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The writer is a veteran school educator based in Kolkata

Devi Kar | How To Deal With Punishment In School, As Well As In Society At Large

Devi Kar | How To Deal With Punishment In School, As Well As In...

I was extremely disturbed by the public reaction. Have we gone back to the days when punishment of criminals also served...

15 July 2026 1:51 AM IST

Devi Kar | Why Forcing Kids To Show Patriotic Fervour Or Love Is Often A Bad Idea

Devi Kar | Why Forcing Kids To Show Patriotic Fervour Or Love Is Often...

The reason why we didn’t insist on students singing the school song or Jana Gana Mana daily was because we discovered...

14 Jun 2026 11:35 PM IST

Devi Kar | The Rewards & Challenges Of A Mixed Student Body In School

Devi Kar | The Rewards & Challenges Of A Mixed Student Body In School

No doubt there are many complex issues that can arise in a diverse school community. However, the dividends are so rich...

16 May 2026 9:47 PM IST

Devi Kar | Retro Attractions: Going Back To The Past Can Often Be A Style Statement!

Devi Kar | Retro Attractions: Going Back To The Past Can Often Be A...

Retro food items, retro music and retro gadgets and gizmos not only feed nostalgia but may enhance our lifestyles

18 April 2026 11:25 PM IST

Devi Kar | Can We Enhance Human Qualities As Machines Get ‘Smart’ In AI Era?

Devi Kar | Can We Enhance Human Qualities As Machines Get ‘Smart’ In...

It is ironical that when parents come to admit their kids, they maintain that their first priority is that their...

22 Feb 2026 11:23 PM IST

Devi Kar | Let’s Be Selective On ‘Facts’ We Ask Kids To Remember, Maybe Memorise

Devi Kar | Let’s Be Selective On ‘Facts’ We Ask Kids To Remember,...

Memorising is not at all a bad thing, if the purpose and application are sensible and meaningful. It is indeed beautiful...

28 Dec 2025 1:42 AM IST

Devi Kar | Why Children Must Learn To Accept Any Criticism… Leaders, Writers, Artists Too

Devi Kar | Why Children Must Learn To Accept Any Criticism… Leaders,...

This rot can be traced to early childhood. For decades, criticism or negative remarks about children were frowned upon....

22 Oct 2025 11:50 PM IST

When parents stare at their phones and fail to respond to their kids, their children quickly learn how to get the attention they crave. (Representational Image)

Devi Kar | ‘Addictive Devices’ Leading to Shorter Attention Spans for...

It may be pertinent to bring in the topical subject which, incidentally, we are tiring of already: ChatGPT or its latest...

17 Sept 2025 1:05 AM IST

Devi Kar | Some Things Don’t Change… That’s a Comfort In a World That’s Transforming

Devi Kar | Some Things Don’t Change… That’s a Comfort In a World ...

It’s a reality that in recent years the onslaught of changes which affect us have been so rapid and revolutionary that...

10 Aug 2025 11:41 PM IST

There are about 250 SEVP (student and exchange visitor program) certified colleges and schools in the US that were accredited by the ACICS. (Representational Image)

Devi Kar | Living in Unruly Times: How Lack of Discipline Can Prove...

Faulty parenting, however, isn’t the only reason why young people lack discipline today. There are other factors which...

2 July 2025 9:53 PM IST

Devi Kar | How Teaching has Changed over the Years: Much that is Good in Old & New

Devi Kar | How Teaching has Changed over the Years: Much that is Good...

Teachers, and our expectations from them, have changed drastically, especially in the last decade, with the mushrooming...

29 May 2025 10:25 PM IST

Devi Kar | How ethics is now evolving: Are there new rules & norms to suit our times?

Devi Kar | How ethics is now evolving: Are there new rules & norms to...

I remember how proudly the smiling driving school instructor assured me my daughter would definitely get her driving...

6 April 2025 11:32 PM IST