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 […]
MIT Technology Review unveils its breakthrough technology list for 2018 – a rundown of 10 awe-inspiring scientific and technological advances that have the potential to change our lives in dramatic ways. I spoke to editor David Rotman about why these particular breakthroughs made the cuts, what makes them exciting – and why some of them […]
It makes better sense to discuss this question with parents. The discussion that follows could be shared with parents, without any need to edit. This question is interesting for a very different reason. It needs no discussion as there is no need to monitor the quality of homework of your child. The ‘quality of homework’ […]
If you’ve been following the news on exciting tech trends like artificial intelligence, then you’re probably aware that emerging technologies are changing the way we work and interact with others. In fact, with things like machine learning and touch commerce becoming increasingly popular across every industry from banking to healthcare, technology is revolutionizing the way […]
