The Next Wave

Yesterday I realized that a large portion of my friends -and these are people I interact with on almost a daily basis, not distant acquaintances-are to be found doing something in the field of education.

J is part of a start-up creating ITES solutions for schools, colleges and the government.[Link]

R is repairing OLPC laptops in a small school in Nasik. [Link]

H is a Research Associate in Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab which does impact evaluations on education and other sectors. [Link]

and,

N is a fellow at Teach for India, managing an exceptionally 'energetic' 3rd grade. [Link]

If you had met these people not too long ago they were respectively a computer science student, an electrical engineer, an oil & gas field engineer and a fashion designer.

Is it happening to you and people around you too?