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The writer is a veteran school educator based in Kolkata

It is high time that we looked beyond these narrow goals and mechanical routines and instil in our children a sense of purpose a much bigger one than the run-of-the-mill successful career.

It's time to remind children they have duties too!

Many of the privileged children that I come across have a well-entrenched sense of entitlement.

30 Oct 2019 1:39 AM IST

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The trouble is that India has never really known how to address poverty by delivering quality education to the poor.

20 Sept 2019 2:12 AM IST

Students stand in a queue to cast their votes during Delhi University Students Union polls at North Campus. (Photo: Bunny Smith)

A 'vacuum' in education: We need to teach kids, not just hold exams

Many resourceful young people feel the need to enhance and enrich the education that is being dished out in schools.

13 Aug 2019 12:05 AM IST

The entire school premises, baring washrooms, will be under 360-degree surveillance of the camera. As a part of the project, two cameras will be installed in each classroom.

Our schools really need to nurture the individual abilities of...

In order to understand the problem, let us first visit the need for standardisation.

20 July 2019 12:15 AM IST

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee addressing an election rally at Churavander in Jalpaiguri district on Sunday. (Photo: Asian age)

The lessons our schoolkids may draw from India's elections, but...

However, one aspect of today's public speaking brings home the fact that Indians are no longer self-conscious about the...

10 May 2019 12:41 AM IST

MHRD had prescribed weight limits for school bags.

Make schools safer for kids: Stop the bullying right now!

Teachers must have their antennae up at all times and they must remember that punishing the bully is not the solution.

18 April 2019 5:38 AM IST

More Indian children are in school today than ever before, but the quality of public schools has sunk to abysmally low levels, as government schools have become the reserve of children at the very bottom of Indias social ladder.

Invest in primary teachers, kids' future at stake

By paying a pittance to our primary level teachers, we are succeeding in driving away much needed talent from this...

7 March 2019 12:08 AM IST

Childrens vulnerabilities tend to respond to love or fear from persons in a position of authority, and their developing selves may not lend them the convictions needed to keep out of nefarious engagement.

Let's focus on the well-being of our young people

In order to make our country a happier place, we must focus on the well-being of children first as this would have a...

23 Jan 2019 1:24 AM IST

Maximum brain development occurs in the first 5 years of a childs life. (Photo: Pixabay)

Disagreement, dissent, disobedience are vital

I don't know why I didn't get into serious trouble but I used to teach my pupils the value of disobedience.

30 Nov 2018 12:35 AM IST

Value education and moral science classes are conducted in schools. And seminar after seminar is held on value-based education. (Representational image)

What can we do about our vanishing values?

Instead of living in a gilded age , we could, through a robust value system, embark on a golden age in India.

13 Oct 2018 2:08 AM IST

Unfortunately, career concerns drive parents to encourage their children to make choices rather prematurely. (Representational image)

It's a mistake to make young people worry about careers too early in...

It is abundantly clear that the objective of being college-readyâ€ and career readyâ€ is not being met.

8 Aug 2018 12:34 AM IST

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Why sex education in schools is vital

Our children are already exposed to much more than we would like to believe.

1 Jun 2018 1:13 AM IST