I ‘swear’ to be good

Meena Sriram
Swearing has become very common among children today. In fact, the use of cuss words is manifesting in younger and younger children. This is not normal or acceptable. It is time that schools addressed this problem.

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Those three hours

Ashwini Pathak
Observing human beings in action is a very interesting activity. Whenever she has to invigilate an examination, this teacher says it is rewarding to observe how each child behaves and responds in those three hours of writing the exam.

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Means versus the end

Ranjeeta Prajapati
It is all very well to say, ‘enjoy the journey, the destination does not count’; but how many of us believe this statement? Most parents when they attend parent-teacher meets are only concerned about the marks they children receive and are not too bothered about their growth as human beings.

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Healthful lessons

Pragya Mathur Kumar
If the school is responsible for the overall development of a child, then it must consider creating an environment that will lead to healthy bodies and healthy minds. Here’s why and how schools, teachers, and parents must work together to bring up healthy children.

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Mamitu Gashe: Frontline warrior surgeon

Mamata Pandya
An illiterate young African woman who went on to become a world renowned obstetric fistula surgeon, this month we present you Mamitu Gashe, who still can’t read and write but can perform complex obstetric fistula surgeries.

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A literary tale

Shalini Solanki
Literature is enchanting, enthralling, engaging. But it is not often that children experience literature that way. Here are a few techniques that this teacher tried to make the teaching and assessment of literature classes interesting.

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Cold desert – Ladakh

Geetha Iyer
When we think of deserts, usually the image that the mind conjures up is that of large open spaces with sand dunes and a bright hot sun beating down. In part 2 of her article on deserts, Geetha Iyer introduces us to cold deserts, their flora and fauna, and the threats to this ecosystem.

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