This year’s annual Global Teacher Prize was won by Ranjitsinh Disale, a teacher at Zilla Parishad Primary School in the state of Maharashtra, western India. Disale was announced the winner by the British actor Stephen Fry on 3 December in an online ceremony broadcast from the Natural History Museum in London.
How did Disale respond?
Disale, who is 32 years old, said he will share 50% of the £750,000 prize money with the nine other finalists, including teachers from Brazil, Nigeria, Malaysia, Vietnam and the UK. Watching from home with several members of his family, Disale said he wanted to share the money because “I believe together we can make a difference and together we can make this world a better place.” The 10 finalists for the award were chosen…