lack of enthusiasm. This needs to be a high energy course. I think I’ve been going about this in the wrong manner. Mainly, I’ve been going from school to school, [...]
Read More..>>First draft of curriculum for English curriculum prepared
BHAG : BHAG of having the best spoken English course in the region and enabling 80% of my graduates to significantly increase their earning potential.
This week, my main goal was to establish a plan and a one month curriculum for the spoken English course that I am planning to offer as part of GDL’s vocational [...]
a new push for collaboration
First, I must apologize for again letting so much time pass between this blog and my last one. BUT, I think some good things are happening. The big goal for this week was to get one of the NGOs I have been in contact with to collaborate with the Piramal Foundation to develop an [...]
Read More..>>learning lessons that are pushing me forward
So, I feel that my past blogs have largely focused on what I have NOT accomplished. For a change, although I did no accomplish all my weekly goals, I would like to highlight one of my breakthroughs. I’ve been teaching English to the students at the Teacher’s College with the aim of learning how the [...]
Read More..>>The first mile is the hardest
Well, it has been a while since I last wrote (a result of no electricity and a trip to Ahmedabad). My main goal that I had wanted to achieve by now was the completion of the first unit of the four unit teacher training curriculum. This was an especially important goal as I am aiming [...]
Read More..>>Live From The Field
It seems like just yesterday when we first arrived in Bagar�and Lakshmi arrived a few hours later because she had to retrieve one of her bags that we had left on the train. Anyway, now Lakshmi’s gone; we’ve lost our fearless leader! But the work must go on, in spite of the fact that the [...]
Read More..>>so much to do, so little time!
Arch came this week and, after picking her brain A LOT, we decided that the project needs to be structured a little differently. Actually, the biggest change would be how I get trainers. I knew that it would be very difficult to find someone who speaks in English and is from around Bagar � especially [...]
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