Disciplinary punishments

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Disciplinary punishments

Manaswini Sridhar
Disciplinary actions taken in the classroom should help nurture children and bring about a change so that

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The golden PTM

Neerja Singh
A parent – teacher meeting is always approached with a feeling of apprehension both by the teacher

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The disruptive child

Phyllis Farias
Conflict situations abound in the school, in the classroom, among teachers, and between parents and teachers and

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Responding to conflict

Chintan Girish Modi
When I was on a Peace and Conflict Studies fellowship in 2013, I often found myself

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Identify, listen and empathise

Sunita Biswas
That a teacher wears many hats is, of course, old hat! Among the many hats, one is

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Barriers within build barriers without

Rahee Dahake
One of the first few words, often used by a baby starting to speak, is ‘No!’ Before

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All knotted up inside

Jayagowri Rangarajan
An intrapersonal conflict is within us. It demands recognition, acceptance and resolution. Each of these is interlinked

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Breaking it right

Gita Krenek
Some time ago I attended a workshop for teachers, on conflict resolution. During the programme, several typical

What keeps a teacher going?

Usha Raman

Amidst planning for her lessons, taking care of additional duties in school, handling irate parents, a disgruntled management,

October 2014

“Let’s make noise!”

Mahananda Pathak

When a new language is introduced in school the concentration is on the reading and writing skills. But