The real test

The best teachers are those teachers that can be friends with their students. Here is an incident of how a friendly teacher helped a student overcome his fears of math.

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Growing teachers in our school

Changes are taking place all around in the field of education. Students are getting smarter, their needs too are changing. Therefore it is extremely important that teachers too keep pace with these changes. Professional courses meant especially for teachers will help in this regard. In the first article in this series, we provide a list of professional courses that teachers can apply to to inspire themselves.

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Going by the rule book

If you thought being a teacher in today’s times is extremely difficult, you will probably change your mind when you read what was expected of teachers in the early 18th and 19th centuries.

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Are teachers allowed an ego?

Every individual has an ego. Teachers do too. But more than any other professional, teachers, in particular, have to ensure that their egos don’t get in the way of their work because the consequences could be disastrous.

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Coping with classroom tensions

Classrooms can be volatile spaces interspersed with periods of harmony depending upon the kind of issues that one is dealing with. Tackling children’s fears and anxieties so that the outcome is positive both for the teacher and the child is a huge task. Schools therefore need to become supportive structures emphasizing cooperation and dialogue rather than surveillance and punishment.

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A slanted look at straight lines

While children tend to form their own ideas on certain mathematical concepts thereby giving rise to misconceptions, little effort is made to set them right. A sample study carried out in a school in Jamnagar showed that children failed to identify slanting lines as ‘straight’. This was however set right with several activities , a few of which are highlighted in this article.

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