Satyawati Rawool
From a teacher who had no clue how to teach to a teacher who embraces fully the idea of constructivism, this author narrates her journey to becoming a complete teacher.
Year: 2014
‘I am not your Dream Girl’
Aditi Mathur and Ratnesh Mathur
The biggest gift we can give our children is to just let them be. Many of us truly believe that we are good parents if we don’t pressure our children to study all the time or let them choose their own careers. But are we? Answer these questions with all honesty–Have you never wanted your child to come first in that singing competition? Have you never wanted your child to be a model of virtue? We do burden our children whatever our expectations maybe. It is time that we let go and let be.
Are we buying dreams? The ABCs of advertising
Usha Raman
On an average, if your students spend two hours watching the television, they probably watch half an hour of advertisements. There are a lot of learning moments in those half hours. Here’s a fun and educative project which tells you how you can teach children through advertisements and about them.
Conversations, clarity, and comparisons
Geetha Durairajan
Every child is different and each child develops at his/her own pace. Despite this common knowledge young parents often worry when a neighbour’s child reaches a milestone that their own child hasn’t. Instead of worrying over what is not there yet, let us enjoy what we see in our children.
‘Where the child is without fear’
Brendan MacCarthaigh
India has the highest number of student suicides in the world! Shocking isn’t it? These statistics indicate that there is something wrong with our education system. When are we going to wake up and do something about it?
Getting your tone right
Gita Krenek
As a teacher it is extremely important that you are calm and controlled in front of your class. Not just your body language but your voice also alerts the students to your moods. An irritable teacher causes her class to become edgy as well. So be calm and speak to your students from your heart.
Travelling through geography
Jerry Jean Preston
What better way is there to learn about people, places and culture than through travelogues? If you are a geography teacher, whenever you travel to a new place make sure to prepare a travelogue to bring back to the classroom. If you don’t travel very often technology today still makes it possible for you to put together a variety of information that captures the essence of a place of study.
Enhancing teacher capital
Rubina Majid
You don’t become a doctor unless you go through years of training. You don’t become a lawyer unless you apprentice under someone. To bring professionalism into teaching, a B.Ed degree alone won’t do. It is important that teachers also are trained.
Speaking across borders
Chintan Girish Modi
It is time that India and Pakistan stopped being bitter about the partition and start accepting each other. Let us not poison the next generation as well with our bitterness. Let us learn from and not just about the partition and from not state sponsored textbooks but from a variety of resources that project a more humane history.
Metals and ores
Yasmin Jayathirtha
How are metals extracted from ores? Does this in anyway affect the environment? Try these experiments and find out.