When I was a kid, like all kids of my age, I used to hate examinations, for that meant, disrupting my normal “non-exam” day and getting down to some serious business, bearing that pain of overhearing kids in the lane playing, when I would just pray that mom would sneak away to a neighbor, [...]
Archive for February, 2009
On burning the night lamp
Posted in On learning, tagged change, Ekta Grover, finding, Learning, Learning is a process, let’s learn to unlearn, On burning the night lamp, On learning, Passion, Persist, Pushing through, Teach for India, Teach India, Thinking strengths not weaknesses on February 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On Parents, Pressure, Persuasion and Failure..
Posted in On learning on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
More often than not we are asked, what do you think is the most compelling problem with Indian Education system, Is it rote learning, infrastructure, lack of committed and qualified staff? I think none of these is as demanding as the dilemma of the creative mind, which is blown to pieces every single day in [...]
Learning to teach..
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A nation graduates, Class of 2009, Ekta Grover, India goes to school to learn and to teach, Let's learn to teach, Teach for India, Teach India on February 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Learning to teach… India goes to school to learn and to teach.. The Class of 2009 It’s a class unlike any other The children won’t come in with handkerchiefs neatly pinned on uniform pockets. But in clothes that probably bear stains of soot or grease. What you teach here isn’t something that’ll help a child [...]
Building on…
Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just wanted to let you know, that I am working on the content ! Drop by after a while Helping people help themselves ~ ek
