Chandigarh: Barnala teacher took more than a decade Harpreet Singh To transform its dilapidated school building into a smart one, which can now boast of having the state’s first kindergarten section, a language lab and LED screens with projectors.
Now he is among the two teachers of the state who have been selected for the National Award given by the President. Draupadi Murmu Teacher’s Day on 5th September
The other is Arun, the principal of Mansa’s government school. Kumar Gargwho started a YouTube channel to give free lectures in mathematics to students when the coronavirus pandemic hit.
Harpreet Singh (43), head teacher of a government primary school in Bihla village in Barnala district, says he started the initiative to make his dilapidated school building smart in 2009.
He says that Rs 39 lakh has been spent on the school building in the last few years. He also contributed money for the infrastructure of the school.
“It was a very old school building. With the cooperation of villagers and NRIs, a new school building was built,” says Singh, adding that new teaching techniques were introduced for better learning for the students.
“LED screens have been installed along with projectors in classrooms to provide digital education,” he says.
A language lab has also been set up in the school and it helps in improving the pronunciation of the students.
The teacher says that an education activity park has also been built in the school. The state’s first kindergarten section has also been set up in the school, he says, which he says aims to provide quality education to rural students.
Meanwhile, Arun Kumar Garg, principal of Datewas Government Senior Secondary School, Mansa, says that he decided to deliver maths lectures to students through YouTube after the coronavirus pandemic.
Now, his YouTube channel, “Practice by Arun Sir”, has around 12,000 subscribers.
Garg, who has been teaching since 2006, says, “My idea was that more and more students should learn mathematics and they should not be afraid of it.”
“There are lectures on maths from classes 6 to 12 and anyone can watch it,” says Garg.
He has also delivered lectures on the state-run DD Punjabi Channel.
Garg says that as a student he himself was afraid of mathematics.
Says Garg, “I just got passing marks in maths in class 10 and haven’t studied the subject in class 11 and 12.” d lit degree From Central America UniversityBolivia, in 2021.
In another initiative, Garg along with some of his friends founded an NGO, Pahal Foundation, to provide free education to rural area students who want to study medical or non-medical subjects after class 10.
He said that eight girl students of a government school in Mansa’s Ralli village have taken admission.
Garg, who insists on teaching mathematics in the mother tongue for better understanding of the subject, says, “He scored more than 90 per cent in his 10th examination and is now pursuing either medical or non-medical subjects.”
“We have now decided that online coaching will be given to students who want to study medical or non-medical subjects in government schools in Mansa,” says Garg.
Garg’s class 1 to 10 maths syllabus books are being taught in the government schools of Punjab.
Now he is among the two teachers of the state who have been selected for the National Award given by the President. Draupadi Murmu Teacher’s Day on 5th September
The other is Arun, the principal of Mansa’s government school. Kumar Gargwho started a YouTube channel to give free lectures in mathematics to students when the coronavirus pandemic hit.
Harpreet Singh (43), head teacher of a government primary school in Bihla village in Barnala district, says he started the initiative to make his dilapidated school building smart in 2009.
He says that Rs 39 lakh has been spent on the school building in the last few years. He also contributed money for the infrastructure of the school.
“It was a very old school building. With the cooperation of villagers and NRIs, a new school building was built,” says Singh, adding that new teaching techniques were introduced for better learning for the students.
“LED screens have been installed along with projectors in classrooms to provide digital education,” he says.
A language lab has also been set up in the school and it helps in improving the pronunciation of the students.
The teacher says that an education activity park has also been built in the school. The state’s first kindergarten section has also been set up in the school, he says, which he says aims to provide quality education to rural students.
Meanwhile, Arun Kumar Garg, principal of Datewas Government Senior Secondary School, Mansa, says that he decided to deliver maths lectures to students through YouTube after the coronavirus pandemic.
Now, his YouTube channel, “Practice by Arun Sir”, has around 12,000 subscribers.
Garg, who has been teaching since 2006, says, “My idea was that more and more students should learn mathematics and they should not be afraid of it.”
“There are lectures on maths from classes 6 to 12 and anyone can watch it,” says Garg.
He has also delivered lectures on the state-run DD Punjabi Channel.
Garg says that as a student he himself was afraid of mathematics.
Says Garg, “I just got passing marks in maths in class 10 and haven’t studied the subject in class 11 and 12.” d lit degree From Central America UniversityBolivia, in 2021.
In another initiative, Garg along with some of his friends founded an NGO, Pahal Foundation, to provide free education to rural area students who want to study medical or non-medical subjects after class 10.
He said that eight girl students of a government school in Mansa’s Ralli village have taken admission.
Garg, who insists on teaching mathematics in the mother tongue for better understanding of the subject, says, “He scored more than 90 per cent in his 10th examination and is now pursuing either medical or non-medical subjects.”
“We have now decided that online coaching will be given to students who want to study medical or non-medical subjects in government schools in Mansa,” says Garg.
Garg’s class 1 to 10 maths syllabus books are being taught in the government schools of Punjab.