Tag: focus

3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Issue #245, 18th March 2025 Exams are ongoing and ensuing. Focus is key. Here are some tips that you can use as a student. As a parent and educator, you can discuss with your child or students. You can support them to succeed to the… Continue Reading “3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV”

3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Issue #228, 19th November 2024 Which produces higher quality work? Focused work typically produces superior results since it allows deep concentration, reduces errors, and enables complex problem-solving. Multitasking splits attention, leading to more mistakes and shallower thinking. What’s the impact on mental energy? Focused work… Continue Reading “3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV”

3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Issue #216, 27th August 2024 Get bored to focus better. Experience mindlessness to be more mindful. Calm to be more productive. How can we focus when we want to focus? Helping ourselves, our students, and our children to be more connected to ‘being’ than to… Continue Reading “3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV”

3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Issue #109, 9th August 2022 Do you need more time to do something? or do you need some time to think about how to do something? Do you need more time or more creative energy? how do you manage time and life? do you… Continue Reading “3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV”

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Schools are opening. Teachers are preparing for blended learning. Parents, are you ready?

In absence of the safety net of vaccine and in order to put millions of children world over back into school, blended learning is emerging as the mid path for schools and for higher education.  This year for sure and who knows, perhaps going… Continue Reading “Schools are opening. Teachers are preparing for blended learning. Parents, are you ready?”

#lockdown is time to be WITH and not VERSUS the teachers

Teachers are now the one big constant in the lives of our children. We need to rally around the teaching community even more than earlier. Much like how the society needs to be with the health workers –  the school leaders, management and parents… Continue Reading “#lockdown is time to be WITH and not VERSUS the teachers”

The 3 Cs and 2 Rs for school leadership during #Lockdown. Plan afresh, prepare anew

With the imminent extension of lockdown and schools remaining closed for a longer period, school leaders, staff, students, parents are grappling with uncertainty, confusion, expectations from themselves, helpless ness, anger and hope in various degrees at various times depending on what is up close… Continue Reading “The 3 Cs and 2 Rs for school leadership during #Lockdown. Plan afresh, prepare anew”

“I wish I knew better then…” has this thought ever been yours? You can avoid or reduce this for your child.

You want your child to make better decisions? Teach them the process of Critical thinking – a 21st century skill. As parents, we want our children to make good decisions. We want them to know right from wrong. We want them to think through… Continue Reading ““I wish I knew better then…” has this thought ever been yours? You can avoid or reduce this for your child.”

It is a JOMO! Raised without siblings.

As an educator, I meet parents with children of various ages and stages of their lives. Many times, while discussing matters of behavior and attitude, parents have brought forth their concerns like: whether they should have another child; or for that matter now that… Continue Reading “It is a JOMO! Raised without siblings.”

Have you lost a friendship? Have you kept some? It’s the friendship month – let’s talk.

Making friends, keeping friends, giving up friendships –  A life-skill for us to understand and share with our children and students. Dost dost naa rahaa, pyaar pyaar naa rahaa…(friend did not remain a friend, love, did not remain as love…) released in 1970, sung… Continue Reading “Have you lost a friendship? Have you kept some? It’s the friendship month – let’s talk.”