Category: February 2024

It’s the process, not the product

Usha Raman
We have moved beyond discussing if we are using AI or not. We have also accepted it is being widely being used in education spaces. But we need to take time out to understand why we are using it. Do we use tools like Chat GPT to extend our capabilities or to mask our deficiencies?

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What art gives to the curriculum

Jaai Deolalkar and Sowmya Ravindranath
What is the place of art in education? Is art a subject? Does it have a curricular role? How then does one fan the fire of art engagement without an overwhelming focus on proficiency? When it comes to art and children – are we missing the trees for the forest?

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Our journey with Pratham books

Anshumalika Rai and Nimesh Ved
Books that talk about growing native rice varieties, books on vegetable markets, and of course books on grasses, rolling on them. The world of children books is changing quick and for the better. The authors discuss a few books.

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My struggle to remember names

Prachi Lahiri
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Thus said Shakespeare, years ago. How does a teacher, today, look at names? Names of children in her class.

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