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.”…
Curriculum… Text-books as curriculum 14 Aug 2009 A long time ago I read, “Teachers are designers”. It has taken me years to understand the implications of that simple sentence. As a teacher who has taught across the…
Education Don’t Yell at Me 3 Aug 2009 We adults are prone to yelling, at each other, on the phone, across the hall and at children. It just seems that we like noise (also demonstrated by the high…
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…
Differentiated Learning… The Subtle Art of Praise 27 Jul 2009 I was recently asked a question at a teacher training workshop, by a well-meaning teacher, if motivating students was part of her job profile. I appreciate and empathise with what…
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…
Education Music in classroom 20 Jul 2009 Bob Marley’s conviction, “Music’s gonna teach them a lesson” couldn’t be further from the truth if you were to look at way educational programmes are designed and delivered in most…
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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