Tag: work

3-2-1 Tuesdays with Ms Niv

Issue #004 / August 4, 2020 Hi! This is a weekly newsletter on education. Once a week, curated by me from amongst the videos I watch and articles that I read. Most of you would have been too busy to track trends in education… Continue Reading “3-2-1 Tuesdays with Ms Niv”

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?”

You are not alone with your little one during #Lockdown. Lean-in.

“Mummy I don’t like this (online) class. I can’t share this rubber (eraser) with my friend”. How can parents and teachers  help this little one in her personal, social and emotional development when physical classrooms are closed? Preschools are normally alive with the sounds… Continue Reading “You are not alone with your little one during #Lockdown. Lean-in.”

#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”

Screen time! seriously? In BC era perhaps but it is DC era now…

New era new rules. So the eras that are relevant  for our students and/or children are BC,  DC and then hopefully soon AC … Before Corona, During Corona and After Corona. These are the eras that I think should be considered to define the… Continue Reading “Screen time! seriously? In BC era perhaps but it is DC era now…”

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”

Do you think your child is lazy?

Take a couple of minutes to answer these 15 questions about your child: 1.Is s/he spending more time than usual on phone? 2. Is s/he regularly falling behind in his/her homework? 3.Is s/he often oversleeping or taking extra time in the bed after waking up… Continue Reading “Do you think your child is lazy?”

The 3 Aces of parenting for you to keep up your sleeve

The jury on parenting is always out. Whenever you think you have mastered the art and science of parenting, a new theory, a new paradigm, a new style is propounded with research, case studies and analytics to back it. However, over the years as… Continue Reading “The 3 Aces of parenting for you to keep up your sleeve”

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.”