Schools are the best place to contribute to a child’s value system. The NCF 2005 emphasized that ‘education for peace’ not as a part of value education, but as an independent value in itself should be part of the curriculum. This article explains how this objective has been taken forward .
Here is an article that suggests, along with some activities, how the concepts of stereotypes or racism can be dealt with in class . While these activities are just starters, most teachers can come up with more ideas if these issues are given deep thought.
Do teachers have a larger role to play in the classroom other than just teaching the subject? Can they find the time to talk to students about biases and differences? Prejudices, stereotypes, images of the ‘other’ run deep. There is no easy escape. There is, however, a constant need to question, evaluate, and challenge the status quo. This article highlights a few such interventions and appeals for an education that also has heart apart from intellect.
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On this Teachers’ Day, this teacher appeals to everyone involved in education to reduce the superficial celebrations that take place this day every year in schools and instead asks everyone students, teachers, administrators and others to look inside and think about where education has reached in this country.
Know how difficult and challenging a pilgrimage can be from this account of a devotee who undertook a spiritual journey along the river Narmada.
We have often heard of this saying, ‘Try, try until you succeed’; despite several odds this author tells his readers how his determination and perseverance helped him achieve his goal.
During times of conflict and political unrest, it is always the functioning of educational institutions that gets hit first. While it is true that teachers lose a lot of working days during such times, perhaps they can use this time to think about and plan creative lessons for their students.
When you think of children, you think of happy smiling faces. But in today’s times you realize that despite those smiles and innocent eyes, children are growing up faster than you’d like them to and are learning to be cunning and conniving, shedding their innocence sooner rather than later.
The new method of assessment, CCE, requires that a teacher be not only well informed but also be able to document annecdotes in class. With overcrowded Indian classrooms, this is perhaps a bit too demanding on the teacher. A solution to this problem is to have two teachers in every classroom.
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