Bindu Subramaniam
How can teachers get children to be empathetic and kind? It has to be incorporated into everything that they do right from modelling behaviour to encouraging role play or even storytelling. Students who take part in these activities tend to internalise the ideas of kindness and empathy and make them second nature.
Category: Musical Notes
Teacher evaluation: striking the right note
Bindu Subramaniam
Even as the NEP 2020 rolls out new guidelines to integrate STEAM education in classrooms, music educators too must gear up and ensure that music teaching and learning is hands on. Are teachers giving children the best music tools? Are they teaching music not just because it is fun? How are they able to explain the differences between varied musical instruments? These are the questions that music teachers need to ask themselves.
A bit of music can dispel the blues!
Bindu Subramaniam
It is by now widely accepted and proven that the benefits of a musical education and music in education are many. That is why Teacher Plus brings its readers this new column. Every alternate month, the column will focus on how music can positively affect children and how we can harness its power to aid students in their learning journey. This month see how you can use music to help children this exam season.