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Teachers’ Day 2020 is going to be unlike any other teachers’ day celebrated so far, thanks to the pandemic. With schools closed, and teachers and students meeting each other only virtually, how are schools and teachers planning to celebrate…
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Often, people in India consider teaching an easy task – one that anyone can do. 'If you have nothing to do, become a teacher.' This is how people here look at the profession. But trust us – teaching is not for faint-hearted. It demands a…
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It's a well-known fact that National Sports Day on August 29 is celebrated in the country to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. During his more than two-decade long career, he scored over 400 goals and won gold…
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CBSE declared the class XII and X results this week. This year, the way marks were assessed was different from all the previous years due to covid-19, but there was one change that CBSE opted for by choice. And this is the change for which…
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Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) is organising a photo/painting and a one-minute-film competition. The competition aims to help people go beyond their discipline and see, understand,…
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Education industry is full of examples where teachers have devised innovative solutions of teaching. The latest to inspire the teaching world is Shyam Kishore Singh Gandhi, headmaster of Bankathi Upgraded Middle School in Jharkhand’s Dumka…
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As they say, yoga is for everyone. But introducing yoga to children at young age will certainly set the foundation for a healthy future. Those who are already into yoga and have been reaping the benefits of it, would often like to see their…
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Good news for all those parents who were worried about buying stationery and other important study essentials for their children during these covid-19 times! Amazon India has launched its ‘School from Home’ store. The online store offers…
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Paltan Mondal is a private tutor who teaches children from Classes I to XII. On the night when cyclone Amphan hit his village in Kanaknagar, Hingalganj in West Bengal, he along with his parents and other villagers had taken a shelter in his…
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Manoj Ahuja joined CBSE as the chairman yesterday. Soon, after the announcement, CBSE’s twitter account was flooded with queries about exams, syllabus & problems being faced by students during lockdown. The expectations from the new…
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CBSE board exams 2020 will go down in history as one of the most difficult exams to ever have been conducted in the world. Below are seven reasons which make these exams hatke: The riots in north-east Delhi in February forced the board…
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Going online with classes during lockdown has been one of the most difficult decisions of schools. Educationists say that the decision was made keeping in mind the welfare of students. Here’re six reasons why schools went online:…
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"Necessity is the mother of invention." This saying holds true for many schools in India today. Till yesterday, they operated from their buildings, with both teachers and students being physically present. But given the lockdown and the…
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Coronavirus pandemic has put the brakes on almost all activities throughout the world. Schools being no exception. The unplanned closure of schools has made things difficult for parents. The challenge compounding since people are advised to…
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With an aim to spread awareness about coronavirus among children, Government of India recently released a comic, titled 'Kids, Vaayu and Corona.' The virus which has already claimed about 4,000 lives around the world has been declared…
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The advancement in the field of Science & Technology, esp. in the past few years, has been phenomenal. But do you know that many inventions that we see today have become possible due to Indian scientists? In this article, we highlight…
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With yearly/ board exams just around the corner, it is high time to get your act together. While every subject is important, Mathematics assumes significance not only because it is a high scoring subject but also a most dreaded one among…
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A few days back, Anand Mahindra, chairman, Mahindra Group, posted a video on his twitter account. The video features a Maths teacher teaching her students the multiplication table of 9. But instead of teaching in the same old and boring…
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