Ability to handle stress, ability to fail & an ability to accept rejection! India is the suicide capital of the world and this is a know fact, what is also common knowledge to most educators is the fact that students form the majority of the suicide cases in India. Students land up taking this extreme step especially around the exam…
I have been interacting with a lot of high school students over the years and have had open conversations with them about their future and careers, in all these conversations I sensed that there is still a big conflict between what the students aspire to become and what their parents want them to be. Taking up science stream and building…
The first thing that is taught in school to any kid that starts schooling is to read and to write. From that day on for the next 2 decades students go through a rigmarole revolving around reading and writing – tests, exams, assignments etc. Infact the very term ‘Literacy’ means our ability to read and write. Have you ever wondered…
It is unwritten but everyone is certain, everyone follows it but no one knows who created it Over decades education in India has followed one Path Everyone wants to follow that Path The Path is to study well and get good grades Good grades get you into a good college When in a good college, study well and get good…
The world that is being handed over to our future generations is a lot worse than the world that was handed over to us by the previous generation. The list of challenges our planet faces is endless – environmental, social, political, economic, emotional, health and many more. The true purpose of education is to prepare children for a life ahead…