At 85, a grandmother in Kerala still teaches children Malayalam, Hindi, English and mathematics using nothing more than sand and a stick; for nearly a decade, she has kept a traditional way of learning alive
For nearly a decade, she has been helping them learn Malayalam, Hindi, English and mathematics using little more than sand and a stick. There are no notebooks, pencils or blackboards in Indira Amma's classroom. Instead, an elderly woman spreads a layer of sand on the ground, smooths it with a small stick and begins writing letters for children sitting in front of her. They watch her movements and then use their own fingers to trace the same shapes in the sand.At 85, Indira Amma from Kerala is still teaching young children through this traditional method. For nearly a decade, she…
