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Published by Jaago Re! on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 15:54 , 0 comments
It’s a busy day for most people today. As each couple frantically makes time to meet their significant other and state their love, here are a few people that are redefining the expression of love. Quite simply they are transforming the world as we speak, just with affection and passion in their hearts.
While most people of his caliber end up in science labs, Arvind Gupta took his love for science and learning to the children of India. Many claim that he’s the dream teacher we all yearn for. His teachings have reached over 3000 schools and each time he doesn’t fail to captivate the young minds.
What’s unique about his approach is that he uses only everyday garbage as the building blocks of these experiments.
“All teaching aids we use are handmade. It‘s important for children to see that you don‘t need fancy materials. Science can also help you look critically at materials that are often considered trash, there is a lot of learning in that itself”, Arvind says.
Talk about learning and here’s another person who’s making groundbreaking changes in education. Shukla Bose founded Parikrma Humanity Foundation, which brings hope to India's slums. How does she do it? She looks past the daunting statistics, population and focuses on treating each child as an individual.
It all started on a rooftop in a slum, where the first class was held. 6 years on, they have 4 schools, 1 Junior college and 1100 students coming from 28 slums and 42 orphanages.
“Our dream is simple.” Shukla adds. “..to send each of these kids to school, get them prepared to live, to be educated and also to live peacefully and contently in this chaotic/ globalised world.
Love can be expressed in many forms. It can be shown in a science experiment to wide eyed children in a class or through an initiative that ensures that each child gets a proper education and upbringing. These people remind us that there is no end to showing it, flaunting it and doing something about it. On Valentine’s Day, you could be spending on your significant other but don’t forget there are hundreds of young ones who could use a part of your affection.
Do it here:
Spread the love!
