In a classroom where one student can’t write his name while the other can effortlessly read the entire Harry Potter series, how can every child be equally engaged? How does a teacher motivate dozens of students to stay on the path of education when they have to wade through murky water from burst sewage pipes to get to class? These were some of the questions Riddhi, a 2014-16 Teach For India Fellow, struggled with. “Today we’re going to learn about the band that kick-started popular rock n’ roll,” said Riddhi to her class of preteens. When giving them their first glimpse of The Beatles, she found herself in the middle of a history lesson going all the way back to the Blues, then to slavery, and the United States Civil War. She explained that the Blues were the only way for oppressed African Americans to express themselves when enslaved. They then sang and analyzed Blackbird by The Beatles.

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