It was a peaceful day on the 21st of May, 2016. It was one of the mostly peaceful areas of Bangalore, at least, until the children come to play. It is surrounded by villas. I’m a retired 65-year-old man, and I have just sold my house a few days ago. The new owners have been here a week now and I have just come to visit them to check on how they wer ...
Would you like to write your final exams in a week’s time, when the holidays have already been declared? When the global pandemic had just finished, and a few people are still recovering from the losses? Should the schools still wait to decide whether the child in question should be promoted to the coming year? Such questions have filled the minds ...
It was a bright and sunny April morning, with a heavenly sound of sparrows chirping in the trees nearby. Reema woke up with a jump. “It’s my birthday today!” she began, quite startling her poor dog Sally. She ran downstairs with excitement overflowing every vein in her body. Her mother smiled at her excitement, and her father placed a huge wrapped ...
According to the United Nations, more than 90 per cent of students worldwide have been impacted by temporary school closures. School closures, job losses, and need for physical distancing have complicated things even more. Education and especially the delivery of education, importantly had to undergo tumultuous changes so that there is continuity i ...
“Do you know what happened today? The entire class, including ma’am, got lost!” These were the words from my seven-year-old son when I picked him up from a school trip to a water park. My heart missed a beat. When I probed gently, without alarming him, I understood from his explanation that he and his friend got separated from the group (God knows f ...
If you are a parent of a young child and you are reading this, pause for a moment and answer the question before you move on. Some parents are of the view that it is a good time to read to the child once the child has mastered the alphabet. Others feel that the child should be ready to read himself/herself before they start. A miniscule percentage, ...
According to the United Nations, more than 90 per cent of students worldwide have been impacted by temporary school closures. School closures, job losses, and need for physical distancing have complicated things even more. Education and especially the delivery of education, importantly had to undergo tumultuous changes so that there is continuity i ...