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August 2009, Cover Story »

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Class room to learn

Sneha Reddy
Classroom – the word conjures up an image of desks in pencil-straight lines, with aisles just wide enough to …

Cover Story, July 2009 »

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Unsung and unhonoured for too long?

Amukta Mahapatra

The life of a ‘normal’ teacher, though many paeans have been sung to her or him as to how …

April 2009, Cover Story »

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Being a teacher’s child

Chintan Girish Modi
No one’s going to be after her. She can get away with anything. After all, she’s a teacher’s …

Cover Story, March 2009 »

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The gift of Dyslexia

Zeba Raziunissa
“I remember a teacher making me cry because I used my fingers to do ‘simple’ math problems.”
“I have trouble …

Cover Story, February 2009 »

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Race to the finish!

Usha Raman
With board examinations round the corner, tenth and twelfth grade classes in most schools across the country are in …

Cover Story, January 2009 »

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Do singing stars sometimes sink audiences?

Chandita Mukherjee
What do the following Indian TV shows have in common? Boogie woogie on Sony, Star Voice of India …

Cover Story, October 2008 »

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Why do we teach Science?

D Balasubramanian

In school, subjects are taught to provide a broad understanding of our world and how it came to be, …

Cover Story, July 2008 »

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Caught between two worlds

Pawan Singh
From home to school and back, classroom to sports ground and back, and then finally to the examination hall, a child travels various distances to be finally considered “educated”.

Cover Story, June 2008 »

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Bag to the Future?

Nandini Nayar
Sometime in June, when most schools reopen for the new academic year, you will spot at least a …

Cover Story, May 2008 »

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School’s Out, for Summer!

Pavitra Rao
“In the summer time…,” a song blasts from the radio, while you start your day leisurely, sitting down with a hot cup of coffee in your hand, reading the newspaper to catch up on your daily dose of the news.