Many believe that intelligent people are born. This is far from the truth. We are all born with same brain. Each brain has one trillion neurons. The more we use the brain, especially in our formative years up to 12 years, the more neuron connect with each other into a very large complex web within […]
Grades should not define any child. Each child is different with different talents and skills. Appreciate and focus on the learning process and not grades.
For some years now, I have worked closely with primary, middle and secondary schools run by the government, NGO’s and the private sector. Input problems like outdated curriculums, quality of book, availability of teachers trained in New Age Teaching Skills and consequently the poor quality students produced are well known and need no elaboration. The disastrous consequences […]
School final exams are round the corner. Here are recommendations by reputed educators and practices of top performing students on how to approach the exams and tackle the question paper. Arrive 15 minutes to 30 min earlier. Familiarise your self with the exam venue, your seat, washrooms and take deep breaths to calm yourself just before the question paper is distributed. Don’t think about […]
It is well recognized that Indian school education system requires all round improvement in infrastructure, quality of teachers and indeed the very tools children use for learning. In the 2009, global test ‘Program for International Schools Assessment’ (PISA) conducted by OECD, Indian children ranked 72 of 73 countries. On top were children from China, Hong Kong, Singapore, […]
