A teacher on the sidewalk/ a story that started with “Arash” – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news

Mehr news agency; Provinces group: Often, when we pass through the main streets of the city, we see working children and migrant children, although we are affected by their situation, but we pass by them without paying attention. Sometimes one person’s attention to this social phenomenon becomes an effective source of work and will start a new path in the life path of these children.

Hasan Golchinnejad Dezfuli is the director and teacher of Ayatollah Philosophical Elementary School in Dezful, who has a specialized doctorate in curriculum planning and also teaches at Farhangian University of Dezful. This experienced teacher, at the beginning of the academic year of 2019, while crossing a street in Dezful city, he saw an Afghan child worker on the side of the sidewalk, who was spreading a mat and selling things, and at the same time, he was drawing lines in a notebook.

This teacher draws his attention to the child’s writings and after asking him a few questions, he finds out that 9-year-old Arash does not go to school and his residence is nearby.

After meeting with the child’s parents, Golchin Nejad Dezfuli realizes that no school will enroll Arash. Although this teacher is not able to find a legal solution to solve this problem, he cannot leave this child alone and decides to make Arash literate.

Since there is no suitable space for teaching, Golchin comes to teach this child in the afternoons, next to the same Khorazi table.

Some time later, other immigrant children are added to this street school and the teacher inevitably chooses another place to teach.

The collection of Dezfuli breed forms the desired class next to one of the city’s parks, where it is close to the residence of a number of children. The class that started with Arash gradually increased to 60 people with Mujib, Barkat, Malik, Asal, Bahareh, Zabih, etc.

These children, who are Afghan immigrants and some Pakistanis, often help their families by peddling due to economic problems, but despite all the difficulties, they welcome participation in this street class.

The reflection of this news has been widely reflected in the virtual space and media, and most people support this humanitarian movement. Golchin’s sincere efforts are supported by Dezful education, educators and benefactors, and sometimes they send financial aid.

Teaching on the street

In an interview with Mehr reporter, Hassan Golchinnejad said: I am proud to say that my job is a teacher and I have been teaching in elementary school for 20 years.

In response to the question, “What made him teach Afghan children?” He says: My story started with Arash and I am indebted to Arash. Arash is a 9-year-old boy who has now become a bit older than 9 years. He is a working child from Afghanistan who was a guest of my city and this Arash of our story was left out of school.

Golchin Nejad states: After the talks I had with Arash’s father, I decided that every day after I leave my normal school to do the government work that I am obliged to do and when Arash is selling, I will sit next to him and teach him.

This Dezful teacher continues: My training took about three months, and at first the people of Dezful were very surprised because when they passed by us, they saw us on the sidewalk. After they saw the reception of the people of Dezful towards my teaching Arash, because many people passed and admired me, they prayed for my parents and even other teachers.

Golchin Nejad answered the question, “What made him continue teaching Arash (immigrant children)?” He says: Old men, old women, and young people passed by with different thoughts, and when they saw this scene, they were surprised and prayed for me, and I was somehow encouraged, and God gave me success, and the work was done, and the children were 25 people. arrived.

He continued: I had a white board and a bag, I would take my teaching materials and teach 4-5 Afghan children at the crossroads, I would give them homework; For example, I had a child who was 12 years old and I was just teaching him the first grade.

This Dezful teacher adds: I myself was a child laborer and we were in war in Dezful and we studied under difficult conditions; I felt this with my skin, flesh and bones.

Regarding the number of his students, Golchinzadeh states: Today, the number of child labor students has reached 80; Boys and girls from the age group of 7 to 15 years old are studying in the first, second and third grades.

He clarifies: After three and a half years, in the cold and heat, I used to sit by the children’s hands and teach in the evenings, but now one of the benefactors provided me with a small suite, and we cleaned and equipped it, and it has become a children’s classroom. And the children are divided.