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You’ve got a vision to transform education. 
But how do you turn that vision into words that inspire action?


Sharing your vision, story, expertise and becoming a voice on LinkedIn feels challenging to you.


You’re feeling overwhelmed by 
↳ Operational and strategic hurdles
↳ Leading teams and creating impact.

But finding the time (and the right words) to share your ideas feels impossible.


One edupreneur I worked with told me, "Your writing helped me secure partnerships I’d been chasing for years."


That’s what I do. I take your expertise, ideas, and goals.
Transform them into powerful, research-backed content.
Reflecting your voice, mission, and expertise while capturing 
Your audience’s attention to build your authority, and drive results.


How I Help You Stand Out

↳ With personalized strategies and innovative frameworks, you can scale your venture effectively.


Directly improve learning outcomes for over 12,000+ students.

↳ Published 3 research articles, presented 6 research papers at national and international conferences, mentored 80+ teachers, and trained 200+ educators backed with research evidence.


🤝 Your Vision. My Expertise. Let’s make it happen.

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When I started on LinkedIn, I hated writing.

On 21 June 2022,
I wrote my first post.

One intention only: 
Build my writing muscle.

> I committed to a 21-day writing challenge.

No visibility.
No validation.
Just discipline.

On day 22, the challenge ended.

So I asked myself one question:
 
👉 “Give me one reason why you shouldn’t write.”

I found none.
So I kept writing.

I haven’t helped hundreds.
But I’ve helped a few who trusted me.

A surgeon
An educator
A ghostwriter
A dermatologist
A nutrition coach
A corporate trainer
(Check their recommendations).

They have access to me for life.

If you struggle to write, 
Don’t know where to start, or 
Keep writing with no results...

Remember this:

If a writer-hater can show up consistently,
What’s stopping you?

👉 What’s the one reason you give yourself for not writing today?

Dr. Pratima Gurung

Why Feedback Works Only When Learners Feel Seen

Feedback is not about red marks or long notes.
 
It is about learners talking and learning together.

Researcher 𝑅𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑛 (2019) from 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒 𝐿𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑛 explains this clearly.

She shows that feedback works best 
When teachers help learners move from

 “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑑𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑤” 𝑡𝑜 “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑑𝑜 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡.”
 That idea comes from 𝐿𝑒𝑣 𝑉𝑦𝑔𝑜𝑡𝑠𝑘𝑦.

She also builds on 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 & 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 (1998) & 𝐵𝑎𝑘ℎ𝑡𝑖𝑛 (1986), who remind us that learning grows through:

>Talk
> Listening  and 
> Shared meaning.

After 1,089 classroom observations, I’ve seen this truth:
 
When feedback builds confidence, learning follows.

School leaders:
 
Are your feedback systems helping learners grow, or are they just correcting work?

The Business of Making Learning Happen

• Big budgets
• Smart classrooms
• Qualified teachers
• Beautiful campuses
• Co-curricular choices
• NEP-aligned textbooks
• Technology everywhere

• Uniforms. Shoes.
• Bags. Tiffin boxes.
• Notebooks. Accessories.

> So much investment.

But let me ask a harder question.

Where is the evidence of learning?
A report card?
Grades?

Is that all?

India ranked 72nd out of 74 in PISA (2009) for competency.
 
• The learning crisis is real.
• NEP 2020 says it clearly.
• Other home reports, too.

Teachers are the front-runners.
And their challenge is real.

Yet…
 
1. Who is supporting them inside classrooms?
2. Who is encouraging them during practice?
3. Who is empowering them to do better daily?

One-size-fits-all CPD never worked.
 
Because there’s a big gap between "Know-how" and "Do-how."

If a school isn’t clear about:
• What truly matters in classroom transactions
• What teachers are struggling with
• How to address it safely
• What teachers can practice with confidence

Then improvement remains accidental.

The truth?

Your next Go-To Experts already sit in your staff room.

They just need to be reintroduced through mentoring.

If you want to add real value to students’ learning,
> Invest in teachers
> Strengthen leadership
> Build mentoring systems

Learning doesn’t happen by infrastructure alone.
It happens through people.

👉 My DM is open for thoughtful conversations.

With insights from 1089 Classroom Observation + Feedback touch points with Ph.D. on Teacher Mentoring.

You don’t have a visibility problem.
You have a positioning problem.

If you’ve spent 15 - 25 years building expertise,
and still feel invisible online,

It’s not because LinkedIn doesn’t work.
It’s because your offline clarity hasn’t been translated online.

> Degrees
> Experience
> Systems built
> People trained
 
All real.
Yet your profile reads like a résumé, not authority.

Here’s the truth most won’t tell you:
Expertise unused slowly loses relevance.

Positioning is not self-promotion.
It’s responsibility.

If you’re in a career transition, empty-nest phase,
or finally ready to build something of your own,
 
LinkedIn is not optional anymore.

It’s the bridge between what you know and who needs you.

👉 If this resonates, comment “RELAUNCH” or
👉 DM me “Positioning” to explore next steps

Your next chapter deserves intention.

“Is that even possible?”
“Nah. Doesn’t attract me.”
“Let them do it. I’ll watch.”

That’s how 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦 often begins.
With doubt. Distance. Delay.

Yesterday (Sunday), something shifted.

I hosted the 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 - 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
 
And I 𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑡 the shift in the room.

A little more courage.
A little more conviction.
A little more accountability to act.

We read a few pages from 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐲 by 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲. 

The idea was simple.
Adversity isn’t the enemy.
It’s an advantage.

But what followed the reading mattered more.

Leaders reflected.
They shared real adversities.
They spoke about how they 𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑤𝑎𝑦.

And something powerful happened.
Courage became collective.
Conviction became contagious.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞-𝐎𝐮𝐭.
A core leadership trait this program is nurturing.

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲?
Kaustav Kalita - 6x
Rashmi Kumari - 4x
Navjit Singh ⭐- 5x
RAJA R. ODUGU - 4x
Ipsita Choudhury - 4x
CA Sweta Kothari - 5x
Dr. Pratima Gurung 6x

They are not just reading.
They are showing up.
Week after week.

𝟑 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞.
𝟒𝟗 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧.

Reader Identity doesn’t grow by 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠.
It grows by 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑝.

We also welcomed two new leaders yesterday:
Navjit Singh ⭐
Shveta Kapur

𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟓.
https://lnkd.in/gBuhitt2

If reading is your 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑡,
You know where to be.

👉 Leadership Reading Program | Week 3 Reflection

You can read:
1/ CA Sweta Kothari's reflection here: https://lnkd.in/gXH8Qjc8
2/ Shveta Kapur's reflection here: https://lnkd.in/ggDG8FgG
3/  Rashmi Kumari's reflection here: https://lnkd.in/gxGfR9NZ

Screenshot Credit: CA Sweta Kothari

58 classroom observations.
 
Zero workshops.
Real teacher growth.

Yesterday, I held my 4th review meeting with a school I’m mentoring.

In this cycle, I conducted 11 classroom observations alongside the school leaders.

They were present.
They observed.
They joined the private feedback conversations.

I also did 2 demo teaching sessions.
Observed teachers watched.
Leaders watched.
 
> Learning happened in real time.

Here’s what moved me most: 👇 

• 23 classroom observations by school leaders

• 35 peer observations by pre-primary and primary teachers

That’s 58 learning touchpoints.
 
No activities.
No noise.
 
Just practice, reflection, and growth.

This is what happens when observation becomes a culture, not an event.
 When leaders learn with teachers.
When feedback feels safe.

And this is only the beginning.

What do you think makes classroom observation work, frequency, intent, or trust?

...
I’m Dr. Pratima Gurung,
School-Based Mentoring & Leadership Expert.

Building mentoring cultures in schools.
One classroom at a time.

I share reflections here every Wednesday at 8 AM IST.

Always happy to exchange thoughts with educators and school leaders.

People don’t buy books to read.
They buy books with 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑 to read.

So the books wait.
On shelves.
On tables.
 
Waiting. Waiting.  Waiting.

Sometimes, the owner touches them.

Worse...

They forget them.

I have heard people say:
“I bought this book two years ago.”
“Life happened.”
“I want to restart reading.”

A few people do read.
Quietly.
Consistently.
As a way of life.

But here’s the real question:

👉 What if reading wasn’t lonely?
👉 What if reflection were collective?

Yesterday, I hosted the 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

And the ASK stayed simple:
• Read min. 2 pages or 10 minutes
• Read min. 4 days a week

Minimum is non-negotiable.
Maximum is always a choice.

In our live session:
One leader reads aloud.
Others listen.
 
Then we reflect
From life, not theory.

This Sunday, Akash Singh led the reading.
From 𝐍𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 by 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲.

The real power?
 
The discussion.
The lived stories.
The honesty.

Our leaders are winning consistently:
WinningScores ranged from 4 to 7 days a week.

Not perfection.
Participation.

Because winning is an attitude.
And we nurture it intentionally.

We also welcomed 3 new leaders into the circle.
 
The collective is growing.

This was the 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.
There are 𝟒𝟖 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 this year.

To read.
To reflect.
To grow Inside-Out.

Every Saturday: Updates
Every Sunday: live reading
Always FREE.

 What’s your excuse for 𝑛𝑜𝑡 being part of a reading collective?

7 Reasons Expert Posts Get Ignored

6500+ followers
11 hours
0 engagement

Even with strong offline credibility.

Not a knowledge gap.
A positioning one.

1. No hook
2. Dense text
3. Hard to skim
4. No white space
5. Wrong audience
6. Hashtag overload
7. No reason to respond

This is what I help leaders learn inside my
12-Week 1:1 LinkedIn Positioning Mentorship.

That’s why leaders like Rashmi Kumari, Dr Akshay Prabhu, Navjit Singh ⭐ and others, with strong offline credibility chose to work with me.

Time is precious.

It gets lost in:
Overthinking
Going the DIY way
Putting in the future

Timing matters.
My DM is open.

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