A few months ago, I decided to cultivate a small terrace garden, mainly to provide a more pleasant view for myself. As I’m a novice gardener, I contacted a local nursery and went with their recommendations of a random assortment…
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A few months ago, I decided to cultivate a small terrace garden, mainly to provide a more pleasant view for myself. As I’m a novice gardener, I contacted a local nursery and went with their recommendations of a random assortment…
“Why do we have to memorise tables in this day and age?” is a lament that Jasmine Oberoi, a high-school Math teacher at Strawberry Fields School, Chandigarh, often hears.
First published in The Hindu, 31 May 2026 Given that working in the real world usually involves cooperating with individuals and even teams, educators are increasingly giving students group assignments to foster skills of collaboration and communication. While professors may…
According to a post on X, a Class I student at a school in Bengaluru was allegedly made to stand in the sun for two hours for being two minutes late. Apparently, his parents’ post demanding an explanation from the…
CBSE is introducing 110 hours of practical, project-based training for students in middle school across three broad domains—life forms, machines, materials and human services from the next academic year. Kaushal Bodh, the vocational education activity.
Even as schools actively champion reading in students, do they nurture reading in teachers? What are the reading habits of teachers? A broader definition of reading For Madhu Prakash, the Academic Coordinator, Crayon Preschool, reading is a “stress…
First published in The Hindu, 31 Jan 2026 For better and worse, AI is upending education. While bots can accelerate and enhance learning, they can also supplant deep engagement and reflection. How can educators help students reap the pluses of…
I teach in a continuing education program for teachers, where some of the assignments involve group work. While most participants work amicably with one another, there is a sizable minority that puts their individual self over the group’s interest. Further,…
While there is no one right way to journal, this practice can be beneficial for educators, as it is meditative, cathartic, and can also provide a record of events. For Triveni Nagaraj, journaling was a way of life even before…
First published in The Hindu, 30 Nov 2025 Even before digital devices fragmented attention spans, teachers exhorted students to “Pay attention.” When I was in school, in the seventies and eighties, teachers would use this phrase, sometimes banging on a…
Aruna Sankaranarayanan is the author of Zero Limits: Things Every 20 Something Should Know. She was the Founder & Director of PRAYATNA, a centre for children with learning difficulties in Bengaluru & Chennai for 22 years.