Chatterji, Shubhra
(2020)
Bridging social distance through curricular interventions.
Learning Curve (7).
pp. 84-87.
ISSN 2582-1644
Abstract
I will start this article with an illustrative example
of work done with a group of schools located in the
south-western fringes of the city of Kolkata. There
is a strong presence of an informal economy in the
neighbourhood, by way of kite-making, zari work,
embroidery, etc. and children are often engaged
in these activities to augment their family income.
Given the hardships encountered by the families on
a daily basis, education is relegated to a position
of low priority for the families and children are
reluctant to attend schools where they are not able
to fit in properly.
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