The Gunjur Experience

Little did we know how much we could learn from them ourselves. You must be wondering who is this 'them' I am referring to. Well 'them" is the kids we helped to learn verbs and nouns. Well how could they have taught us anything at all?

We were all boarding the bus pondering about what was to happen next and not expecting much. We had prepared flashcards, worksheets, charts and many more teaching aids. In a few minutes we arrived at the Gunjur Government school. Many thought about how our school was much better and bigger.

A bunch of children were their awaiting for us with an eager hunger for knowledge. All of them were ready to learn. My grade 6A, taught them the concept Verbs through activities of our own creation. Grade 6B taught them Nouns and even taught them to sing a few English songs and they filled us with awe by singing rather making us sing Kannada songs.

Their speed at which they grasped everything we showed them was remarkable. Many thought they deserve better schools to study and learn.

Like I said what could we have learnt from those kids? Something you should have and use everyday of your life that we all forget or rather fail to do – Being sensitive to others woes and the basic values of life . Each kid displayed so many that I can't keep track. It is this that is very important to succeed in all our endeavours.

I felt very thoughtful after meeting them and happy too. Happy because we, as a school had done more and thoughtful because of how their lives can be so different from ours. I’ve explored this to all explorable limits and have realised that we should respect all for what they do and for what they are. It doesn't matter whether you are a maid or a company's head. No matter what work you do, big or small, in the end it does make a difference of what you contribute to the society at large.
It was an awesome experience to all of us.

Anusha Ramji
Grade 6A