A visit to a bookstore

Pradita Nambiar
The author talks about her experience of taking children to a bookstore. She highlights how the children benefitted and wonders if families too will include visits to bookstores during vacations!

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The TikTok phenomenon

Neerja Singh
This month the author looks at what happens when students use Tik Tok. What happens to their personal data? What pressures do they face? What kind of content appears on their screen? What are the impacts of using Tik Tok for long durations? How do we deal with all these?

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What the Summerhill school can teach us

Shamayel Zaidi
Summerhill by A S Neill is a book which seldom fails to shake the reader. There is a lot in the book which makes one think and re-think. If, however, there are four elements we want to learn from Summerhill what would these be? Are these thoughts and ideas viable in our country today?

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Curative circles

Meena Sriram
Behavioural problems among their students is something that all schools have to deal with. How can schools and teachers solve this issue?

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Critical literacy on the shelves

Darpana Baria
This month we look at critical literacy. The article raises a series of questions. Do we see stories of those lesser privileged than us only from our lens? Do we question the stories enough? Do we question the adversity in a story and whether we as citizens have played a role in the existence of the adversity?

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Staying au courant

Usha Raman
As teachers we have to stay on top of things — our subject, pedagogies, policies, work culture. We also have to understand and learn about our students, their mindsets, behaviour patterns. Every minute new knowledge is being generated, so no matter how much we try and catch up, there is always more to learn. How do teachers stay up-to-date?

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