Burying Limitations, Embracing Possibilities: A Transformative Two-Day Training by TEN
29-30 July 2025 | 📍 CITY Public Schools & Allied Schools Peoples Colony, Gujranwala
In a bold and symbolic step toward teacher empowerment and mindset transformation, The BIG BookStores, in collaboration with its teacher development initiative TEN (Teacher Excellence Network), conducted a powerful two-day training workshop titled:
“The ‘I Can’t’ Funeral: Burying Limitations, Embracing Possibilities”
Held at two prominent campuses—City Public School, People’s Colony, and Allied School, People’s Colony—this innovative training touched the hearts and minds of over 200 educators, leaving behind a legacy of belief, change, and new beginnings.
🔎 Workshop Concept: Turning Self-Doubt into Strength
The central idea of the workshop was as unique as it was transformative. Educators were invited to acknowledge their limitations—the "I can't" that often holds back progress—and then symbolically lay them to rest.
The session was highly interactive and activity-driven, encouraging deep reflection and community participation. Participants wrote down personal and professional limitations on paper, placed them in a box, and then—through a symbolic act—buried the box beneath a tombstone engraved with "RIP I Can’t." This striking visual served not just as closure, but as a daily reminder to embrace growth and let go of self-imposed boundaries.
💡 Why It Mattered: Training That Transforms
Under the expert facilitation of Mr. Rizwan A. Rana, Ms. Rabia Sajjad Chishti, and Faheem Ul Hassan, this workshop wasn’t just about motivation—it was about meaningful mindset reprogramming.
Key Highlights:
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Engaging, hands-on activities led to deep introspection.
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Teachers connected personal challenges to professional growth.
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A powerful visual metaphor—the "I Can’t" grave—helped cement lifelong change.
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Both Chairman of City Public School, Mr. Sheikh Zubair, and Director Allied School, Mr. Tariq, praised the training as “a milestone in lifelong learning.”
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📊 What’s Next: Data-Driven Development
This training wasn’t a standalone effort. As part of a larger vision by The BIG BookStores and TEN, the event also served as a diagnostic tool. All the "I can't" statements were collected and will now be analyzed to uncover common challenges, fears, and limitations faced by teachers across schools.
This data-backed insight will be used to:
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Design future training programs based on real teacher needs.
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Build long-term support frameworks for educators.
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Contribute toward a more responsive and empowering education ecosystem.
🌱 A New Chapter in Teacher Training
The "I Can’t" Funeral training marked the beginning of a fresh approach in Pakistan’s education sector—where professional development is no longer about instruction alone, but also about healing, rebuilding, and reimagining.
For The BIG BookStores and TEN, this is just the first of many transformative initiatives aimed at building confident, competent, and connected educators who can truly shape the future of learners.
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