I chanced upon this video, and was taken to the content matter, which talked about how much of change we as teachers can bring in the lives of children by being creative in our teaching practices, as well as encouraging it among the younger generation. Teachers need to think how much of creativity we are nourishing among children.It directly relates to the atmosphere in school. Most schools in India lack a plan whereby teachers could incorporate their own personal teaching ways. read more

A book about alternative education has been recently published by sage publications.

The review is posted by ndtv on http://www.ndtv.com/ent/booksreview.asp?id=2007

Please post your comments about the book if anyone has read it.

Dr. B Maheswaran , the present DOD co-ordinator at Mallya Aditi International School arranged for the students of many classes  of our school to attend the international film festival "Voices from the Waters"  held from June 7-11in Bangalore at Guru Nanak Bhavan, Bangalore. It was learning that made the interfaces between science, the urban and rual landscapes, film and art, and ecological preservation; self-evident. read more

If one was to concentrate on the schools in Kerala , it would be seen that the appreciated forms of schooling or the commonly attended board exams are the CBSE, the SSLC + 2 and the ICSE/ISC. Boards like Cambridge or IB are really not in. Whether this is because of a more powerful anti - colonial attitude or anti - West attitude in the State than in other parts of India is debatable. While highly politically conscious, the Keralite is at the same time savvy enough to know the value of education in English. read more

I was in Kerala for my holidays, travelling primarily between four places - Trivandrum, Alwaye, Angamaly, and Quilon. While there I had time to reflect on the education scene down south in God's own country. This first post will deal with some generalities. Education in Kerala is a highly prized thing. So much so that Ph.D's are becoming dime a dozen! - and three of my friends have gone on to higher honours out there; two got a post-doc in Literature and Maths respectively and one a D Sc. from Netherlands. read more