Dr. Siamack Zahedi
From the gurukul to the modern schooling system, education has come a long way. How does education evolve from here?
Category: Comment
“We need to control the children”: Some thoughts on children and punishment in the India of 2023
Samina Mishra
Does ‘unity in diversity’ capture the richness of our social diversity? Or, do we need to move beyond the sanitized meaning and examine how there can be equity without sameness?
Planning ahead for students in an ever-evolving world
Radhika Zahedi
The world is in a state of flux. Our tomorrow will not be the same as our today. Are we preparing our children to live in a world that is unpredictable?
Annual day: a platform for leadership development
Shalini Solanki
Songs, dance, drama, musical performances — school annual days are platforms for students to showcase their talent. But is that all there is to an annual day? School annual days are also events where several other life skills including leadership skills can be developed.
Beyond ABCs: Nurturing inclusivity in early education
Swati Chaliha
How many of us were sensitized towards differently abled people in our school days? How important it is for a school to do this? What happens when a school invests time to teach 5-year-olds how to communicate with those who cannot hear and speak?
Trust: The cornerstone of effective teaching and learning
Khrawkupar Kharshiing
What do you think is the primary ingredient to create an ideal teaching-learning environment? The answer is, trust.
Breathing is injurious to health
Prabhu S
Really? Can breathing ever be harmful? Yes if the air is polluted. Is there a solution?
Climate change, storytelling, and the subversive power of imagination
Deborah Dutta
Climate crisis is almost upon us and yet all that we are still doing is talking and not really taking any action. Why? Because the human brain is built to experience the present and react to the immediate. We still don’t see climate crisis as imminent and therefore are unable to take collective action. We need to train our brains to imagine our crises-ridden future so that it can goad us into action today.
A key driver to NEP’s education transformation approach: Stronger focus on empowering educators
Arun Rajamani
There is a need to enhance teacher capacity to enable them to fulfill their responsibilities and NEP 2020 is the first step in that direction.
Teacher beliefs in the classroom
Chandrika Muralidhar and Vikas Chandra Roy
They heavily influence a teacher’s pedagogy and behaviour in the classroom, yet teacher beliefs are not given much thought. How are these beliefs formed, how much do they affect a teacher’s practice and why is it important to be alert to their existence?