To be true, everything needs practice to achieve excellence. In fact, at the ‘highest level’ the two legs of learning are: Recognising new things/facts/perspectives/linkages (through any of the 5 senses) – essentially registering new things in the short term memory Internalising something already registered – embedding the ‘new things’ in long-term memory The internalisation process […]
Read more >Refinement of logical and reasoning ability is the primary reason for learning maths and science. Science also serves the purpose of helping us understand the living and the non-living world we live in. In simple terms, everything we experience or see in our life is science. It is in this context that we talk about […]
Read more >The future of retail isn’t what you think. Over the next several years, some very big forces will hit the retail industry. From new payment types to variable store footprints, they’ll change how and where goods are stored and sold. Data analytics tools like predictive modelling, and ‘always on’ digital technology will make it possible […]
Read more >The new bookkeeper is in the software Robots (bots, to be specific) are replacing accountants and taking over corporate finance departments and performing work that often required teams of people. Many small and big companies alike are among those using software to automate many corporate bookkeeping and accounting tasks. Erik Brynjolfsson, innovation researcher and author, […]
Read more >Biology is as much all around us as physics and it may be the more wondrous subject of the two. Somehow the reality on the ground is quite to the contrary – biology is a distant cousin of physics and chemistry. Biology can be easily demonstrated in every garden, field, kitchen, bedroom or even while […]
Read more >Lawyers replacing attorneys After decades of killing low-end jobs in retail, travel, banks, and manufacturing, software is finally doing people’s bidding by creating a world with fewer lawyers. Lawyers are proving to be just another breed of knowledge workers susceptible to replacement by Artificial Intelligence. New automation technologies are reshaping the law profession by allowing […]
Read more >To the extent that learning maths is more about sharpening the logical thinking, there must be more preferred ways to structure the methods and milestones in the achievement of the learning goals in math. The evidence on the ground – the poor performance of children in maths, across the world – also dictates that there […]
Read more >Let us recollect that there are only four vehicles for learning – hearing (lectures), seeing (demonstration, pictures), doing (experiments, experiences) and reading. The general belief is that ‘doing’ is the best way to learn about anything. Many within the science education community also view practical work carried out by students as the most essential feature […]
Read more >The challenges of teaching and learning English in India explains it all – the good, the bad and the ugly side of the Indian education system! India is among the few major countries in the world where a second-language (English) is not just a major communication language but also the academic language – the medium […]
Read more >In broad terms it is the ‘technical’ term for teaching Good teaching is quite an art, but good teachers know the science of teaching too, i.e. the universally effective practices in teaching. The science of teaching includes certain fundamental steps to be followed by teachers while teaching in classrooms (‘in-class processes’) and certain follow up […]
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