Archive for September, 2007
ready…set…okay try again
This was supposed to be a big week. I had set my classes to start on October 1st, so this past week was devoted to officially signing up everyone who had expressed interest in joining the class…
But when it came to signing the forms, people decided that they did not want to participate. This, of […]
Developing a plan of action for the Water Filtration Project
The goal of this week was to develop a plan for the implementation of the GDL’s new water filtration project that will serve the Bagar area. Here is a little background on the project: India’s contaminated water is responsible for a large percentage of illnesses faced by both rural and urban populations. Bagar’s water is […]
Read More..>>Taking on the challenge of creating curriculum
The Past Week: 09.17.07 ďż˝ 09.22.07
ďż˝ Complete spoken English course overview for all twelve weeks and half of the first week’s lesson plans
Much of why I didn’t complete what I intended to was because of my own fears and inhibitions. While I changed what it […]
First week of class begins; despite a lot of general interest, ideal candidates low
My major goal for this week was to successfully kick off the class with two batches of students.
The class kicked off on Monday with an inauguration ceremony. Despite a verbal “yes” from 12 student, only 4 showed up on the day. During the week, there has been considerable interest in students wanting to enroll in […]
t minus 8 days
The pressure is on! I have set the start date for the class as October 1st! That’s a week from Monday. Before that, though, I have a lot to do…
My big goal for the week was to finish the first month’s curriculum, be somewhat happy with it, and send it to people to review. I […]
All set to start the class
 My major goal for the week is to recruit students to start the class next week (September 17). I was able to get one student to pay, and get a verbal yes from 12 students (1 full batch) for the class. There are in […]
Read More..>>Finding curriculum, part II
The Past Week: 09.11.07 ďż˝ 09.15.07
ďż˝ Confirm where I can get curricula in retail and personality development from
The reasons for me not being able to deliver on this goal are a combination of external factors as well as my own thought process.
In terms of […]
Read More..>>new energy, new promise
This past week, I tried to focus on marketing the course. Teachers and principals say they are interested, but I am not satisfied with the lack of enthusiasm. This needs to be a high energy course. I think I’ve been going about this in the wrong manner. Mainly, I’ve been going from school to school, […]
Read More..>>First draft of curriculum for English curriculum prepared
BHAG : BHAG of having the best spoken English course in the region and enabling 80% of my graduates to significantly increase their earning potential.
This week, my main goal was to establish a plan and a one month curriculum for the spoken English course that I am planning to offer as part of GDL’s vocational […]
Finding curriculum
The Past Week: 09.03.07 ďż˝ 09.08.07
ďż˝ Evaluate each organization’s curriculum in Delhi and Jaipur
This goal was partially completed in that I was able to evaluate one organization’s personality development curriculum, two organizations’ English curricula, and another’s course in retail. The organizations’ course […]
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