my thoughts

“The worst mistake you can make with children is to talk to them in a condescending, patronising way and think that you can teach them something. You have to understand that it is you who will be learning from them. You have to get into their world and see things from their perspective.” The issue, on which I want to reflect upon today, is the increasing violence and intolerance among children below the age of 10. Educators and parents around the world are concerned about the alarming rate at which the incidents of intolerance, violence and use of abusive language are increasing among preadolescents or preteens and even among kids younger than this. This turns out to be a serious concern because this is the stage where a child’s personality is shaped and influenced a lot by the surroundings. This is the time to prepare them to deal with the challenges (physical, mental & emotional) they would face during adolescence. It becomes crucial for the parents and teachers to make sur...

T echnology is   a  Tamed  Tool in the Hands of Tenacious Teachers Today I want to talk about the onslaught of technology and  the  teaching-learning process . Communication has become smooth as there is one or the other app, website or software to facilitate it. The communication of parents with the teachers, the managing of  content and subject matter has become easy. With time technology has reached new heights and so has  its influence in our lives. It has become a common belief and a reality to a large extent that technology is an inevitable part  of the education system . Even government schools have adopted smart boards and other technological tools which would help children to learn better.  I am not  very  fond of technology as such when it comes to the idea of imparting knowledge but if it makes the teaching-learning process effective then it’s definitely advisable to use. When I probe beneath this overwhelming ...