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Teachers, across subjects, grades, and curricula, hope to impart meaningful, memorable, and motivating lessons. Whether we’re discussing ancient civilizations, Euclidean geometry, or the volatility of stock markets, we would like students to be engrossed and enthused both during and after…
Our educational system elevates verbal and logic mathematical intelligence. Yet, many disciplines involve a high degree of visual-spatial skills.
College is a time of seeking and searching. As students gain deeper insights into various fields, forge bonds with different kinds of people and craft identities as individuals, they are likely to…
Like most complex, nuanced and elusive phenomena, good teaching is hard to describe, let alone define. When I reminisce about my own academic journey, right from Kindergarten to earning a doctorate, a sea of faces and a host of distinctive…
Why do we feel miffed after an argument with a friend? If someone finds a flaw in our reasoning, why do we get ‘defensive’? Why do we shut ourselves in our rooms rather than get into an argument with our…
Board exams in India are accorded a prominent position not only in students’ imagination but in the larger culture as well. When a child is appearing for the board exam, parents have sleepless nights. Teachers, under pressure to produce stellar result,…
As technology penetrates our lives ever more deeply, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects continue to be students’ preferred choice. Degrees in Finance, Law and Medicine are also sought after, as they lead to high-paying jobs. However, apart from…
Writer and educator, John Holt, has authored a number of best-selling books, including How Children Fail, a classic work that raises many more questions than it answers. Being a teacher himself, he has a ringside view of what schools purport to…
Done right, oral exams can be a rewarding experience, as they offer many benefits for students Ihave had only two oral exams, both while defending a thesis. Unlike a gazillion other exams I have written in my life, my memories…
Though the pandemic drove home the point that classroom teachers and in-person instruction cannot be readily replaced by technology, education and digital devices are inextricably interwoven nowadays. The latest artificial intelligence (AI) entrant t… .
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.