Multiple approaches, fresh discovery

G. Gautama
Jane Sahi’s ‘In Our Own words’ is a definitive collection of approaches that any language teacher can make use of. However, the book could have done with some lightness, especially because it teaches teachers how to teach. This does not belittle its value as an important book for every school library.

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Nest watch – 1

Geetha Iyer

Bird nests come in different kinds, forms and are built in different places. The nests are temporary shelters for the purpose of reproduction and are not the homes of birds as is presumed. Though a lot of time and energy is spent in building the nests, the birds abandon them once the chicks are grown. Have you watched a bird build its nest?

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Digesting facts in the lab

Yasmin Jayathirtha

A school laboratory may be the last place to set up experiments to understand digestion. But, it can well be done using natural extracts. Read on to find out more.

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Learning from the natural world

Ullas Ponnadi

Biomimicry as a science is gaining ground for the solutions that it can offer. A branch of science that combines biology and technology, it helps us understand what nature has perfected over the years and then adapt that through models and systems to solve complex problems faced by humans. It is a new way of viewing and valuing nature.

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The underlying hurt

Vandini Sharma
What can a teacher do if she is not in the right frame of mind to teach? Does she take the help of students to slow down or does she vent her frustration at the students? This article will give the teacher some tips on how to handle such situations.

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Delighting the brain with riddles!

Manaswini Sridhar

Riddles are a great way to get children to play with words. Not only can they answer riddles quickly but they are also willing to take up challenges and search for answers.Here are some ways for teachers to get started to help children improve their listening skills.

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What’s best for the child?

Vivek Sunder
A teacher is constantly in a dilemma trying to find out what is really good for the child and then actually working on it. But in all this, he/she also faces the conflict of trying to please the school management and the parents . So where does that leave the child?

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When girls play ball and don’t score!

Geetha Durairajan
The scoring keys provided by Boards of Education are not prescriptive and should be seen only as guidelines for teachers in any language testing situation. If a teacher follows only the prescriptive keys, then a student’s creative process is sure to take a beating. In this article, the author urges teachers to change their mindsets and allow the student to come up with his or her own perspective.

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A school run by teachers

Arun Elassery

The Centre for Learning, Bengaluru, is a place where long lasting bonds are formed. Run by teachers,the school has no principal or management, and everything that is needed for the school goes through consensus. This gentle and effective learning space is so unique that its website says ‘We also do academics’.

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