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The writer is a veteran school educator based in Kolkata

Recent changes to education policy have also influenced the organisation of pre-school education in India. (DC Image)

Devi Kar | As schools become a big business, it's vital they deliver a...

School owners know the branding exercise well and are aware that they have to make a big splash

6 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

An encouraging feature that the boards are introducing is open-ended questioning. (Image by Freepik)

Devi Kar | Why philosophy is crucial for young minds: It will help...

Perhaps in their old age they will again feel the need to return to the questions they asked as children.

21 July 2023 12:05 AM IST

Right from the junior classes they are busy learning foreign languages, musical instruments, martial arts and all kinds of sports. In addition, they soon get busy trying to improve on their academic scores and preparing for various competitive exams. (Representational Image)

Devi Kar | Schools need to teach the basics, not just prepare kids for...

All human qualities are forgotten in the zeal and single-mindedness of what is to be attained -- never mind the means

15 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Coverpage of Smaller Citizens. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Teach our smaller citizens to know, not ignore, the...

The other tragic story of neglect that is told through these writings is that of the teachers

9 July 2022 11:55 PM IST

Students wearing facemasks sit in a classroom after their school was reopened in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP Photo

Devi Kar | Schooling after Covid-19: What appears normal is not always...

Almost two years of disuse has led to multiple problems of different kinds

4 May 2022 12:20 AM IST

The older people leaned heavily on the young for technological know-how and skills, while the younger generation looked to their elders for knowledge, experience and wisdom. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Devi Kar | Young and old can help each other & bridge generation gap

An interdependent and connected society can yield rich dividends and make human existence far more meaningful

20 April 2022 6:43 AM IST

Cover Image of the book Stolen Focus by Johann Hari.

Book Review | Attention! Big Tech is conspiring to purloin it and make...

One of the features that makes the book valuable is that it has been exhaustively and excellently researched

13 Feb 2022 1:34 AM IST

Amartya Sen. (File Photo: PTI)

Devi Kar | How Amartya's memoirs hold some valuable lessons for life

The great advantage is that Prof. Sen writes lucidly about a stupendous range of topics and ideas that a general reader...

23 Sept 2021 12:40 AM IST

Justice Prateek Jalan ordered CBSE to consider as representation a petition by Deepa Joseph, mother of a Class 10 student studying in a CBSE affiliated school here, who had paid Rs 2,100 as examination fee. (PTI Photo)

Devi Kar | With flexi' exam formula, focus on quality learning

In brief, the Central Board of Secondary Education plans to split the examination of Class 10 and Class 12 students into...

20 July 2021 2:38 AM IST

Apart from developing academic honesty, educators should encourage and celebrate original work. (Representational Photo:DC)

Devi Kar | Blame schools if India's kids can't show creativity or be...

There are many deep-rooted reasons for this intellectual famine that our country has been experiencing

28 May 2021 1:33 AM IST

Devi Kar | Being politically correct in times of Covid & polls

Politics dominates society so powerfully that everywhere and at all times we are required to be 'politically correct'

1 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

Devi Kar | Educational activism of a different kind is needed

Educators have observed to their satisfaction that many examination reforms were necessitated by the current Covid-19...

13 Jan 2021 11:22 AM IST