R S Prasad
The practice of asking teachers to surrender their certificates that is followed by some schools is an issue that needs to be debated seriously. This sends out wrong signals to teachers and does not create an empathetic and nurturing space for them. Principals and managements of schools must explore more positive ways of engaging with the teacher.
Year: 2012
Carbon and its compounds
Yasmin Jayathirtha
This article explains what can be done in the laboratory to illustrate the carbon cycle.
Ensuring continuing competence
Ravinarayan Chakrakodi
A look at why it is important for teachers to share good practices, ask questions, understand the problems that other teachers face and develop new insights into their own teaching.
Information rich, stunning images
Geetha Iyer
‘Protected Animals of India’ by Sanjay Sondhi is a beginner’s guide to learning about protected animals, conservation efforts and about organisations involved in such efforts.
Campaign for champagne
S Upendran
Whether it is democracy or kleptocracy, bullet or ballot, candidate or campaign, this article delves into all things political.
A student once again….
Ritika Chawla
How does it feel to go back to college after a break of four years? And why does one want to go back at all? A charming account of what it is to begin learning all over again.
What are we teaching our children?
Simran Luthra and Mounik Shankar Lahiri
Democracy in /and education have long been buzzwords in any discourse in education. But to what extent have these concepts been understood? This article tries to demystify these concepts and touches upon why democratic education is desirable, what hinders democratic practices in education and what teachers and educators can do to practice democratic education.
Biodiversity in practice
How are teachers concerned with issues on biodiversity? When there is already so much on their minds do they need to add this to their bucket of problems? Yes they do. Teachers are citizens of this world like all of us and more importantly they are the ‘change agents’ with the power to influence a younger generation. And when biodiveristy is part of everything we do–whether it is the food we eat or the trees we walk by on our way to school–it is important that we inspire a concern for it in our students.
Building a sense of community
Sheel
As everyday passes by we can see around us how violence is becoming more and more ingrained in human beings. Is it not time now for us to start building a sense of community in our students so that they learn to live peacefully with each other? Here’s how you can use your social studies classes across levels to nurture a peaceful citizenry.
What’s up with the weather?
Malasree Dasgupta
So what’s the weather like today? The weather plays such an important role in our lives that we simply cannot ignore it. What we do, how we do and why we do something all depends on the weather. So bring some sun, rain, clouds and wind into your classrooms using ideas from this article.