http://www.teacherplus.org Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:57:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Usha Raman Our students have been told time and again that ‘India is an ancient land’ with a ‘rich history’. In fact, they have heard these phrases so often that their eyes glaze over and they simply stop listening. Apart from occasional visits to monuments (usually in the hot summer ... http://www.teacherplus.org/2007/june-2007/a-walk-through-time Usha Raman These pages have, for the past decade and more, carried a variety of projects on a wide range of topics. We at Teacher Plus thought it was time we stepped back a bit from the subject of the project and took a look at the project itself – ... http://www.teacherplus.org/2007/june-2007/making-a-project-work Aditi Ghosh Children, especially those within seven or eight years of age, do not generally travel alone and are, therefore, unaware of things required on such occasions. They depend almost wholly upon adults. This article intends to provide children with some ‘travel education’ of sorts and instill in them a sense ... http://www.teacherplus.org/primary-pack/travelling-toys http://www.teacherplus.org/work-sheets/enlivening-activities-for-your-classroom How do the provisions of the RTE affect private schools and teachers? What are the expectations of teachers in this scenario?   “How relevant is the BEd to your teaching practice?” What language should children learn in? How do teachers cope with teaching in turbulent times? http://www.teacherplus.org/moot-point/marks-or-grades-whats-your-choice http://www.teacherplus.org/uncategorized/gift-offer A visitor to the Teacher Plus office recently raised the question: “What have been the consequences of education for the world and society at large?” He asked us to think about two issues, specifically: who are the world’s greatest polluters, and who are the world’s greatest exploiters? The answers to ... http://www.teacherplus.org/editorial/schooling-for-life Importance of the medium of instruction I read with great interest the cover story “Mother tongue to many tongues” which appeared in your January 2010 issue. I did my high school (what was then called SSLC) in the year 1954. We had three languages to study and they were all compulsory ... http://www.teacherplus.org/forum/forum-7 Panamalai R Guruprasad Sometimes we make incorrect judgments about people because of wrong assumptions and expectations. When we expect something and don’t get it, we find it difficult to accept and as a result, direct our anger at people who don’t have anything to do with these expectations. This happens to ... http://www.teacherplus.org/focus/lessons-in-problem-solving Sheela Iyer One thing that all parents and teachers are in universal agreement with is that children should memorize the multiplication tables. But we also know that memorizing the tables is something that all children hate. Following the ideas of the math educationist, late P K Srinivasan, I tried out some ideas ... http://www.teacherplus.org/primary-pack/making-multiplication-tables-easy