Education… They Ask Me Why I Teach 6 Feb 20147 Sep 2018 They ask me why I teach, And I reply, Where could I find more splendid company? There sits a statesman, Strong, unbiased, wise, Another later Webster, Silver-tongued, And there a…
Learner centric teaching Teach children or curriculum? 16 Aug 20127 Sep 2018 Lately, we have been silent on the blog front as we untangled curricular confusion and cobwebs helping four schools under the same management spring clean their primary school curriculum. Over…
Education All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten 11 Jun 20127 Sep 2018 "Most of what I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top…
Learner centric teaching SEMBLANCE OF SCIENTIFIC SUPERIORITY 5 Jan 20127 Sep 2018 I have always struggled with the supremacy of sciences in the hierarchy of subjects in school curriculum, particularly the obeisance we accord them in Indian education setup. This struggle was…
Play The Interrupted Child 19 Oct 20117 Sep 2018 Many years ago Lev Vygotsky, a Russian psychologist and avid observer of children's play, wrote that at play a child "behaves above his daily behavior ... as though he were…
Play Play for the sake of play 12 Sep 20117 Sep 2018 I have been meaning to write for some time. But my excuse for procrastination is a trespassing mind seeking clarity. In my first webinar I went on a learning trail…
Education… Expatriate teachers and parents in India 27 Aug 2011 With about 30,000 foreign workers, India is beginning to grow into an expat hub. Although it cannot yet compete with Hong Kong or Singapore, India’s foreign population is rapidly growing.…
Webinar Webinar: Play is Work 7 Jun 2011 Play is the most fundamental natural act that humans and animals indulge in, yet it is most neglected and misconstrued in school, at work and in life in general. Late…
Education Teaching preschoolers 28 May 20117 Sep 2018 A fortnight ago I had the opportunity of interacting with and addressing teachers from across India at a seminar hosted by a leading international chain of preschools. As a teacher…
Education… Lessons from the little ones 5 May 2011 During the past week two incidents occurred that made Emotional Quotient (EQ), a very chewy socio-scientific concept, more digestible for me. My soon-to-be 5 year old son has a habit…
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