Library cards have a way of conveying the state of libraries across time, space, and cultures. Every card has a tale to tell which will make you sit up and wonder. Usha Mukunda goes down memory lane, talking about her card-carrying days.
Year: 2011
Why English matters…
The Andhra Pradesh government’s decision to make English compulsory at the primary level in all government schools has met with a mixed reaction from educationists. While this step may seem for the better, many are sceptical about how well it will be implemented in Andhra Pradesh and across South India. Some of the concerns are whether teachers are adequately trained to teach English and whether the focus on English will take away the importance of other subjects in school.
Classroom memories: good and bad and what makes them so
It is important that teachers try and create a positive classroom environment while minimizing as much as they can the negative experiences in order to create good, happy memories.
…And they learned happily ever after
Using stories as the medium, here are different ways you can teach children the English language.
Inculcating thinking skills in the young mind
A child today is overloaded with information and his intelligence is determined based on his reproducing that information. Such a system of education does not consider the child’s ability to process the information as important. Developing a child’s thinking skills deserves more attention than we are currently giving it
Effective assessments
Assessments are necessasry because they help us judge a student’s ability to understand. Here is a way to systematize assessment in a meaningful way.
A fabulous resource
In yet another new column, we review websites that will help broaden a teacher’s knowledge and help develop her skills. In this first article we review the website of the encyclopaedia of informal education.
A practical resource: Ri Gyancha
Contextual learning is the mantra these days. It is important that children can relate what they learn to their surroundings. Ri Gyancha is a bio diversity kit for educators from Ladakh.
Paper folding amusements
See how paper can make your geometry classes more effective and exciting.
Musical tools
Which child does not like music? Find here several ways in which you can bring music into your classroom and enhance your learning environment.