Iattended a local school in our small mountain town, and when I look back and try to capture the memories, what comes to my mind are hours spent running up and down the hills, climbing trees, getting into lots of trouble, a sense of community, belonging, learning, and above all, so much fun. If I ask you to look back at your school years, I am sure it evokes strong emotions and memories -of joy, belonging, laughter and maybe of pain, rejection and

loneliness.

We carry our schools in our hearts forever. I have definitely carried mine. It has strengthened my belief, a deep faith, that if we want to bring about a social change, then we have to go back to schools. In that context, I would like to share three ideas with you.

It takes a child to raise a village. Our problem as adults is tha

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