The big day is almost round the corner. For many two-and-a-half to three-year-olds in India, their first foray into the world of school – preschool begins in April. There are many children who are a little wobbly about their first day at school, but the ones most fearful are those going to school for the… [ Continue Reading ]
In 1985, eminent educationist, Professor Krishna Kumar spent some time at the Children’s Literature Centre, Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, interacting with children. In the course of his stay, he tried out several activities with the children, keeping in mind a child-centred perspective. Among other things it laid stress on a wider use of language — not… [ Continue Reading ]
Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi, is the latest entrant to the Bachelor of Elementary Education course with its first batch of 19 students. Benita Sen finds out more about the project that inspired the programme. “It’s a movement,” points out Dr Asha Mathur. And she ought to know, as vice principal of… [ Continue Reading ]
It’s that time of the year again — when thousands of children in Indian cities go through that mind-numbing sieving process called “school admissions”. Parents get nightmares just thinking about it. The thought of being tested, interviewed and judged, so many years after escaping that ordeal in school, is enough to drive most moms and… [ Continue Reading ]
I was asked to teach Junior KG children and I looked forward to it. I still remembered my Junior KG days. There used to be lots of story-telling sessions, free hand painting, cutting and pasting, dancing and singing. I hoped to add puppetry and drama to my sessions with the children. The class assigned to… [ Continue Reading ]
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