It makes better sense to discuss this question with parents. The discussion that follows could be shared with parents, without any need to edit. All kinds of ‘truisms’ abound on ‘how to appreciate’ your child (or not to). Shying away from such views and suggestions, we want to focus on ‘what to appreciate’ for. We […]
In a conversation with MicroStrategy CMO Mark Gambill, he described the rise of a new type of role—the chief data officer (click here for article). As part of that conversation, he suggested I talk with Matthew Thomas, CDO, Pandera Systems, a leader in helping firms deliver analytics and automated decision capabilities, to better understand why […]
Let us start with a confession. We know very little about how we learn! And least of all, about the formative years 0-3 and 3-5. We split the 0-5 years developmental phase into two because, according to the more accepted theory (our knowledge about brains is still all fluid), a child’s brain rapidly grows in […]
The answer is a 100% YES! Education is one of the rare ‘no switch-off business’ and school education is much more so. Children are formally expected to continue the ‘business of learning’, initiated or choreographed at school, outside of school too. Homework is the critical connect between schools and the outside world; in the form […]
We all know about the legendary transcontinental Silk Route that connected nations into dependent relationships. Similarly, the goods available at market places of major urban centres in Greece included wheat and slaves from Egypt, grains from the Black Sea (especially via Byzantium), salt fish from the Black Sea, wood (especially for shipbuilding) from Macedonia. Industrialisation […]
Blockchain is one of the biggest buzzwords in technology right now. But what is it? And why are all your friends and family talking about it? Let’s start from the beginning. The first major application of blockchain technology was bitcoin which was released in 2009. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and the blockchain is the technology […]
It makes better sense to discuss this question with parents. The discussion that follows could be shared with parents, without any need to edit. The honest answer is that you cannot help. If you wish your child to secure decent enough marks to secure a good under-graduate education, term II of Class XII is too […]
The concept of marks is as old as the school system itself, an integral part of the design of schools; marks complete the critical feedback loop needed to sustain ‘life’ in any system – biological, social or physical. ‘Marks’ are everywhere – appraisal system at work, cricket scores, stock exchanges, school exams, penalty points for […]
This trend has been the norm for a couple of years now. A CGPA of 10 is no guarantee that your child will secure passing marks in the first summative exam in Class XI. However, it must be demystified that all this has less to do with the ‘level of Class XI’ and it is […]
For many students, the academic performance is a story of steady fall for years. Truly, teachers know the reality and even a somewhat attentive parent can easily discern the same by the level of academic engagement of their children, within and outside classrooms. For these students, the schooling years are actually regressive. Unfortunately, the regression […]
