<span style="color: #222222;">With schools still shut and classroom education still out of bounds, the educators are developing various methods to help students to complete their syllabus for the academic year well in time.<br />''<br />''Although online education is stressed upon by many, but for children living in remotest corners it is a distant dream.<br />''<br />''In one such instance, in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, the teachers have been reaching out to their students who are residing in tribal hamlets.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, with an aim to stop school drop out rate among children from the tribal community a group of four teachers from Kaalekhetpada a hamlet in Nandurbar district have come forward to impart education to their pupils.<br />''<br />''These teachers climb up to the crest of the hill or a swelling ground where the children take their livestock to graze.<br />''<br />''The students assemble at their designated spot after the teacher blows a distinctive whistle.<br />''<br />''The locals call it a &quot;tekri shaala&quot; which means school on the crest of the hill.<br />''<br />''These teachers help clarify the doubts of their students and assign them homework for the next three days.<br />''<br />''The nobel cause by these teachers were taken after they noticed that online education is not possible for these children due to weak internet connectivity, and has &nbsp;been hampering their education.<br />''<br />''Recognising the contribution of this tekri school, the London based T4 foundation has invited this roofless school from Kaalekhetpada to participate in the online conference on education which will be held tomorrow.<br />''<br />''It is one among the 146 schools in the world which will be participating in this conference.</span>
News On AIR | October 7, 2020 9:27 PM
Maharashtra teachers reach out to their students residing in tribal hamlets