Category Archives: General
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Realising the NEP’s Vision of Transforming Assessments in Schools across India
The National Education Policy (NEP) affirmed the government’s commitment to education reform. A key focus of the NEP is to transform assessments "from primarily testing rote [...] -
The Concrete–Pictorial–Abstract (CPA) Approach in Teaching Mathematics
“Any curriculum for primary mathematics must incorporate the progression from the concrete to the abstract and subsequently a need to appreciate the importance of abstraction in [...] -
COVID-19: Changing Workplace and Rethinking Employee Experience
The coronavirus pandemic is now a dominant issue in our lives. Despite the sporadic flattening of the curve, disruption to all aspects of life continues. From March, we witnessed [...] -
National Education Policy 2019 Draft – Some Thoughts
Prologue: Does India really need a New National Education Policy? Is our educational reform held back by the datedness of the 1986/1992 education policy which was written before the [...] -
Why Grade-wise Learning Outcome Documents May Not Be So Useful Any Longer
I have noticed that there is a strong sense especially among administrators that grade-wise Learning Outcome statements are important and useful in helping improve learning levels. Some [...] -
The PISA Test – Why do Indian students struggle in tests like these?
This article is a part of a series about India’s participation in PISA and explores if the same can be used to improve the quality of education in our country. India has decided to [...] -
AT SOME POINT WE LOST IT ALL: ‘MATHEMATICS CAN BE FUN’
There are many myths surrounding the Fibonacci series. For one, the name of the person who introduced this series to the Western world is taken to be Leonardo Fibonacci, except that was [...] -
UTTARAYAN IN AHMDEDABAD – A PHOTO JOURNEY
Uttarayan is a major Hindu Jain festival celebrated on the day of Makar Sankranti in Gujarat. The day symbolically represents the beginning of spring. People all across the state are in [...] -
LET KIDS BE KIDS – TAKAHARU TEZUKA.
At this school in Tokyo, five-year-olds cause roads turned parking lots and windows are for Santa to move into. Meet: the world’s cutest kindergarten, planned by planner Takaharu [...]