Articles in the Focus Category
Focus, October 2008 »
Manish Jain
These days there is much talk of teachers as ‘facilitators’ and the need to move from being the ‘sage on the stage’ to the ‘guide on the side’ in the classroom setting.
Focus, June 2008 »
Giriraj Agarwal
A classroom of their own like an alternate home, with a computer or laptop, printer……
Focus, May 2008 »
C Radhika
A baby’s first words are mama, dada, tata. As the baby grows older and develops her (his) communication skills you will notice these simple words replaced with the more complex why, what, who and where.
Focus, September 2007 »
by Chandrika Mathur
Non-Hindi people often find it difficult to learn Hindi–whether it is speaking the language or writing it. And teaching Hindi to them also becomes difficult. But here are a few ways to overcome that difficulty.
February 2010, Focus »
Panamalai R Guruprasad
There are no easy answers to the problems that life throws in our way. Our children have to learn to face life tomorrow and for that our textbooks have to be more flexible and pragmatic.
February 2010, Focus »
Madhu Smriti Shukla
Do we look at theatre only as a means of entertainment? Or as something meant only for artistes? If we do then we need to reconsider our idea of theatre.
Focus, October 2009 »
Rajul Asthana
Education is an extremely important lever in developing a humane society. What we need education to do is to transform us into individuals who understand and fulfill their roles in the society.
Focus, September 2009 »
Spine stretch
Increases flexibility and circulation in entire spine; improves eyesight
Sit on the front half of your chair. Place your left …
Focus, September 2009 »
Long hours hunched over notebooks, reading often illegible handwriting in poorly lit and sometimes poorly ventilated staffrooms, arm raised for …
Focus, October 2007 »
by Manish Jain
Lots of schools in India are waking up to the fact that education has to be child centered and not teacher centered. But is that good enough? If a child has to learn things that he should know then education should not just be child centered but child-led. In part II of his article, the author elaborates on this idea.


