A teacher from Karaikudi is providing free education in her own backyard for the disabled children who are confined to their homes in Karaikudi, Sivagangai district, thanks to the COVID lockdown.
Pa. Tenral is working as a teacher in Sri Karthikeyan School, Karaikudi. She writes poems and articles for weekly and monthly magazines. She used to organize storytelling workshops at her house once a month with several school children in the county under the name ‘Committee of Angels’.
Under the circumstances of COVID lockdown, children in the area were made to shift to online classes since last year. Following this, the teacher connected with the children of schools in the Karaikudi area through the WhatsApp group and explained the doubts of the students regarding education. Ever since the introduction of online classes in schools, she went to the homes of children without internet access and taught them. She has been providing free education to students.
Commenting on this, Pa. Thenral said, “Currently I am taking the children in our area and tutoring them using lessons that involve puzzles and games. I also teach them in the home garden in my backyard too. Thus they learn a lesson along with nature. Parents eagerly send their children. Children also study willingly.”
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