Sheeba Jacobs

Ed.M. L&L '04

Since graduating from HGSE, I have been implementing a curriculum in different parts of India (Kerala and Bangalore) with another HGSE alumna, Smita Trivedi. The curriculum is a combination of Facing History and Ourselves, The Social Justice Education Institute, and our own resources from previous teaching experience. Our work looks at how to get students more involved in their local communities as to make effective positive changes (through a history and literature based focus), in addition to being more tolerant of each other despite differences.

While in Kerala for the first four months, I observed that everyone--from the autorickshaw driver to the man who tapped toddy from coconut trees to the local shop owner--can read and avidly read the newspaper on a daily basis. In a few months, I will be returning back to the States and look forward to sharing and implementing what I have learned here, back over there.