1. Watering Plants of Scientific Curiosity
November 07, 2012
‘Curiosity’ is the starting point of knowledge. Without it there would not be any thirst for learning. As much as a human being wishes to know the basis of the laws of nature he/she desires to do what it takes to learn. Yet we grow up with the idiom that ‘curiosity kills the cat’. This kills our thi...
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2. Teaching Basics of English Grammar Online
November 02, 2012
Language is the most fundamental tool we use to communicate with one another. Any explanation can be understood only by deciphering the mode of communication. Right from a business transaction to scientific communication everything is conveyed only through language. English is the global language us...
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3. Different Paths to a Common Solution
October 21, 2012
What we learn gets reflected in what we do. How we apply our knowledge depends on how much thought we give to it. If we were to express ourselves there will be a certain amount of focus on one theme with or without our knowledge. This is because we give more attention to certain themes than others. ...
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4. Find Your Inspiration to Reach Academic Heights
October 16, 2012
You may feel that results are important. But if the end result is all that you can see then it may lead to disillusionment. If you see a cat trapped in a well wouldn’t you prefer taking it out of the well? Do you see the result first or do you tend to think of ways to get the cat out of the well. If...
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5. Tricks to Sustain Attention-Span in Classes
October 08, 2012
Children often have low attention span as they are easily distracted. Sustaining their attention is a challenge for them as well as for their teachers. One needs to understand the dynamics of communication which takes place between the sender and the recipient of the message. The essence of what the...
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6. Managing Exam Induced Anxiety
October 02, 2012
Examination as a mandatory aspect of coursework is viewed with fear and doubt by many students. It is important to understand that some students react to it through fear while some others are bombarded with self-doubt. These are natural reactions to perceived danger of failure and uncertainty. It le...
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7. Logic Puzzles Sharpen Mathematical Ability
September 27, 2012
It has long been supposed that Mathematics is to a large extent a logical activity. But it is not always easy to reduce it to logic on account of the fact that it has its own vocabulary with its own set of rules. In the past Mathematics was studied in some countries under classical logic. Logic is o...
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8. Time for Timetables
September 16, 2012
Chalking out a schedule for studies is itself a time consuming activity. The concept of timetables is built on the notion of systematic study. The strange fact about timetables is that it was created for children who are in general instinctive. It was designed with the objective to make children sys...
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9. Learning by Cognitive Free-Play
September 12, 2012
Why do we have many subjects in school? Why are they studied separately? The broad reason is to streamline our approach to studies. But this benefits linear thinkers more as they like to organise their habit of study. They can focus on one subject at a time. This approach does not necessarily work f...
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10. Cracking Examinations and Looking Beyond
September 05, 2012
Children in general do not look forward to exams and understandably so. Once they succeed and do well in exams they think they can handle them easily thereby looking forward to them. Not all do well in exams. It is not rare to find knowledgeable children unable to secure outstanding grades. Cracking...
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Author: Ajay Seshadri
