Once, in a high school classroom, a group of students sat nervously at their desks. They had always felt intimidated by their strict and severe teacher, so they rarely spoke up in class or asked for help. One day, the teacher noticed that the students seemed distant and disengaged. She decided to try something different […]
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The Students of today
In a small classroom in rural India, a group of students sit at their desks, struggling to focus on their lessons. For many of them, the challenges they face at home and in their community make it difficult to concentrate on their studies. Some students come from poor families and lack access to the resources […]
Schools are regarded as temples of education. People who learn are respected and viewed as contributors to society. This might be why, every time I was in a classroom I felt intimidated by the promises and the pressures of it. Every single year, the race for that 1st rank got difficult and at some point, […]
Consistency, the key
It is a very dreadful word, I agree. Everyone speaks about it and it seems like a very important skill to have! The mistake here however is thinking of quantity over quality. Maybe 3 hours of learning every day at the same time for over a month is the magic formula that works for you. […]
A tale of books
Books have always been the go-to tool for information since humans knew how to write. All the information known to humankind has been stored in books and etched on walls. Thus, as the years passed our gurukuls adopted a mix of practical and theoretical lessons. When schools started coming up, the information got regulated, and […]