Everybody loves a hero

Aditi Mathur and Ratnesh Mathur
Everybody loves a hero because he has so much of heroism in him.Perseverance, courage, sense of humour and righeousness — these are traits that we find in every hero. Can we probe further into ourselves and check if we have them as well? That is because each and everyone of us can be a hero. The authors of this article tell us how we can become one.

Reflect and learn

Aditi Mathur and Ratnesh Mathur

Is assessment in learning necessary? Can we not learn new skills because we enjoy it or because we can see the value in learning? Our learning environments should be designed in such a way that they invite children to do, to learn and to play, not because they are going to be assessed but because they can learn and enjoy and benefit from the learning.

Interconnecting insights

Aditi Mathur and Ratnesh Mathur

From a young age we put in a lot of effort to teach our children to be independent. But interdependence is part of nature. So while we are busy telling our kids the importance of being independent we must also help them realize how interdependent we are as a society, how interdependence is as necessary as independence.

The journeys of the mind

Aditi Mathur and Ratnesh Mathur

In cover story we have talked about how a school envisions the travel it undertakes, in this article we have a few children narrating their experience of travelling.

Leading their own learning

Aditi Mathur and Ratnesh Mathur

How can schools create an environment where children lead their own learning? Here are eight steps that teachers can adapt in their own spaces to create learning leaders.

If we laughed in the classroom

Aditi Mathur and Ratnesh Mathur

Bringing humour into the classroom is not as difficult as one thinks. Shifting your perspectives slightly is all that you need. Here are 75 ways in which you can bring laughter into your classroom.

The hidden truth about teaching values

Aditi Mathur and Ratnesh Mathur
How can we teach values to the current generation? While moral science books and lectures by parents and teachers seem to be the main source of imparting values, this article looks at the subject differently and suggests six ways in which children can be made aware of values through actions.

Another point of view

Aditi Mathur and Ratnesh Mathur

In the March issue you were given a different kind of quiz. Here you can compare your responses to those of the authors who have chosen their own responses and tell you the reasons for their choices.

Quiz time for teachers

Aditi Mathur and Ratnesh Mathur

How do teachers respond to classroom situations or to any aspect of their teaching? Do their beliefs limit them from tackling things differently? Do teachers continue to do some things the same way even if they do not want to? Take this quiz and find out for yourself!

Where learning springs from

Aditi Mathur and Ratnesh Mathur

So where does learning come from? No, not so much from school as from the children themselves. When children are exploring, reasoning, asking questions and finding out the answers themselves they learn. Working is an essential part of learning–whether it is working your mind or your body. And you work best when you are energetic. Creative energy is the best kind of energy that spurs us to better ourselves. So help your children let lose their creative energies as they plod through their learning journeys.