Sunday, May 4, 2025
Can online/virtual classes become a potential ground for practicing discrimination?

Math teachers in virtual classes tend to view girls and Black...

The article argues that online classes can be discriminatory and hold an inherent bias against women/girl students or people of racial minorities. Is it true?
Conflict, exploitation, marginalisation and climate crisis plague the world but can the new year bring new promises?

Teachers’ Day Special/ Building a Peaceful World for Teachers

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What is the role of education for dialogue, compassion, and social justice in a world characterised by violence and intersectional hierarchies?

Understanding Diverse Perspectives on Peace in a Conflicted World

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The following article looks at the importance of the various perspectives on peace and how they can help us find solutions for a shared living amid a conflicted world.
Sol Plaatje never stopped learning, nor teaching. Flowcomm/Flickr, CC BY-ND

Remembering Sol Plaatje as South Africa’s original public educator

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Plaatje, lived through times of tumultuous change in South Africa and transcended his own tribal and religious identities to embrace a vision of a common South Africa standing up against the forces of white supremacy
Learning in the outdoors opens up a wide range of possibilities for learners and brings out the best in them. Image: The New Leam Archives

Outdoor education has psychological, cognitive and physical health benefits for children

Research in recent decades has documented the multiple benefits of outdoor education from the cognitive, physical, psychological and social perspectives.
Child friendly learning environments are necessary rather than bringing up children in an ecosystem that labels and tags them early on.

Stop ‘Labelling’ and Start ‘Believing’: Towards the Academic, Social and Psychological...

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Students perform well, not when they are discouraged and labelled but when they get a warm, loving and supporting environment from teachers.
Thulir Centre for Learning, Sittilingi/ Photo Credit: Riya Dominic

Co-creating a Compassionate Space for Learning

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Is it possible to create a compassionate and loving space that nurtures the spirit of learning? Here is an account of expereinces from a two-day visit to Thulir, a centre for learning in Sittilingi,Tamil Nadu ,that the writer recently undertook.
In a world where we are well aware that superheroes are mostly boys and princesses are girls, it becomes difficult to model leadership for young women.

Barbie doll that honors Ida B. Wells faces an uphill battle...

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Will the new Barbie to honor Ida B. Wells – the famed 19th-century Black journalist and anti-lynching crusader become as popular as the fair and blonde headed Barbie?
Increasing obsession with building the physique often by consumption of steroids or excessive exercise may drench one both emotionally and spiritually/ Pixabay

Walking with Gandhi’s Ideas on the Development of the Mind, Body...

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The article encourages us to rethink our fetish with the decoration and beautification of the body without paying attention to the growth of spiritual and emotional wellbeing. Looking at Gandhi's ideas on the same, the writer raises important questions.

Reimagining Early Childhood Education (ECE) in post-COVID India

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The COVID-19 pandemic jolted the Indian education system effecting the learning trajectories of lakhs of Indian students, the piece urges us to rethink early childhood education in the post-pandemic world.