Thirst for knowledge

Since education is universal good for all people over the world, it is satisfying to say that illiteracy seems to be a relic of the past. However, illiteracy is a still huge problem for India which is the 3^rd poorest country in the world. The World Bank claims that 32.7 % of Indians livebelow the international extreme poverty line of $1.25 per day. 70%of Indian population lives in rural areas whereas 85% of villages over thecountry do not have secondary schools . Hopefully, there are a lot of kindhearted people who are ready to volunteer to help others get an education, despite the fact that they are not professional teachers.

“One can change the world” is a phrase that fits perfectly to Babar Ali, a young man is from Murshidabad in West Bengal (. When he was 9 years old, he started to teach his friends as a game. Being a student himself Babar, Ali organized a school for underprivileged children in his village in 2002. He shared the knowledge he had received from the public school with his pupils. His family’s backyard became the place for receiving an education for poor children, whose parents could not afford to send them to school. Secondary education is free in India, however most parents can’t buy school uniforms, school books and office goods for their children. Most children have never been to school so Babar Ali’s school is the best opportunity to become literate for a few. Babar Ali performs as the teacher and a headmaster of the school.
                              

Rajesh Kumar Sharma is the 2^nd person who is worth our attention. He is a shopkeeper who teaches children in New Delhi. His students are from poor villages where there are no schools. Two hours each workday he spends teaching children. He teachesdisadvantaged children elementary reading, writing, arithmetic and somegeometry. He never got a higher education as a teacher himself; however, this fact does not interfere with his conducting classes. His school is under the bridge of a subway. Naturally, there are no facilities for teaching children in the normal way in Sharma’ school. This fact does not stop Rajesh Kumar Sharma from continuing his teaching children. He had to persuade students’ parents to give their children the opportunity to study at his school. Most parents force their children to work instead of going to school. Therefore, his school is a great opportunity to change lives for these children and to live better. The result of his efforts is 70 out of 140students have gone on to study at public schools. They do not give up attending his school. He tries to help them to move ahead of the school curriculum.

All children around the world must have access to education. These two heroes of India demonstrate with the help from others there are no limits to becoming literate. Certainly, their schools are far from ideal one. They do not have all the facilities which are needed to teach children properly. Nevertheless, it is not reason to give up teaching and studying. No child should be left behind.

I strongly recommend you to watch these videos. Just follow the links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md93KHVFF5c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG70sGdDOCA