Tooba Hatif

Love from Pakistan. No, Don't take it seriously. I didn't mean that. iBite. I am @AamAwam

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Power of portraying 'Everything is great!'

Power of portraying ‘Everything is great!’

Today, I want to discuss the power of portraying ‘Everything is great!’.

  I am surrounded by so many amazing people in my life that it baffles me sometimes. Every single one of these great people is doing so much in their personal and professional lives that it keeps me on my heels to keep doing more, for not just myself but for the people who can benefit from me doing more.   But this…

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Dear Mothers. We have to talk. .. because when the time comes, and it always does, you would want your daughter be ready, self reliant and not afraid.

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Really.. "..how free a daughter could ever be?" #IAmMalala

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My boys! :) I thought they wouldn't understand that I am strict because I really love them all. "Gulsher: Miss hum aur Ahmed apke liye gift laya hai." "Kiun?" "Gulsher: Bus! Laya hai na? Rakhlo!" #TeachForPakistan

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Before the school year comes to an end, I was able to host our second student counselling program with Sahrish Iftekhar. The girls from 6th, 7th and 8th grade who wanted to become in artist, participated in the event. Sahrish talked about what our students need to do in terms of academic and behavior at each benchmark. They discussed the actions and attitudes of successful students that leads on the path of becoming artists and also discussed which college they should aim for. smile emoticon Thank you Sahrish for coming and having the session with our students, another session is due! Thank you Hafsa for managing the kids the entire day and during the session! #teachforpakistan #JugnooAurBulbul #StudentCounsellingProgram #GizriGovernmentSchool ************************** Jugnoo and Bulbul is a student counselling program meant to aware students about the future opportunities my students can have. If you are a professional and want to become a part of this counselling session. Get in touch. (at Gizri, Dha Phase 4)

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One of my students Sameer said after today's session,"Miss please do invite him again. We are not quite done yet and since its your last year, we probably wont have this opportunity again." Thank you Aurangzaib Sir for coming and talking to my kids about importance of critical thinking for their future and sharing your experience with my kids. :) they clearly liked you :p #JugnooAurBulbul. ******* Jugnoo and Bulbul is a student counselling program meant to aware students about the future opportunties my students can have. If you are a professional and wants to become a part of thsi counselling session. Get in touch. (at Gizri, Dha Phase 4)

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Shazaf Fatima Haider is hilarious! I love how realistically she has portrayed her Daadi! Hae I miss mine. #HowItHappened.

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Upon asking, "What do you want to ask in your letter to your new friend in India?", Quratul Ain was excited and full of ideas. She just could not contain her excitement and curiosity. Our students are eager to know more about their neighbouring country and pen-pals! #NoBoundries #ProjectAnhad *************************************************************************** Anhad is shared project between Teach for India and Teach For Pakistan fellows. As a part of this project over 2000 students will be writing letters to each other.

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This is why I Teach For Pakistan

Look closely; there seems nothing substantially wrong with this picture, just a little 6 year-old staring out of the window.  But what if I tell you the very thing that is disturbing about this picture is this kid starring out of the window.

Look at this cute kid looking out of the window with such intent. He seems so captivated by what he is starring at outside that he didn’t even realize when…

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You cant imagine what a joy it is to read books and stories for my students! Just a quick reminder! I am collecting donations for our 'Take A Book Home' library project in my placement government school. If you have old story books or children magazines, I would love to have them for my students. :) we have recently added 125 books in our library. We aim to have atleast a thousand books :) Spread the word! #TeachForPakistan #TakeABookHome #Library #Books (at Gizri, Dha Phase 4)

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Char grilled chicken steak with mashed potatoes and blanched vegetables. Mmm... Thanks Ammi! -_-

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#FoodForThought:Since #Pakistan is big on helping each other. I thought I should share. I was watching my students work when a random thought popped in my head. Would I have ever been able to bring change in their life had I preferred feeding them instead of teaching? I have seen people serving food to the needy for aisal-e-sawab. But what is the use of you feeding them one time? They will need food in the next few hours again. If its all about intentions then why not help people in standing up on their feet instead of feeding them and making them used to of not working and getting everything for free because Islam prescribes the fortunate ones to be generous. Instead of following the trend of feeding the poor. Spend that money on sending one kid to school or supporting him to learn some skill. Stop supporting the prevalent trend of beggary in Pakistan. Start building the foundation to sustain the growth. Think about it its your money after all. I'd rather support a child's education or skill development training than hosting a food drive. Because I know this will help him/her feed their family for good. Just spend a little more time next time you want to spend to earn sawab. Its always good investment to support the better cause. Dont think you shouldn't feed the poor but priority should be long term benefit.

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Zeeshan has always been so hard to get to. He has always been so hard to invest in. In past 2 weeks he has not only started to put sincere efforts in class but has alsonstarted to explain procedures. Today its his unit exam and unlike previous tests he is attempting his paper with aim to score good!! This is why I am glad I made this choice. This kid doing his exam is the best feeling of this world!!! Just when I was beginning to think I cant get to him, Zeeshan responded! This is why I @TeachForPak. :) #TeachForPakistan Disclaimer: The pictures of the students are not to be copied and shared without consent. Please respect the privacy of the students.

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New record! I made 70 face arts today at my School's Meena Bazar Face painting stall ... phew!! #MyBackHurts #ThingsYourFellowshipMakesYouDo

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You know what culture of achievement is? When not only students, school teachers are also interested in what you are doing in your classrooms and take inspiration from it. Today I noticed during a school meeting, this government teacher was found busy studying @hpew.91's language charts. :) #TeachForPakistan

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Perks of fellowship! Biryani for lunch. Courtesy Miss Shaheen! Ignore the soup spoon. Proper chamchay ni hain.

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Guess who!? Winner will get to become a part of my new project at school ;)