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Being polite to being nice
Usha Raman
Are being polite and helpful no longer valued? It is almost as if we are conditioned to expect rudeness all the time, so much so that little acts of kindness take us by surprise. We need societies that are more considerate and pleasant to live in and clearly moral science classes are not the way to build them. So how do we build polite and nice societies?
How do we prepare to deal with tragedy?
Simran Luthra
Life is turbulent like the sea, but all of us would like to believe that it will flow along like a serene and calm river. This inherent optimism bias in human beings and our desire to keep all things bad at bay means that when tragedy strikes, it will strike us hard. Whether as institutions or as individuals, we often find ourselves unprepared to handle tragedies. When we know that life is not all rose
April 2023 | Teaching Practice
Nurturing spaces for ‘wild’ ideas
Deborah Dutta
Human beings falsely and foolishly believe that the Earth belongs to them. And that is why when we teach about the environment, it is mostly from the human perspective. This kind of pedagogy leads to a very limited understanding of nature. It is time that we allowed nature as a co-teacher into our classrooms and looked at the environment from a fresh perspective.
Thinking – and doing – differently
Soma Chakraborty
Moving beyond just lip-service, this teacher, who as part of a workshop conducted in her school was engaging with the transgender community, decided to help a transgender person find a livelihood.
April 2023
Cover Story | March 2023
Every day, a Teacher’s Day?
Fiona Vaz
There is no denying the fact that teachers add value to and enrich children’s lives. But how can we recognize their hard work and achievements? Is there a way this recognition can be built so that important milestones and accomplishments can be celebrated by every educator? Awards and rewards, definitely have a place in some teachers’ lives, while for some others it might
March 2023 | Nature Watch
Hot deserts
Geetha Iyer
Deserts are vital for our ecosystem and they need to be protected primarily because they are home to some unique flora and fauna that cannot survive in other habitats. Deserts can be hot, cold or coastal. This article deals with hot deserts.
March 2023 | Off The Library Shelves
Thematic displays changed my practice
Jangchup Nyingpo
How can librarians help children to get familiar with all parts of a library collection? Or help them develop their book selection skills? Here is where displays are important. Choosing a book for a young reader is a skill in itself and not an easy task. If the books are displayed according to a theme then children get to know different genres of books and are able to i
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March 2023
February 2023 | Off The Library Shelves.
Becoming a library practitioner
Sajitha
After attending a library educator’s course, the author realized that despite working for 10 years in the education sector in various roles, she had never understood the true meaning of a children’s library. It is now her mission to establish libraries for children, strengthen existing libraries and make them more accessible, and introduce more schools to the benefits of lib
Event | February 2023.
Plural perceptions and deciphering the whole
Divya Sharma, Smriti Tiwari, Neha Khandekar, and Rinan Shah
Active learning helps the human brain evolve and develop important cognitive skills, and active learning happens when we constantly engage with our peers and the environment. Workshops are an ideal way of learning actively. Here’s how a team of educators put this into practice at a workshop for children.
Cover Story | February 2023.
How can I help you improve?
Lamia Bagasrawala
Schools must often engage in crucial conversations, discussing challenging, controversial, yet important issues that affect the workings of the school. Crucial conversations whether in the form of feedback or classroom discussions of vital topics can lead to difference of opinions and be emotionally charged. But difficult conversations are necessary and we mustn’t sh
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March 2023
January 2023 | Off The Library Shelves.
Searching for meaning in a school library
Geetanjali Mehra
How can a school library be more welcoming of its participants/readers? Is there a way that a school librarian/teacher can be more effective in her engagements with children? For instance, teaching-learning tools can make a big difference in library sessions. Using story-telling methods that resonate with children can bring about a deeper understanding of the books. A t
Interventions | January 2023.
Children, citizenship and poetry
Samina Mishra
When children engage with the arts, they are able to express their thoughts and feelings in ways that help them understand their lives and worlds. This article is based on a project that draws upon the author’s work with children in collaborative creative practice using text, image and sound. The project, Hum Hindustani, includes creative workshops with children that are
Cover Story | January 2023.
Towards a data-rich school: thoughts and ideas
Amitava Nag
In the age of digital revolution, data is growing at a pace faster than we can think of and we all are contributing to it. Using this data to better understand human behavior and patterns is a challenge. In the education space the need to maintain data and analyze trends in a way that is useful to all stakeholders is very much a necessity. It is time schools embrace data as
Read more articles from this issue
Being polite to being nice
Usha Raman
Are being polite and helpful no longer valued? It is almost as if we are conditioned to expect rudeness all the time, so much so that little acts of kindness take us by surprise. We need societies that are more considerate and pleasant to live in and clearly moral science classes are not the way to build them. So how do we build polite and nice societies?
How do we prepare to deal with tragedy?
Simran Luthra
Life is turbulent like the sea, but all of us would like to believe that it will flow along like a serene and calm river. This inherent optimism bias in human beings and our desire to keep all things bad at bay means that when tragedy strikes, it will strike us hard. Whether as institutions or as individuals, we often find ourselves unprepared to handle tragedies. When we know that life is not all rose
April 2023 | Teaching Practice
Nurturing spaces for ‘wild’ ideas
Deborah Dutta
Human beings falsely and foolishly believe that the Earth belongs to them. And that is why when we teach about the environment, it is mostly from the human perspective. This kind of pedagogy leads to a very limited understanding of nature. It is time that we allowed nature as a co-teacher into our classrooms and looked at the environment from a fresh perspective.
Thinking – and doing – differently
Soma Chakraborty
Moving beyond just lip-service, this teacher, who as part of a workshop conducted in her school was engaging with the transgender community, decided to help a transgender person find a livelihood.
April 2023
Cover Story | March 2023
Every day, a Teacher’s Day?
Fiona Vaz
There is no denying the fact that teachers add value to and enrich children’s lives. But how can we recognize their hard work and achievements? Is there a way this recognition can be built so that important milestones and accomplishments can be celebrated by every educator? Awards and rewards, definitely have a place in some teachers’ lives, while for some others it might
March 2023 | Nature Watch
Hot deserts
Geetha Iyer
Deserts are vital for our ecosystem and they need to be protected primarily because they are home to some unique flora and fauna that cannot survive in other habitats. Deserts can be hot, cold or coastal. This article deals with hot deserts.
March 2023 | Off The Library Shelves
Thematic displays changed my practice
Jangchup Nyingpo
How can librarians help children to get familiar with all parts of a library collection? Or help them develop their book selection skills? Here is where displays are important. Choosing a book for a young reader is a skill in itself and not an easy task. If the books are displayed according to a theme then children get to know different genres of books and are able to i
Read more articles from this issue
March 2023
February 2023 | Off The Library Shelves.
Becoming a library practitioner
Sajitha
After attending a library educator’s course, the author realized that despite working for 10 years in the education sector in various roles, she had never understood the true meaning of a children’s library. It is now her mission to establish libraries for children, strengthen existing libraries and make them more accessible, and introduce more schools to the benefits of lib
Event | February 2023.
Plural perceptions and deciphering the whole
Divya Sharma, Smriti Tiwari, Neha Khandekar, and Rinan Shah
Active learning helps the human brain evolve and develop important cognitive skills, and active learning happens when we constantly engage with our peers and the environment. Workshops are an ideal way of learning actively. Here’s how a team of educators put this into practice at a workshop for children.
Cover Story | February 2023.
How can I help you improve?
Lamia Bagasrawala
Schools must often engage in crucial conversations, discussing challenging, controversial, yet important issues that affect the workings of the school. Crucial conversations whether in the form of feedback or classroom discussions of vital topics can lead to difference of opinions and be emotionally charged. But difficult conversations are necessary and we mustn’t sh
Read more articles from this issue
March 2023
January 2023 | Off The Library Shelves.
Searching for meaning in a school library
Geetanjali Mehra
How can a school library be more welcoming of its participants/readers? Is there a way that a school librarian/teacher can be more effective in her engagements with children? For instance, teaching-learning tools can make a big difference in library sessions. Using story-telling methods that resonate with children can bring about a deeper understanding of the books. A t
Interventions | January 2023.
Children, citizenship and poetry
Samina Mishra
When children engage with the arts, they are able to express their thoughts and feelings in ways that help them understand their lives and worlds. This article is based on a project that draws upon the author’s work with children in collaborative creative practice using text, image and sound. The project, Hum Hindustani, includes creative workshops with children that are
Cover Story | January 2023.
Towards a data-rich school: thoughts and ideas
Amitava Nag
In the age of digital revolution, data is growing at a pace faster than we can think of and we all are contributing to it. Using this data to better understand human behavior and patterns is a challenge. In the education space the need to maintain data and analyze trends in a way that is useful to all stakeholders is very much a necessity. It is time schools embrace data as
Read more articles from this issue