The road to the school
Flooding in the road due to monsoon season
The Heritage School entrance
On June 30th we went to the Heritage School in Gurgoan, India. Getting there was hysterical. In India, there are no street signs or addresses. The land is split into large sectors and you wander around that sector until you find what you are looking for. It took us a while to find the right dirt road that led to a nice white school building surrounded by not much else.
Inside the guarded gates were children playing and learning as you would expect at any school. We met with four teachers about their philosophy of teaching mathematics and using assessment to drive instruction. We were able to observe a 6th and 7th grade math lesson. The 6th grade lesson focused on problem solving using multiple operations. The teachers really make an attempt to write the problems using settings the students will experience. The classroom reminded me much of my own with the students working in groups and helping each other to solve the problems. Some strategies we took away were increased high level vocabulary, modeling strategies, and high level rigor. The teachers are challenged with the same issues we are in Texas and actively teaming to drive instructional decisions. Although the infrastructures of the two countries are so different, education seems to level the playing field and provide commonalities.
The Heritage is a private school for middle and high class students whose parents can pay money for their children’s education. We did not have the opportunity to visit a government-run school due to the students being on holiday. However, we were able to meet with a graduate student from the University of Delhi to help represent those schools. She shared that compulsory education for all children was only recently put into law last year. Like any new program, it will take years to implement and uphold. Parents value education because it is the family’s way of improving their current means. We talked for about an hour regarding the educational system and teacher preparation programs.
From the university, we headed to the airport….See you tomorrow in Singapore!
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