Education… A father’s letter to his son’s teacher 20 Nov 2009 For a poor listener, yesterday it turned out that I am an avid eavesdropper. At the inconspicuous tailoring shop, I overheard a mother drilling and harassing her 3 years old…
Differentiated Learning… ON CHILDREN 26 Oct 2009 And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, 'Speak to us of Children.' And he said: Your children are not your children. They are the sons and…
Differentiated Learning… The Unique Individual In Each Child 21 Sep 2009 Recently, I came across an interesting article by a parent and an educator about raising an introverted child who found her child’s temperament very different from her own and those…
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…
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.”…
Differentiated Learning Differentiated instruction – Redefining teaching and learning 1 Jun 2009 As a parent of a 3-year old son who is an articulate communicator and natural inquirer, I am currently facing a dilemma. If I put on my educationist lenses to…
Reggio Emilia The Hundred Languages of Children 28 May 2009 This poem by the founder of the Reggio-Emilia approach beautifully conveys the important roles imagination and discovery play in early childhood learning. Much of Reggio-Emilia philosophy is based on protecting…
Education… GenNext: Is technology the next generation gap? 25 May 2009 Yesterday’s The Times of India carried an interesting article (Do you fear the ‘devil’ in your child’s mobile?) on how technology is increasing the disconnect between parents and their teenage…
Technology in Education Education for digital learner in digital world 6 May 2009 In our world... Everyone with a computer can be a potential writer, author or a publisher Everyone with a cell phone with a camera can be a potential photographer or…
Reggio Emilia Manipulation of materials – Safety or Sanity 30 Apr 2009 Children, right from infants, need to explore and play with different materials in a safe environment. These could be seemingly safe materials like stuffed toys or seemingly unsafe ones like…
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