What we learnt in Nagaland about teacher commitment to student’s well-being

We parked our taxi on the roadside. The school is only accessible on foot. Between the tin sheet houses is a set of long steep steps leading to the two-floored government school building surrounded by construction materials. The staffroom is on the first floor. Right to the staircase is a blue plastic waste bin. A middle-aged teacher is near the bin, sharpening a set of pencils for her younger students.