Murthy, standing proudly under the Arch he helped build. Guna is getting busy to start on the next one. We actually use only mud and bricks, no cement at all. All construction in Puvidham uses very little cement. Mainly at the foundation level to prevent termites crawling up. Otherwise it is mostly mud. Here you can see Mani and Selva mixing mud with their feet..
Turning to more mundane facts, I spent two blissful hours yesterday evening programming! Yes, now I do programming as a relaxing aside from my stressful day job of teaching. I created a small relational schema to hold information about my students assessments. I can now prepare report card for each student and get them signed from their parents! I used Open Office for this with their HSQL and the forms and reports! Yeah, I can hear some mumble that this ain't no programming... I know I should have used RubyOnRails but with Reliance Wireless Connect as my connectivity to Internet I don't have the bandwidth to download it!
So far this school year i have conducted 9 tests for the 8th class students (poor things!). I showed them the grim outcome today. Only 2 have cleared (35%) all the tests. hmm.... reflects poorly on the teacher, doesn't it?
3 comments:
Remember its the teacher's first few years of teaching too.
BTW, an ignorant question - how does the mud & brick construction hold up when it rains?
Your innovative mind will surely influence many others in your field and create awareness among stdents.
That in itself is development.
There are billions of wattle and daub constructions around the world. Even in tropcal rain forests that withstand the ravages of elements.
Mud is the basic bonding material.
Isn't this now no more Indian rural areas?
I've come across your blog for the first time and i find this particular post interesting. Where can I find more details about this kind of work that you talk about?
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