Nearly two months ago, through their field visits and patrolling, Tiryani Sub Inspector Pushpala Rama Rao and his staff figured out that children, especially those below 10, were forgetting the concepts they learned in school. In order to help the 350-odd children, the police arranged for the ‘wall lessons’ to be set up in 30 Adivasi gudas in the district.
Speaking to TNM, SI Rama Rao said, “In this mandal, more than 60% of the villages/ settlements don’t have internet connection or basic mobile network; even if there is, the families can’t afford smartphones. So, an alternative solution, we have initiated this wall teaching programme in all the gudems.”
“We are encouraging some older children who are in Class 7 or 8, or any intermediate students, to take the younger children around the walls in village junctions or houses and teach them, in order to keep them in touch with learning,” he added.
The officer said that the initiative is getting positive response from the…