Opinion

A 14-year-old student committed suicide in Bengaluru as he was upset at not being elected class leader. A teenager in Kochi ended his life after he failed in exams. A class IX student jumped to her death in Mumbai last month. Reason of…
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With an aim to preserve environment and make students more aware about its importance, two environment-friendly initiatives were started in the country recently. One by HRD ministry, and second by the Delhi government. HRD minister Dr…
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A leading school of Noida, UP, recently witnessed an unfortunate incident wherein one of its class X students ran away from home following a rebuke from his mother for having scored less marks in pre-board exams. It was not marks but his…
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Dear Mr Minister, Refer the government’s decision to make PhD degree mandatory for direct recruitment to the post of assistant professors in universities from 2021-22. I, myself have been a college teacher (professor to be…
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Recently NCERT prepared a manual pointing to possible alienation of children of minority communities on seeing the wall calendars of Hindu Gods and deities in classrooms of some school, and by prayers in assemblies. It has prescribed…
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CBSE's decision to suspend teachers after anomalies of up to 55 marks were found during the re-evaluation of Class 10 and 12 board exam papers is a step in the right direction. Human error of 5-10 marks can be understood but 55 marks!…
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Non-payment of their salaries have forced some teachers of Delhi schools to go on strike. But given the shortage of teachers in our schools, how wise is it to keep the issue lingering and deprive students of teachers? Hence, in the interest…
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Of late, we have been reading about suicides committed by students as a consequence of Blue Whale Game. The game has already resulted in hundreds of teenage suicides throughout the world. But suicides because of this game is new to India – …
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Now that the board results are out and things have settled down, it is time to plan your next move. But those of you who have scored less marks or failed in exams, it is an opportunity to discover a path of your interest says The Peeper…
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In this article, the writer argues that children who are extraordinarily creative usually find it difficult to comprehend traditional subjects like Science & Maths. But we, as a society, often judge them as duds & rather than…
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The inquisitiveness of students to know the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of things should be encouraged by teachers even if they don’t know all the answers to their questions. This will encourage students to look for answers and thus increase their…
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For students of class XI, April and May are months when studies are hardly taken seriously. Thus, instead of schools focusing on academics in these two months, how about engaging them in activities that help them understand their interests…
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