Differentiated Learning… ON CHILDREN 26 Oct 2009 And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, 'Speak to us of Children.' And he said: Your children are not your children. They are the sons and…
Differentiated Learning… Rewarding Students 20 Oct 2009 This one’s for you teachers! There is a raging debate in the education circles around the world, whether, rewards for students work or backfire. One comes across a wide spectrum…
Education… Birth of an institution 6 Oct 2009 Once upon a time, there was a very young school in the land of long, cold winters and brief, short spring. Like any run-of-the-mill school, it was ambitious but clueless.…
Arts in Education… Festivals -multi-sensorial, educational experience for children 25 Sep 2009 In both the countries of my residence, it is the beginning of the festival season, that goes well into the New Year. Adults approach festivals either as harbinger of joy,…
Differentiated Learning… The Unique Individual In Each Child 21 Sep 2009 Recently, I came across an interesting article by a parent and an educator about raising an introverted child who found her child’s temperament very different from her own and those…
Education… A matter of pride 14 Sep 2009 Does “Payal Mahajan, OCT” read better than “Payal Mahajan” was my first reaction to the introduction of a professional designation/title for teaching professionals in good standing in Ontario, Canada. Recently…
Teacher Training New learning, and reaffirmation in the vale of Doon 11 Sep 2009 Teacher Training Programmes impart new learning and insights to both the trainers and participants, that is, if both let go of who they are to become what they might be.…
Education… Teachers are not what they used to be! 31 Aug 2009 Over the last few weeks I have had the privilege of speaking with a few heads of school. I have known some of them from the time they were teachers…
Education Regulation, Regulators and Safety of Children 21 Aug 2009 Principle 9 of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959), ratified by most nations, states, “The child shall be protected against all forms of neglect, cruelty and exploitation.”…
News To Learn and not to Yearn 18 Aug 2009 Taking a different track today, I am a little amused by two contradictory pieces in Sunday TOI. I usually merely skim and scan through the newspaper, but I found myself…