We all know of Rabindranath Tagore as the poet whose ‘Jana gana mana’ is sung as India’s national anthem. We all know that he created a school for children and called it Shanti Niketan. But the important questions are: why was his song chosen as the anthem when there were equally wonderful poems being written
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Do unto others what you would like them to do unto you. Let us not rephrase it to: do unto others what they did unto you! Here the key words appear to be ‘would like’. Time to change Our fathers went through the system as did we. Time to change There is so much more
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I was in school screening Bhag Milkha Bhag for my middle school children. My friend had thrust a copy – “I know you’ll love this movie and it will be years before your see this if you don’t take it.” He knew I didn’t approve of unofficial copies. My school is in a small village
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Your mind is a garden, Your thoughts are the seeds, The harvest can either be Flowers or weeds. ~William Wordsworth Isn’t that beautiful and true? Creative writing as an art is dying – literally methodically getting destroyed with school curriculum repeating topics or making ‘sample’ essays that children are expected to learn ‘by heart’. With
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Sports provide a variety of benefits whether it is played individually or in a team. In this period of gadgets, sports helps keep the body as well as the mind fit and active. Participation in sports can help build self-esteem and confidence, can motivate children to excel academically and can help build social skills. Lumens
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‘TOYS AND YOUR CHILD’ article was published in Times of Vapi on 9th February, 2014. It’s a beautiful article written by our educationist, Aruna Raghavan. The article talks about different ways of engaging with a child and having fun!!
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Many years ago three little boys, not more than 5 got into trouble because they broke an exhibit. The exhibit was not expensive but what bothered me was that nobody owned up. Finally, circumstances showed that it could only be these three boys. I called them outside the class and asked them if they had broken the exhibit.
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When your child comes home today – presuming today is a ‘normal’ day – try this idea and tell me if it was worth your time: Greet your child with a smile. Say ‘hey, it’s nice to see you’. Offer a tall glass of juice and something crisp to go with it. Say, “Lets play
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