Two groups of students difficult to deal with are the over-active and the passive. Even though the teacher may find the over-active student more exasperating, passivity might be more damaging for the student concerned. Read More
Nationhood is still considered an important value. Recent attempts like the European Community, where several nations attempted to forge a unity particularly for the purposes of economic benefits have had only limited success. As long as nationhood is considered so valuable, tolerance is required between nations. Read More
LISTENING IS EDUCATION Quite often communication in education is taken to mean, effective ways of speaking only. But those is not all, and perhaps not even the most important of the communication activities. Many educationists seem to emphasize listening as a more important part of communication. Read More
As the year of the family draws to a close, it is proper that educators take stock of the role families play in the education of their children. Involvement, and participation used to be the words one used for it in the past, but today many consider them weak, and not spurring enough for action. Partnership, perhaps, is a more apt expression. Read More
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing (Albert Schweitzer). ‘It’s a rat race’. Higher and higher grades secure entrance to the IITs or foreign universities-we egg our children on…these are the yardsticks of success. Parents, teachers, students Read More