It has been three weeks since I originated my journey from the Directorate of Education, Delhi towards the United States of America for Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program. So far, it has been an immense learning exposure and experience for me as an individual and a teacher. It is not only helping me to grow as a person but has also persuaded me to explore the avenues to bring instrumental changes in the field of education especially in terms of Special Education. I have always believed that Inclusive Education is not merely about the relationship and co-existence of Persons with Disabilities and general community as a whole, it is a rather a unit of the system that covers the wide spectrum of diversity that we have in an Indian Classroom.
I am quite surprised to see that the United States of America follows the same line. The diversity that we get to see here right from their streets, colonies, classrooms, public transport etc. makes me ponder that how these countries are common on the ground of diversity, yet, their approach to it are drastically different. I have a firm believe that education is the strongest factor to bring about the positive change in the society and teachers are the most important instrument to implement it.
For the purpose, we as teachers are being provided with inputs here in the USA over teacher leadership and global competence. It started with the series of seminars over varied subjects such as teacher-learner programs, gender equality and cultural exchange of the teachers all across the globe. It was an extremely rich experience to go through each of it and making the new discoveries about the existing education system in different parts of the globe. It helped me to ponder over and strategize the new trends that are needed to be introduced in the education system of my country, especially for Children with Special Needs (CWSN).
The opportunity to be a part of one of the public schools of USA, so far, has been the more interesting milestone of this journey. It gives a sneak peek in the lives of the teachers and students here. Everyday comes with a new set of experience and discoveries about the content, approach and methodology followed in the schools of USA. The usage of Technology in classrooms here has really fascinated me. It pushes me to think even more about the adaptations required to such inputs to fit the best to my classroom community in India.
I see myself as an agent of change because I can bring about the changes in the lives of my CWSN, I can bring about the changes in the lives of my colleagues, I can bring about the changes in my own life by reflecting upon the experience gained from the TEA Program.
And I know that I can and I WILL!!!
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