By Spokey Wheeler International Director, Adhyayan When my youngest son was 7, and I was the headteacher of a secondary school in Germany, we all went to the Eiffel Mountains for the weekend. What should have been a great few days turned into a nightmare. Ned was difficult and unhappy all the time we were […]
An interesting presentation by Dr. Indu Shahani and Anish Tripathi on: Are IB Students misfits in India university system To view this presentation, click here!
Last week Michael Gove, the UK’s Secretary of Education, added his voice to that of Shri Kapil Sibal on the need to attract society’s best to teach. So why is it so important for school systems to attract and retain the best teachers? In this blog Spokey Wheeler, Adhyayan’s international director, reflects on how to […]
by Kavita Anand Executive Director, Adhyayan I visited three state schools in England last month. In each of these, I met motivated leaders expertly managing their schools, with a sense of pride in their school’s accomplishments. I saw bright, airy classrooms, beautifully decorated, painted, equipped, clean and furnished. And, great outdoor spaces for games and […]
by Chintan Girish Modi When a colleague of mine introduced me to a little story book called Mr Forgetful, I read it with great delight and amusement. It seemed like the perfect thing to share with children, both for its simplicity and its capacity to induce laughter. On my second reading, I was struck by […]
by Kavita Anand The acquisition of language is a fascinating process. From listening to mother in the cradle, to beginning your babbling in return. From the sense of “I” that develops in relation to the mirror image as different from the ‘(m)other’ and the excitingly painful sense of separate-ness. From the time you realize the […]
by Spokey Wheeler International Director, Adhyayan For much of May 2012, educationists and politicians have been taking sides in an increasingly heated controversy over the publication of Shankar’s cartoon featuring Dr Ambedkar. I had thought of entering the fray with a piece entitled, “Where Angels fear to tread”. That was until I read Shri Krishna […]
by Sirkku Nikamaa What is wrong with the school today? What are the skills and competencies that will best serve our students and the society at large in years to come? How do we acknowledge the creativity, skills and different talents of our students? Education authorities in Kauniainen, Finland asked these and many more questions […]
by Spokey Wheeler International Director, Adhyayan Shishuvan school this week got its first ever Standard 10 examination scores some three months after receiving permanent ICSE accreditation. With no child gaining an award lower than 1st Division the school was justly proud. As their Adhyayan assessor and coach I was almost as eager as the school […]
Spokey Wheeler Advisor, Adhyayan (as it appeared in The Mentor, Dec 2011) This story about happiness began five years ago early in October with two meals. The first was lunch, the second dinner. I think I paid for the first meal. I hope I shared the cost of the second because it was with friends. […]