Tag: teaching

A teacher narrates his experimental engagement with rural children, and reflects on the meaning of making a difference in the culture of learning.   

At a time when academic bureaucrats are obsessed with ‘ranking’ and ‘measurement’, a teacher speaks of what is immeasurable—the joy of teaching.

The article talks about the experiences of a teacher as she redefines the meaning and importance of the vocation of teaching amid the ongoing pandemic.

Online teaching may be a trend amid the lockdown but it is inaccessible to more than 25 million Pakistani children. Can it be a sustainable solution in a country with extensive economic disparity and a strong rich-poor divide?

I don’t know Quran as much as I know Sanskrit literature, says Firoze Khan after a prolonged protest against his appointment .

Even if we feel proud of our 'publications' and 'expertise', the fact is that the prevalent practice of higher education has destroyed our creativity and life-affirming energy.

For the populace of 490 million children born in India in this new millennium, the majority of whom are poor, the dream and hope of equitable school education continues to elude.

As university campuses are becoming increasingly alienating, a teacher reflects on the need for reciprocity.

With the decadence of an informed and active studentship, the university space is fast losing its liberating character.

EDUCATION The significance of the discipline of history transcends time and space and when communicated adequately, it can leave a great impact on the mind of the learner. Here is an analytical piece on the critical importance of history and how it can be made meaningful. Sundaresh D.S