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…
