What can parents do? It makes better sense to discuss this question with parents. The discussion that follows could be shared with parents, without any need to edit. Briefly, learning a language is the easiest of all things to learn; every one learns to speak and understand the mother tongue without any effort – just […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It makes better sense to discuss this question with parents. The discussion that follows could be shared with parents, without any need to edit. We sincerely appreciate this parental predicament – all the hard work and commitment in living up to the schools’ demands and routine are not yielding the desired achievement levels in maths […]
