A large number of teachers and instructors these days teach by presenting the visually spectacular / entertaining content. A popular perception amongst parents, teachers and school leadership is that the…
Most ‘good’ teachers: ‘explain’ very well modulate their voice speak slowly repeat themselves show demonstrations do theatrics They are so engrossed in ‘teaching’ that they forget to see if children…
What is the most powerful two-word sentence that a teacher can use? ‘Think again’ Yeah, that’s it. Just these two simple words. Using the words ‘Think Again‘ can transform children…
About 500 BCE the Greeks regarded some numbers as more important than others. In particular, they knew of two numbers with a remarkable property. The two numbers are 220 and 284. Before…
I wish Maths teachers would stop telling students that “multiplication is repeated addition“. Multiplication of natural numbers certainly gives the same result as repeated addition, but that does not make it the…
In Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl tells his story of surviving a concentration camp and how this experience led to his theory on the importance of meaning in one’s…
Ikigai – a Japanese way of life which encompasses ideas like: what we love to do, what we’re good at, and what the world actually needs. The place where they…
When tomorrow starts without me,and I'm not there to see,If the sun should rise and find your eyesAll filled with tears for me:I wish you wouldn't cryThe way you always…
Many theories attempt to explain why some countries are rich and others poor – but they all only get so far: According to the geography hypothesis, the differences between rich…
When answers to most questions given below are TRUE, then maybe it is time to move on in any relationship: Questions keep popping up in your head Loss of Chemistry…
READING
“What I tell you three times is true.” This line from a Lewis Carroll story largely sums up the cautionary tale behind the book. Using a myriad of anecdotal and…
In a nutshell Human history has been shaped by three major revolutions: the Cognitive Revolution (70,000 years ago), the Agricultural Revolution (10,000 years ago), and the Scientific Revolution (500 years…
“To build a better world we need to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary advantages that today determine success . . . with a society that provides opportunities…
The United States Army in Vietnam was not a cohesive, functional organization, and most of its failures can be attributed to an abandonment of leadership responsibility by its officer corps.…
Jottings
The library is dangerous— Don’t go in. If you do You know what will happen. It’s like a pet store or a bakery— Every single time you’ll come out of…
I am. Let's put the kids down. Have a light dinner. Shower. Maybe not drink so much. And do that thing I would rather do with you than with anyone…
We have been living in manicured gated communities for quite sometime now. Inside the gates of these gated communities, we live amidst planned, manicured gardens with swimming pools and kid…
We may have to live with C19 for months or years. Don’t deny or panic. Don’t make your life a misery. Let’s learn to live with this reality. You can’t…
Ideas
The rise of disinformation, online abuse and extremism has shown the web isn’t the glowing network of knowledge, community and togetherness we once hoped it could be. Is there a…
A student spends nearly 14 years in a school and when he/she graduates to enter life as an adult, though knowledgeable about many academic and extra curricular subjects, but experience…
The idea is to have a learning place where kids can be sent to learn about topics not covered in conventional public school education. Topics like personal finance, relationships, the…
Brain Computer integration in future will enhance the natural capabilities of human beings. It calls for creating some vocabulary to differentiate between human performances which are augmented or non-augmented. Two…