Schooling is relatively easy to find, but it is much more difficult to find good education for your kids. Some ideas, suggestions, pointers. The eternal quest for the best education for your children.
He will have to learn, I know, that all men are not just, all men are not true. But teach him also that for every scoundrel there is a hero; that for every selfish Politician, there is a dedicated leader… Teach him for every enemy there is a friend, Steer him away from envy, if… [ Continue Reading ]
With quiz shows like Kaun Banega Karorepati riding high on the popularity wave in India, ‘general knowledge’ or the quest to amass trivia in the mind has suddenly become fashionable among children and adults alike. It goes without saying that a child or an adult must be encouraged to explore the world around. For parents… [ Continue Reading ]
Pramila is a bright, cheerful thirteen-year-old who takes the world in her stride. An extrovert, she was at the top of her class excelling in virtually every field. But when exams came round, she fared badly. No one could understand the reason for her non-performance, specially when she had done so well in class. Everyone,… [ Continue Reading ]
When I was in school, I used to look forward to the lunch break. The lunch box my mother used to pack for me was always tempting, and the aroma used to fill the classroom. With great anticipation I would open my lunch box and be thrilled to see something new and delicious to eat…. [ Continue Reading ]
My neighbour, Suniti, is totally engrossed in her child and her school activities. Despite the fact that she works, Suniti makes it a point to keep in close touch with her daughter’s school teachers. She is also a regular presence at almost all school functions and an enthusiastic volunteer on such occasions. How does she… [ Continue Reading ]
I remember being spanked, but I don’t remember for what. The lessons were lost! My teacher was blissfully unaware that you cannot teach any lesson by spanking. What she did manage to teach is that it is acceptable to be a bully if you are bigger. And I always fantasised about becoming big – bigger… [ Continue Reading ]
In a landmark judgement, recently, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) directed a private school in Tamil Nadu to pay about Rs 2.9 lakhs as compensation for negligence which had resulted in the death of a three-and-a-half-year old child in 1993, stated a report in The Hindu, dated August 14, 2001. The NCDRC is… [ Continue Reading ]
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