Tag: connection

An exam day

Fathima Binsiya M
Confronting “Monday blues” while preparing to invigilate a fifth grade math exam, Fathima Binsiya remembers her own school days. A touching conversation with a student moves her to reflect on her role as a teacher.

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Fostering an ecological consciousness

Aruna Sankaranarayanan
A shift from traditional schooling to ecological learning can nurture compassion, cooperation, and sustainability in children. Aruna Sankaranarayanan writes that this is important to empower the next generation to build a sustainable and equitable future.

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Unveiling the magic of math

Anuradha Veruva
Math doesn’t have to be a scary subject. When taught in the right way, it can even help us understand the world. Anuradha Veruva writes about using interactive activities like measuring water or arranging beads to engage students in mathematics.

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The magic of sharing stories

Menaka Raman
Stories are the best ways to connect with people. For children’s author Menaka Raman, the best bit of writing books is that she gets to take them to schools and libraries and read to young children there. Did a joke she added the last minute land well with her readers? How did children react to the protagonist’s situation? What would they do in a similar situation? It is through these interactions that Menaka finds out if she has touched a chord with her book.

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