Dr. Bhuvana Vasudevan helped 6000 kids with learning disabilities become doctors, engineers with her teaching method
We all had a teacher in school who taught a subject so brilliantly that we were able to learn it. Dr. Bhuvana Vasudevan holds a similar unique place in the hearts of several of her students. Dr. Bhuvana Vasudevan of Puducherry stepped in to help slow learners and pupils with developmental disabilities succeed when other teachers and even their parents had given up on them. Thousands of her students have gone on to successful careers as a result of her guidance. Her persistence and extra effort helped them become who they are. Dr. Bhuvana, a special educator and therapist, began teaching at Kendriya Vidyalaya in 1993. They nodded their heads at times, but they did not understand or absorb the subject matter, as evidenced by their reading, writing, and learning capacities "she claims. "Their vocabulary, verbal abilities, writing skills, and memory skills needed work," says the 56-year-old, who also wonders why some of her students struggle to learn a subject...