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Devi Kar
Devi Kar | Schools need to teach the basics, not just prepare kids for careers
All human qualities are forgotten in the zeal and single-mindedness of what is to be attained -- never mind the means
15 Dec 2022 12:00 AM
Book Review | Teach our smaller citizens to know, not ignore, the world
The other tragic story of neglect that is told through these writings is that of the teachers
09 Jul 2022 11:55 PM
Devi Kar | Schooling after Covid-19: What appears normal is not always so
Almost two years of disuse has led to multiple problems of different kinds
04 May 2022 12:20 AM
Devi Kar | Young and old can help each other & bridge generation gap
An interdependent and connected society can yield rich dividends and make human existence far more meaningful
20 Apr 2022 6:43 AM
Book Review | Attention! Big Tech is conspiring to purloin it and make hay
One of the features that makes the book valuable is that it has been exhaustively and excellently researched
13 Feb 2022 1:34 AM
Devi Kar | How Amartya’s memoirs hold some valuable lessons for life
The great advantage is that Prof. Sen writes lucidly about a stupendous range of topics and ideas that a general reader can relate to
23 Sep 2021 12:40 AM
Devi Kar | With ‘flexi’ exam formula, focus on quality learning
In brief, the Central Board of Secondary Education plans to split the examination of Class 10 and Class 12 students into two parts
20 Jul 2021 2:38 AM
Devi Kar | Blame schools if India’s kids can’t show creativity or be innovative
There are many deep-rooted reasons for this intellectual famine that our country has been experiencing
28 May 2021 1:33 AM
Devi Kar | Being politically correct in times of Covid & polls
Politics dominates society so powerfully that everywhere and at all times we are required to be 'politically correct'
01 Apr 2021 12:00 AM
Devi Kar | Educational activism of a different kind is needed
Educators have observed to their satisfaction that many examination reforms were necessitated by the current Covid-19 pandemic
13 Jan 2021 11:22 AM
Devi Kar | Prepare kids for future as worries rise amidst COVID
It is such a difficult time for school-leavers that the past seems unnaturally alluring while the future looks pretty grim
20 Nov 2020 11:06 AM
Devi Kar | Surprising outcomes as schooling goes ‘virtual’ in COVID times
Online schooling was generally vilified, and it was felt that the already poor state of school education in India was now in shambles
03 Oct 2020 6:46 PM
Devi Kar | Learning virtually: Key is to keep kids engaged
The pursuit of higher studies involving admission procedures of colleges and entry into various professional courses will be very different
22 Jul 2020 5:52 PM
Devi Kar: The shape of schooling in a post-corona world
The free reading material, courses and resources that are on offer will probably habituate many students and teachers to learning online
01 May 2020 7:35 PM
‘No feeling is final’ in this string of 12 gripping war stories
In these stories you come face to face with post-traumatic disorders: disorientation, hallucination and relentless insomnia
22 Mar 2020 8:47 PM
Kids, parents, teachers & politics: It’s vital to understand our young
No wonder, parents heave a sigh of relief when the long summer vacation finally comes to an end.
13 Feb 2020 5:46 AM
Multi-tasking vs single-tasking: Why we need both
First, experts have pointed out that it is impossible for the human mind to attend to several things at the same time.
06 Jan 2020 2:28 AM
Tender, funny memories of a mighty Amma
Murugan has mastered the art of making the ordinary extraordinary.
05 Jan 2020 2:17 AM
What we need in all walks of life: Competence, and a fine balance
Curiously, all these three words can be used to describe parenting and teaching today.
13 Dec 2019 2:06 AM
The power and pathos of Sonagachi’s mysterious world
Golapi’s husband and in-laws sold her off to an agent so that he could marry a woman who would bring in a hefty dowry.
24 Nov 2019 8:14 AM
Columns
After all, can anything be more arresting than the night sky?
How much we have done beyond name changes to actually reclaim our cultural heritage?
Many senior Congress leaders refrained from issuing any statement on the controversy.
The connection is not black-and-white and perhaps just part of the prejudice of my own absolute materialistic convictions