Author: Report
Publication: Mumbai Tarun Bharat
(Marathi Daily)
Date: August 4, 2003.
"Through small classes, joyous education,
dedicated teachers, 'Vidhyak Samsad' has created an ideal model before
the world," stated Jeane Sperling at Usgaon.
The Economic consultant of Bill
Clinton, Ex President of America has come for a two-day visit to India.
He specially visited Usgaon to witness the unique experiments commenced
by "Vidhayak Samsad" in the field of education. He spent all his time from
the time of Prayer at 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. among the students, teachers and
guardians in discussing and understanding them. He was given information
about the experiments for students out of school as well as children working
on Brick Baking units.
He experienced the 2 years residential
school in every class. Mathetics being taught through playing cards, Civics
being taught through models, teachers teaching hard subjects through various
instruments. As he asked many questions on various subjects like
Mathematics, Geography, History to students, they also asked some.
Manisha working on Brick Baking unit asked, "Are there children working
like us on Brick Baking unit and learning in your class?" A small girl
Pooja asked "Are there schools in America? Are your father and mother poor?"
He faced a barrage of questions.