Ajita Paladugu
Poetry is often considered one of the more difficult forms of literature to teach. But helping students interpret poetry can also be one of the most satisfying experiences that a teacher can have. Here’s why.
Year: 2015
The lingering effect of labels
Devashree Prabhu
Fatso, stupid,good girl, bad boy. Familiar with these labels? Calling each other names is very common in schools among not just the students but the teachers as well. As teachers at least let us refrain from indulging in this practice. For even though these labels may seem innocent they could have damaging effects on children.
A dream realized
Pramod Maithil
The author who takes a keen interest in education and works towards democratizing it shares his journey of opening Anand Niketan Democratic School in Bhopal.
InspirED chronicles
Milan Kaur
A national conference on finding solutions for the problems in education–InspirED was held in New Delhi in December. A report.
Hold that thought!
Meena Sriram
There is a lot of stress on thinking in learning these days. What is thinking? How do you get children to think? Can teachers changes the way their students think? Some thoughts for you to ruminate upon.
The logic of libraries
Vidushi Chaudhry
Libraries in India are few and far between. And those that are there only allow you to borrow a couple of books and offer you nothing more. This author’s experiece of libraries in America tells us what libraries can and should actually be.
Walk in a village – a story
Nimesh Ved
The author shares here his exhilarating experience of presenting a talk to a group of school children. Perhaps we could borrow a leaf from this experience on how we too can make our presentations in class fun for our students.
Yes, Principal!
Bubla Basu
A fun yet informative poem on what happens when you have top heavy administrations in schools.
Don’t get caught in the web!
Sinny Mole
It is not just the teaching and learning methods that have undergone a fundamental change over time, the way a school functions and presents itself has also changed significantly. Just like in all other sectors of life, personal computers, e-mail and Internet have become an integral part of our school culture.
Learning to engage in and with social media
Ronnie Charrier
Our students today are all digital natives. Surely more than half your class are active users of social networking sites. But does that mean that they know how to use these sites responsibly? Do they know of the advantages these sites can give them? And also of the dangers they could pose? As schools and teachers it certainly is our responsibility to teach our students safe browsing habits, so that they can obtain the maximum benefit from the Internet without being harmed.