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	<title>With the Left and the Right &#187; Teach for India</title>
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		<title>When a dynasty is born&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Srikanth Perinkulam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yet another day was coming to an end and the people of the land were tending their chores. It was all one peaceful ambiance with just minor disruptions here and there.  To help manage the affairs, the architect of the land decided to pull up a few responsible men and women and give them the authority to administer sections of the land..Well, &#8216;Decentralization of power&#8217; as they call it. And then, things changed. With just one word, rose eleven kingdoms all powerful and energetic. And within minutes, the Kings and Queens swore at the altar to uprise their just formed kingdoms. Ministers, Treasurers and Soldiers were deputed and responsibilities bestowed. Ever since then, things have drastically improved. The men and women now have something really concrete to look forward to &#8211; a structure, a pattern and above all rejoice in the powers that they otherwise would not have. There&#8217;s now an aura of peace in the empire and the subjects seem to be showing quite some interest in strengthening their kingdoms.  As days progress, the architect is still working out the finer details as to how the empires could be allowed to rule in mutual peace and still compete with each other for mutual benefit. Welcome to Class of IIA at Epiphany- Where we play the Age of Empires with real Kings, Queens and Ministers! Looking back, it&#8217;s kind of funny how just a random idea seems to be making so much of an impact on the kids. Ever since we divided....]]></description>
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		<title>Dynamics of the playground&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://srikanthperinkulam.com/blog/2010/11/dynamics-of-the-playground/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Srikanth Perinkulam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Couple of  hours back I opened my student tracker,  just sat back and started mulling over how each of my kids have changed over the past few months. As I went through the list reading each of the kids names, images of the kid kept flashing in and out of my mind and most of them, so turned out to be of those moments when they were being ecstatic or really happy. This made me wonder how we as humans tend to capture/remember only the positives or the cheerful part in our relationships. But as a teacher, am I not failing my kids in not noticing their negative behaviour and working to get them back to their normal self? Am I doing justice to them by not stopping what I&#8217;m doing and not taking that extra time to pay attention to that minuscule behavioral change? How many times have I swept a behavioral change under the blanket and continued with my class/session? How many times have I &#8216;neglected&#8217; a kid in the rush to finish off a topic/objective? Sadly in retrospect I seem to recollect more than one occasions where I&#8217;ve failed noticing/paying heed to the change. This could probably be one of those reasons why a particular kid did not perform well in a particular objective; a reason why a particular kid did not receive me with the same enthusiasm as he otherwise would have and this is something I&#8217;m really beginning to appreciate in this role as a....]]></description>
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		<title>Windowed Illusions&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://srikanthperinkulam.com/blog/2010/09/windowed-illusions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Srikanth Perinkulam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Teach for India]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday was one of those real interesting days. Couple of friends and I had been to the Korlai fort and were heading back from Alibag late in the evening. Seated in the rear of the bus, I&#8217;m not really sure how this conversation/debate ensued. For about an hour or so the six of us had a heated conversation on various policies, practices, ideologies and biases. Probably one of the best ever deliberations since my Infy days. In introspection, it kind of gave me some food for thought on how I&#8217;d like to proceed with the rest of my fellowship or for the next two years. Since I last wrote, things have quite changed in my classroom and otherwise.  TFI has this concept of having two teachers in one class room if the number of students is more than 30. Kavitha, My co-teacher formally chipped in in July. With this things slowly seem to come under control. The kids receive more personal attention and we&#8217;re able to address issues in a much better fashion. Couple of kids who never even open their mouths are slowly opening up and and are showing interest in the classroom. The class dynamics has changed and kids are slowly learning to appreciate English.  Community visits seem to make an impact. Going by last weeks assessments the class per se has shown significant improvement. But looking holistically I still do not see myself doing justice to the kids. Two years down the lane when I move out....]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections by the roadside&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://srikanthperinkulam.com/blog/2010/07/reflections-by-the-roadside/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Srikanth Perinkulam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Teach for India]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As I take one last gulp of hot tea from a roadside stall, Ronnie wickedly smiles and brings his hand forward with a congratulatory gesture. He just says &#8211; &#8216;One month&#8217; and grins wildly! I wink back, pay for the tea and walk back towards the school gate. As we quickly make our way through the puddles and pits in the slight Pune drizzle, my mind wanders out in search of those small moments that I could call &#8216;achievements&#8217; of the month thats been from my one month of teachers life. Sadly I get to recollect just a couple of them. And then it looms on me again how important it is to appreciate minuscule milestones in this journey &#8211; Something which I&#8217;ve been working hard on ever since the summer school. Today for some reason, I&#8217;m not really as happy as I should have been. Administered a diagnostic test today and a perfunctory look at the sheets sunk me deeper in the gravel. These kids are just not able to answer even bare simple questions. I&#8217;ve spent about 23 whole days with these 46 kids and things do not really seem to be on the green side. Classroom and Behavior management still seems to be an issue and objectives wise I haven&#8217;t progressed much. They seem to understand Math concepts but for some reason that is just not translating onto the answer sheets. Collectively they seem to know how to reach to the solution but when asked individually they just put up....]]></description>
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		<title>The Induction wave&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://srikanthperinkulam.com/blog/2010/06/the-induction-wave/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Srikanth Perinkulam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fellowship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been close to two months that I&#8217;ve been with TFI. 1 week of induction, 4 weeks of summer school and 2 weeks of Placement school.  There&#8217;s quite a lot that&#8217;s been weaving around here. I initially had planned to document most that’s been happening right from the first day but failed miserably.  The ‘induction’ wave just swept me off the coast and kept me in the waters for close to a month. The rigorous schedule during the institute and other things took priority and I just couldn’t fit in time to sit back and write what’s been brewing out here. Things slowly seem to have fallen in place now and I’ve decided to be a bit more regular on my site. For the next two years I would be a class teacher for about 45 second grade kids at the Epiphany school at Guruwarpet, Pune primarily focusing on their English and Math. Going by my preliminary analysis – None of my kids can speak even a basic English sentence properly, Most write in incorrigible handwriting, 2 have been passed on to the second grade despite failing in the first, Just 8 of them understand my English class instructions, Only 4 can differentiate a question from an answer, Average reading fluency stands at about 15wpm [Expected – 40wpm], 3 always retort in Hindi/Marathi when asked a question, Only 6 can add single digit numbers having carryover, 5 cannot even decipher numbers written on the board, 4 just do not want....]]></description>
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		<title>Crossing the rickety bridge&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://srikanthperinkulam.com/blog/2010/03/crossing-the-rickety-bridge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Srikanth Perinkulam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[rambles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teach for India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adieu e-mail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infosys last day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today was my last day in Infosys &#8211; An end of  2.8yrs of  learning to be a software engineer and trying to &#8216;fit in the groove&#8217; for having followed the mass psyche&#8230;Thankfully before it got too late,  I realised IT wasn&#8217;t really my cup of tea and decided to trust my instincts rather than follow the herd. There&#8217;s so much that Infosys as a company has taught me in this short span that I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;d reflect back to those wonderful days and experiences over time as I switch roles and careers. There&#8217;s this tradition that folks out here follow of sending an adieu e-mail on the last day and I didn&#8217;t want to break it. So here goes mine&#8230; BCC Intentional On March 10th, even before dawn breaks in, I would be out there on the asphalt roads &#8211; Running and training like never before. As I fix my morning breakfast and coffee, I would no longer have to bother about missing the 07:00am Bus. The very thought that I would not have to travel 30kms to reach my workplace gives me a sense a freedom like never before. Life’s just getting better by the day! As I walk out of the gates on 9th, my 2.8 yrs in Infosys would come to an end. And today as I look back, I see I’ve taken more than what I’ve given to the company. It’s been a stupendous journey. I was lucky to be part of a budding unit and to....]]></description>
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		<title>Gut Instinct, Twitter and My Career</title>
		<link>http://srikanthperinkulam.com/blog/2010/01/gut-instinct-twitter-and-my-career/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Srikanth Perinkulam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Teach for India]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always wanted to wake up in the morning and find the day ahead unpredictable. I wanted to think on my toes and look for a challenging day ahead that would need me to take decisions on the fly. I wanted to have a slice of &#8216;adventure&#8217; every day in my life. Over time I realised its more promising to trust your gut instinct than anything else. I personally feel relying on &#8216;gut instinct&#8217; is not just doing things impulsively but It&#8217;s more about taking decisions on the fly which inherently is strengthened over time based on your past experiences through a subconscious thought process. A year and a half back I signed off my &#8216;one year in IT&#8216; post with this statement- &#8216;Probably I’ll be doing something starkly different next year or for all you know still be eluded by the mirage of recognition all the way lamenting ‘C’est la Vie ‘ and keep moving.&#8217; Little did I realise what was concocting. I should have seen this coming way back then. Three months from now I&#8217;ll be making a paradigm shift in my career and what else do I attribute this to but for one of Rohan Kini&#8217;s tweet! I guess its time I unofficially announce [For records!] my decision to move out of  the role of a Software engineer and walk into the role of a teacher.  I was intimated on my selection for this fellowship on Nov 30th itself  but I guess it took me another two....]]></description>
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