Magic of 'Magical Math'

“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.” 

These are the lines of my best writer Paulo Coehlo, and I do love this statement as well, since I also had a challenge: a challenge to change the  context, to do something better, to move on, and to utilize the maximum of whatever I have got and to receive more than what every one dreams about. 
I remember the day, when me and Seetu knew about our placement school as Jyotidaya, most of the people said that it was a much easy place as the student of this school know better than other schools' students. And even we expected the same but when we started teaching there, we came to know that our grade nine students even didn't know the meaning of some common English words and even were poor in Mathematics. We wanted to do something bigger and better and also inspired our students for the same. And finally after seven months, we became able to do something extra in our school, which was our first effort in our school, first effort by our students and even we are proud to say that among the fellows also. We became able to hold a 'Maths Exhibition' in our school. 

Students preparing their materials

Surbir sir observing our students' performance in our demo exhibition

But the journey was not easy: teaching the students each and every new things not only the terms of Maths but the way of behaving, conversation, mutual behavior during the exhibition was not really easy. And today when three of the schools' students along with their teachers came for the exhibition, our students made us proud. They did it so well. They seemed so confident. Even the teachers of other schools came to us and congratulated us for our success. They were curious about 'Teach For Nepal' and its work. And the most important part was not only us Seetu and me but our whole school supported us. We were helped by all other teachers. Without them we would not become successful. 

Though we had so many problems even in management, in communication, in subject matter but our children learnt a lot today. This day helped them to learn by heart all those things which we were not able to teach even in those six months. So what our children did today made me really very happy. Our 'Magical Math' really showed magic today..................