The story begins with the description of events during her way to new school. Totto-Chan is childishly notorious and excited about everything around her. The plot is so strong that from 1983 it has been used as a text book for third-year elementary students in different countries. This book is translated in English, Bangla, Arabic, Chinese, Burmese, Korean, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Italian, German, Russia and many other languages. After hearing about how children are refusing to attend school, Tetsuko decided to write about her experience attending Tomoe Gakuen. The book is about the values of the unconventional education that Tetsuko received at Tomoe Gakuen, a Tokyo elementary school founded by educator Sosaku Kobayashi during the World War II. The book was published in 1981 and became an instant bestseller in Japan. This is an autobiographical memoir written by Japanese television personality and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. Only reading the book can give that pleasure of leaving in those moments and reliving the fun with the characters. This book is so inspiring that no description can do justice to it. Totto-Chan: the little girl at the window is exactly about the school life of a girl which will change stereotypical perception about education system, ways of learning and leading life. Ever heard of having classes in rail compartments or imagined having so? Read favourite subjects in your own preferred period in school? No punishment or scolding for the lessons? Is it only possible in our thoughts and imaginations? No, it is also possible in real life. So the situations are not at all unknown to us. It’s high time that the education systems around the world not only give importance to result but also teach children the real meaning of life, reviews Mohima Rahman Set in Japan, the book has been translated in a number of languages.

SUNAMGANJ HAOR EMBANKMENT PROJECTS 40pc works still to be done as deadline missedĪn autobiographical memoir written by Japanese television personality and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, published in 1981, Totto-Chan: the little girl at the window is a story of children education against the backdrop of World War II.

New, outlying district public univs failing to woo students.

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