In a society that settles for binary answers, what’s the relevance of a questioning mind? As students, we are encouraged to get our doubts cleared by teachers, especially before a test or an exam. While encouraging students to ask questions…
Do you rush headlong, checking off items in your to-do list? Well, pre-crastination has its costs When you are given an assignment or a task, are you one of those rare souls who has to start on the job right…
I have done only one open book exam in my entire scholastic life. And, this was when I was a doctoral student. As far as I can remember, this exam was one of the toughest I have taken. Students were…
Just listening to others can make your interactions more positive. “You’ve put on so much weight since I last saw you.” “Oh no! You’ve started balding.” “I know a good dentist who can straighten your son’s crooked teeth.” We, Indians,…
Research suggests that behaviours that impede studying can be changed. Just looking at the books piled on you study table makes you queasy. Your exams are a few weeks away and you are trying hard to be disciplined. You lock…
With the smartphone camera, are we in any way altering how we might remember our everyday lives? With smartphones becoming practically ubiquitous, almost everyone now wields a camera in his pocket. So, it has become almost second nature for us…
Focus on the process instead of the results, give room for failure and you will find it easier to keep your New Year resolutions. As the year end approaches, we can’t help ourselves making well-intentioned promises — from next year,…
That people have preferred learning styles is an idea that has entrenched itself in the educational scape over the last two decades. The most frequently touted styles, based on sensory modalities, are visual, auditory and kinaesthetic.
Adopting an open outlook towards the ‘other’, and accepting diversity in its myriad hues broadens one’s horizon. Recent events in the news suggest that the world is growing more insular and polarised. The tragic shooting at Orlando, and Brexit exemplify…
Learning to observe deeply is an invaluable tool in any field “Pay attention!” Almost all students have been at the receiving end of this injunction, at some point in their academic lives. But, what do teachers really mean by this…
