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Devi Kar
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
It’s time to remind children they have duties too!
Many of the “privileged” children that I come across have a well-entrenched sense of entitlement.
30 Oct 2019 1:39 AM
Grim, moving stories alter your worldview
The trouble is that India has never really known how to address poverty by delivering quality education to the poor.
20 Sep 2019 2:12 AM
A ‘vacuum’ in education: We need to teach kids, not just hold exams
Many resourceful young people feel the need to enhance and enrich the education that is being dished out in schools.
13 Aug 2019 12:05 AM
Our schools really need to nurture the individual abilities of children
In order to understand the problem, let us first visit the need for standardisation.
20 Jul 2019 12:15 AM
The lessons our schoolkids may draw from India’s elections, but shouldn’t
However, one aspect of today’s public speaking brings home the fact that Indians are no longer self-conscious about the way they speak English.
10 May 2019 12:41 AM
Make schools safer for kids: Stop the bullying right now!
Teachers must have their antennae up at all times and they must remember that punishing the bully is not the solution.
18 Apr 2019 5:38 AM
Columns
It is no wonder then that Narendra Modi’s rise is seen as merited and Rahul Gandhi’s ascension as unmerited
While Mr Azad felt it could have positive ramifications for the Congress in the days to come, local Congress leaders thought otherwise
The US is emphasising its continued relevance to the Indo-Pacific and India is hedging against future US unpredictability
People like Adityanath also seem to be motivated by the focused goal of setting one religious community against another