It has been quite some time since the CBSE asked all its schools to use CCE as the assessment tool but the confusion about the method is yet to settle down. Here’s another attempt in trying to clear the air a bit.
Category: 2010
Not so testing times!
The Cambridge Young Learners English (YLE) Starters Programme is the latest of the standardized tests. Unlike the GRE or IELTS, the YLE targets young children. Read this language trainer’s experience of training 6-8 year olds for the programme.
Setting and meeting learning standards
Standardized tests like IIT-JEE and TOEFL are part of every student’s life these days and if their school education has achieved what it ought to have students take these tests in their stride. But for most children that is not the case and they end up depending on quick outside help like short-term coaching classes to get through such tests. So is there a solution? We look at a couple, in our cover story this time.
Taking stock of locks!
Use this key to open and read about the history and evolution of locks.
Weather wise!
When we feel under the weather we are often caught in the Doldrums. Read about expressins like these and similar others in Words unlimited this time.
A 10 year old with a fluorescent mind
Every now and then all of us have these little experiences that touch our lives. Find out how a 10 year old boy touched this author’s life.
In loco parentis
As teachers we are responsible for several children and while we may consider that our only responsibility is to teach them lessons from the syllabus we don’t realize that there are several other lessons that we can teach them by being responsible adults.
Forum
Treating children with dignity I would like to thank Zenobia N. Lakdawalla for sharing her experience in ‘We learn from mistakes’ (Notes from a teacher’s diary, March 2010). In her situation, it would have been easy to do the usual Read More …
Enjoy spelling!
Remediana Dias
Spellings–most children find them difficult to master. Dictation used to be the only way to reinforce spellings earlier but here are more fun ways of learning to spell.
Changing times for tiny tots
Ardra Balachandran and Deepti Bharthur
With a surge of pre-schools in India Teacher Plus takes a look at the role these schools have come to play in the society. What do parents expect from these schools? Are they playschools or preschools? Is there a difference?