Quote Wisdom Revisited 16 Sep 2009 "Keep the gold and keep the silver, but give us wisdom." -Arabian Proverb
e-learning… Online education – Will it revolutionise delivery of education? 27 Aug 2009 A recent study on online education for the US Department of Education has concluded that “On average, students in online learning conditions perform better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.” The…
Education… The angry child 24 Aug 2009 A few days ago I came across a news report that intrigued me. The report suggested that poor parenting and lack of appropriate role models within families were to blame…
Curriculum Textbooks-dominated classrooms 10 Aug 2009 “The present day classroom practices are, in almost all schools of the country, totally dominated by textbooks. All premises of flexibility of the curriculum and syllabus and freedom of the…
Education… Safety in Indian Schools 29 Jul 2009 Last week we were informed of a horrible accident that took place at a well known Gurgaon play school. On that fateful day, two weeks after a boy had been…
Education… The Animal School 22 Jul 2009 I found this incredible write-up/poem about an imaginary animal school. Did I say imaginary? The setting may be imaginary, but the characteristics highlighted are widely prevalent. -x-x-x- Once upon a…
e-learning… Timelines: A powerful educational tool 16 Jul 2009 A timeline is a representation of a sequence of events, also referred to as a chronology. In general, it is a graphical data visualization of events over time, with events displayed according to when they occurred.…
Education… Spellings – a victim of the modern day convenience! 14 Jul 2009 The British have been trying to make their own life easier (after-all English is said to have been made by the Devil). They have discovered, after all these centuries, that…
Education… IAS Type Exams to Select Teachers 10 Jul 2009 As per a news report, India’s former president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam would like primary school teachers in India to be selected the way civil service officers are; to ensure…
Education… Where The Mind is Without Fear 8 Jul 2009 My wife tells me I should know this poem (also known as Tagore's Patriotic Prayer) by Rabindranath Tagore. She says that it is (or was) part of the school curriculum…
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