Thursday, October 15, 2009 Everyday Heroes
"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."
— Henry B. Adams

16 Year Old Headmaster

16 Year Old Headmaster
At 16 years old, Babar Ali must be the youngest headmaster in the world. What started as a role playing game of teacher and student has transformed into daily classes to 800 poor children in his family's backyard. Despite the free schools, these children cannot afford to attend and must supplement their families' income. After his day at the best school in his region of West Bengal, India, Babar comes home to teach -- now with the help of ten other volunteer student teachers -- the lessons he learned that day to the poor children from his village. He even provides books and food free of charge.

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