Each experience we encounter in life becomes a story when we share it, whether in the moment or flashback childhood stories…we all have a story to share. Whether we use our own stories, creatively making up stories or read aloud from books, stories are the most powerful tool for education. Read aloud help young children […]
“Can I watch iPad for 10 minutes?” Its either iPad or TV. But this is the case with most of the kids nowadays. This was the situation I faced when my son was a toddler and screens were a fascination. Being an avid and voracious reader, I had hoped to inculcate the same love for […]
Based on a popular study, quoted by WEF, study shows that more than 65 percent of the primary school kids will end up in a job that doesn’t exist yet. There is no doubt the world is evolving and growing at a much faster speed than any other time in the past. It is evident […]
You may call me a biased author as you read my thoughts on the importance of sports integration in school curriculum simply because I happen to be a mother of 11 year old who’s daily oxygen supply is based on kicking a football in whatever space he can find. Wait I have more – Ajit […]
I often find myself questioning and analysing from two (not always) seemingly different perspectives. That of a parent and one that comes as part of the territory as an educator in the education space. I will gladly admit that my experience as an educator makes me a more patient mother but ever heard the line, […]
Celebrated every year on March 8, International Women’s Day marks the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. This year, the theme as declared by the United Nations is “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”. Women’s rights begin with educating the masses and who better than an educationist to show us the way? Fatima […]
Being a parent to a 21st century child comes with its share of opportunities and of course, challenges. For example, we never thought that one of the worst fears we would face as adults is the presence of the “blue whale” in our world! Yes, there was a time when an apple or a whale […]
Our progress as a society in the past few decades has seen a huge transformation in terms of expectations and also, aspirations, as we nurture the 21st century learner for a future that we surely know little about today. This is simply attributed to the fact that the pace of evolution in the last 50 […]