Articles in the Things to Think About Category
April 2009, Things to Think About »
C Radhakrishnan
Most of us have met someone in the course of our school lives who has made us feel bad about ourselves. For some, it could have been a teacher or a headmaster.
March 2009, Things to Think About »
V R Devika
Dance? Bharathanatyam…? What are you going to do with it…? Are you not too old to learn it…? Etc., etc., etc.
August 2010, Things to Think About »
Reading as an activity is not really encouraged in the average Indian school. Various organizations working in the field of education including governments are attempting to change this. But are they doing it the right way?
April 2008, Things to Think About »
Shilpaa Anand
Raise your hand, if you think the movie Taare Zameen Par showed parents in poor light.
February 2008, Things to Think About »
Anil Seth
I have a vivid memory of the last time I got marks. It was in the 8th class. We had a special course on technical drawing.
July 2010, Things to Think About »
Gurveen Kaur
That there is a need for moral education in school there is no doubt. But despite all the years of value education and moral science classes we have failed to instill morality in our children. Why? Because all these years the focus was on teaching moral values rather than on supporting the moral development of children.
August 2007, Things to Think About »
Brendan MacCarthaigh
We have often heard debates about schools having uniforms versus not having them. Which side of the argument are you on? Read to find out why the author believes that schools should have unifroms.
July 2007, Things to Think About »
Kavita Tandon
Puritans of the English language cringe when they see the language of the SMS. Will it affect the way English is taught? Are we ready yet to accept this new form of English?
June 2007, Things to Think About »
Temjenwabang
It is during the age that children go to school that their personalities are developed. And if we want our future generations to be kind, humane and understanding we need to instill those qualities in them. And what better way to do it than to introduce social work in school?
January 2010, Things to Think About »
Prasuna Balantrapu
How responsible is a school for the children it teaches? Are we being unfair when we hold the school responsible for anything untoward that may happen to a child?

