Usha Raman
When teachers interact at national level meetings, there is much learning happening since they get to meet people from different states and communities. At such meetings, personal biases and perceptions are changed because of the direct experiences. In classrooms too, teachers need to provide that space to children since they come from varied backgrounds and it is important that they talk to each other.
Nabanita Deshmukh
Children can experience language in myriad ways by using the surroundings they live in. To make learning more enjoyable and experiential, the outdoors can be frequently used. Encouraging students to explore and observe their surroundings on their own is a great way to teach a second language because children love spending time in nature and thereby learn faster.
Neeraja Raghavan
How can parents get involved in their child’s education in more deeper and committed ways? While there is no single formula that may work universally, a workable model can be developed for each one’s context. This month’s research paper offers a rich reading experience especially for school teachers where parents either play a minimal role or none at all.
Alex M. Thomas & Varun Nallur
How much does the Government spend on education? Should school leaders and teachers engage themselves with this exercise to know and learn how their own schools allocate their funds? Does a lower allocation mean that there is a learning crisis or even a shortage of teachers? The manner in which this kind of data is collected, classified and analyzed can yield useful insights.
Shivani Mathur Gaiha and Spandana Kommuri
In the second of our series on ‘problem cases’ in the classroom, the authors talk about disruptive behavior that students indulge in to seek attention and how this can be tackled with sensitivity.
Nina Subramani
An interdisciplinary lesson on any subject has a lot to offer the teacher who wants to make learning interesting and relatable. The study of our coastline can keep students engaged for a month or more. It leads to a deeper understanding of why coasts are important – as an interface between land and sea, as a crucial component of our ecosystem.
Deepali Barapatre
How can teachers bring empathy into their classrooms so that students learn to build better social relationships, become better listeners, lead with compassion and be happier in life? Here are some activities that can serve as energizers before the class begins or can even be integrated into any subject or language class. This way there will be more magical moments for the teacher and the students.
G. Gautama
In today’s world, is there freedom for the individual to speak his/her mind, to ask questions, or even to express a different viewpoint? Should the teacher teach resilient participation and ownership to students so they can be effective citizens? Or should he/she teach them conformity, to obey commands and orders? This is the dilemma of a teacher.
Anuradha C</strong
How does one handle conflicts at home, between a teenager and his mother? Dealing with adolescents requires a lot of sensitivity, empathy and also homework! This is what a parent realized. Here is an interesting read.
B R Sitaram Here are the answers to last month’s questions. Q 1. On WhatsApp, I got a message that March 2019 will be special, as for the first time in 560 years, there would be five Sundays in the month. Why should I dismiss this statement as hype? A. These statements come very often, with the first time in so many years, the only difference being in the number of years claimed! These statements are wrong when they state that such events are rare. In fact our calendar (the Gregorian one) is periodic. It repeats itself after 28 years, so the calendar for 2019 is the same as the calendar for 1991, 2047, 2075, etc. So any event connected with the Gregorian calendar has to repeat itself after 28 years! In fact, calendars can repeat after shorter time periods (6 years or 11 years), depending on the remainder you get when you divide the year by 4. For example, the calendar for 2019 will repeat in 2030 (after 11 years), again in 2036 (after 6 years) and again in 2047 (after 11 years). Q 2. How long is a day (in hours)? A. This is actually a tricky question. The word “day” is used in two different senses: the time when the sun is visible (day and night) and the duration from noon to noon. We use the second interpretation a lot. For example, the “day” in Monday, Tuesday, etc., the fact that we have 7 days in a week, 365 days in a year, etc. If I had intended the first meaning, the correct answer would have been, “varies from 0 hours to 6 months, depending on where you live.” If I had intended the second meaning, the correct answer would have been 24 hours! There are many similar words that we use in an ambiguous fashion: plant (think of plants, shrubs, grasses and trees vs. the plant kingdom), animal (are animals and nematodes different or are nematodes part of the animal kingdom?), man (as in man vs woman or as in ancient man), etc. Q 3. One of the persons referred to in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, who is credited with discovering the Sorcerer’s (or Philosopher’s) Stone is a historical figure. Who is he? A. The historical figure is Nicholas Flamel, who was a scribe during the 14th-15th Century. His name comes up repeatedly in the book. Two hundred years after his death, legends started appearing about his alchemy and
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