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…
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…
Education “Holistic education”- Walk the Talk 29 May 2010 Growing up to a certain age is always fun; it’s growing up after that, which is usually a pain. My schooling was in an era when ‘holistic education’ was something…
Education What’s in a name-a school’s name? 1 Apr 2010 Life is full of strange coincidences. We were in Reggio Emilia, Italy for most part of last week, meeting and discussing with their core team, visiting their resource centres and…
Education… Listening is Respect 14 Mar 2010 Listening is respect. I have often wondered why we have classes and awards for speaking skills but none for listening skills. Speaking and listening are two sides of the same…
Education… Rules for female teachers – 100 years ago 9 Feb 2010 While reading a book on Formation and Management of Educational Institutions, I was surprised and humored to find the following rules supposedly applicable to female teachers in New Zealand in…
Education… Studying at a top public university in the US 14 Jan 2010 Continuing with our series of guest blogs, we have a Korean student narrate how he had to realign his expectations when he switched from a private high school in Asia…
Education What’s in a language! 28 Dec 2009 Of the many languages that children are born with, the verbal is the most prized by society. As parents, we are in a hurry to teach our children to talk.…