Teacher Helps to Learn

Name: Teacher Helps to Learn
Author: UNICEF

by UNICEF

Ages 5–97 min readKindnessFree to read

Meena shares how her teacher made Monty others realize that learning can be fun, too.

A warm Meena story that gently shows children — and grown-ups — that patience and understanding reach a troublesome child far better than punishment ever could.

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Questions to talk about together

Monty teased his classmates and even upset the school cat — how do you think the other children felt?
Dipu thought a good beating would fix Monty, but Teacher chose another way — why do you think she did that?
What is something kind we could do to help a new friend who is having a hard time fitting in?

Teacher Helps to Learn

Questions to talk about together

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