EDUCATION

Science and humanity are intrinsically related to each other, the piece that follows establishes this link once again in the light of Carl Sagan’s ideas in this context.

Nowadays learning is all about memorizing and certification. It has no organic significance in our lives. We have lost wonder and curiosity; and forgotten that the whole existence can unfold itself to the spirit of curiosity alone. In this article the writer engages with the ideas of the first three Milesian(the Milesian School of thought came up in the 6th century B.C. in the Asia Minor region) philosophers and thereby tries to establish the meaning of curiosity and wonder in learning.

The evolution of pedagogy and the constant process of reinventing oneself to meet the challenges of a holistic education are central concerns of every pedagogue. It is in this context that the performing arts play such an important role, let us explore how.

Teachers often wonder why children don’t learn what they teach. Why do children fail? What should be the nature of classroom discourse? In a...

FROM THE TEACHER’S PODIUM  The teacher within the classroom is faced with the perpetual task of dealing with children of diverse kinds often with attention...

Here is an article that explores the possibility of critical pedagogy: a mode of teaching-learning that makes social science reflexive, illuminating and life enriching.

What has failed: Children or the System? Each year the results of the Board Examinations reveal the poor condition of the Indian education system which...

Heidegger’s Critique of Humanism and Some Lessons for Social Sciences Martin Heidegger was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. He is...

Challenging the Notion of Confined Classrooms: Thinking of Education beyond Textbooks The schooled mind may tend to lose its spontaneity and sense of wonder making...

The Gentle Man who Taught Infinity The pedagogue is no less than a magician who transforms the life of the student in uncountable ways; here...