Education… Work is Play 3 Mar 2011 A playful mind thrives on ambiguity, complexity, experimentation, and improvisation, so when I was recently asked if “Play is Work, should Work not be Play”, it was as if they…
Education Play is Work 25 Feb 2011 For most of my adult life, I have been fascinated by the way children play; the impact playfulness has on their development and play as a language of children. As…
Education… Nursery Admissions- A Game of Russian Roulette 1 Feb 2011 Getting a child admitted into a good school is a matter of consternation for a parent anywhere. More so in a country of 1.2 billion people, where gaining admission into…
Education… How technology is transforming the future school 19 Nov 2010 The last few weeks or so have been full of news/instances about applications of information technology in path breaking ways, which have the potential of changing the way we live…
Educational Videos Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education 15 Nov 2010 An extremely insightful TED Talk by Mr. Sugata Mitra (Educational Scientist). The results of the experiments conducted by Mr. Mitra has many far reaching implications for education and educationalists. The…
Education Failing our kids by taking them for granted 8 Nov 2010 When it comes to school students, community events can be powerful learning experiences. Last month I was invited to one such event in a prominent Tier 2 city of India…
Education Failing our kids by betraying their trust 18 Oct 2010 Consider this, you have planned to vacation of a lifetime at a popular dream destination, but end up in the boon-docks. Or, you invested in a dream property but find…
Reggio Emilia Patti MacDonald on Reggio approach 17 Sep 2010 Payal Mahajan: Good morning Patti. Thank you for making the time to speak with us about Bishop Strachan and the work that you are trying to do here. To begin…
Education National Curriculum: Does one size fit all? 8 Sep 2010 School Choice Campaign has organised a discussion on HRD Ministers proposal for a national common curriculum. Art of Learning's Payal Mahajan is privileged to be one of the key presenters…
Education… A state of atrophied human resources 8 Jul 2010 Greg Mortenson is probably to be blamed for my misplaced and unrealistic zeal! I had been following the work of Greg for a long time for inspiration and ideas as…
