Publications – Thinking Globally and Acting Locally

About 2 million years ago, when humans changed from hunters and gatherers to producers, they began to change the environment to suit their requirements. Their ability to grow food and breed domestic anima ls led to a change of the natural systems into productive ones. The environmental Education was infused through mythological stories mainly at … Continue reading Publications – Thinking Globally and Acting Locally

It’s only Ragging

Its only Ragging!This type of school bullying referred to in this article as ragging can take place among girls as well as boys and is found all over the world.Illustration by Susanna Masheder, from Mildred masheder's book "Freedom from Bullying ", Merlin Press , 1998 New Era in Education, Volume 83 Number 2, August 2002

Contextual and constructive learning

http://www.teacherplus.org/2019/02/page/2 The educationists around the globe are constantly searching for newer techniques that lead to holistic learning. One of them is contextual learning.  What is Contextual learning?  Contextual learning takes place when a context is presented to the students. Dictionary defines a context as the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or … Continue reading Contextual and constructive learning

Eclectic learning space

Pramila Kudva, Eclectic learning Spaces, Teacher, Volume 13, Number 3, July - September 2019, Page 30 The “school” meaning “place of instruction” comes from the Latin “scola,” itself derived from the Greek “skhole,” meaning “lecture or discussion.” Interestingly, that Greek “skhole” originally meant “leisure, free time.” The Japanese word for school, gakuen, means "learning garden" or "garden of learning". Kindergarten is a … Continue reading Eclectic learning space