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 - This webinar will discuss the topic, 'Pedagogical Texts and Maths- Society Intersections in Pre-Colonial South India'   Join this webinar for a dialogue between  Senthil Babu , Fellow, French Institute of Pondicherry, and  K Subramaniam , Professor, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai. Date: 30th September 2021 Time: 5:00  PM  to 6:30 PM IST The webinar will be live on youtube: Click on the below link at the above mentioned time.   https://youtu.be/Ivdm_wGX8eU   Regards, Edu research and insights blog team Note: - This is the fourth in a series of interviews on the development, production, and use of schoolbooks in India in the last 200 years. These events are a part of activities related to the soon-to-be-launched Schoolbooks Archive Portal, a project of the Knowledge Resource Centre, Azim Premji Foundation. - The blog does not have any connection with the foundation or the university related to this event. The co-founders of this...

- Did you know?  Bill Gates did not give his children cell phones until they were 14 years old.  And even Apple's Steve Jobs was conscious of his children's phone usage. A large number of CEOs and prominent figures of Silicon Valley companies significantly reduce the time their children spend in contact with technology. How addicted are your children to cell phone? How much time do they spend in front of a screen? Would you let your children do the same? Or are you following strategies to make them use cell phone only for necessary use. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends to limit technology according to the age of the children, since there is a great fear that the use of the devices will become compulsive and uncontrolled. There are people who compare social media to drugs, by quoting that social media makes children addicted to their phones, which becomes a habit from which it is difficult to come out. What is social media? Social media is any digital tool that all...

- Parenting is no easy task and there is no one-size-fits-all approach. It takes patience, time, and a lot of trial and error to figure out what will work for your family. But as any parent will tell you, it can be worth the effort. Sometimes parents think they need to correct every little thing their children do or they’ll never learn right from wrong. But as adults we know that this isn’t the case. If we make an error at work, we don’t get corrected by our boss every time we do it – we just try not to repeat it.  Parents have a very important role in their child's wellbeing and character. Parents are the first teachers of children. How parents deal with children everyday is very crucial. Here are some ways that patience in parenting can help your family. The Best Ways to Keep Your Patience as a Parent. Why do we need to cultivate patience? What is the best way to cultivate patience as a parent? Follow the 5 quick rules below: 1. Don't be quick to anger.  Children don't re...

- This information and the photo collection of Bangalore will fascinate you.  The New Town called Fraser Town in 1914.  The Plague was responsible for creation of Malleshwaram and Basavanagudi near Bengalooru Pete. Likewise Fraser Town was one of the new towns created in a older area called Mootoocherry near the St. John's Church to decongest the Cantonment due to the plague.   Pictures from Plague-proof Town Planning by J H Stephens 1914 & THE ‘UNINTENDED’ CITY: A Case for Re-reading the Spatialization of a Princely City through the 1898 Plague Epidemic.  Pic 1. Distant view of the town and the principal approach.  Pic 2 . View of a block of buildings in erection. Pic 3. Near View of Two Compound Cottages in Fraser Town Source: Received the information through whatsapp

  - A boy fails in 6th standard and drops out of school. After being concerned of a student dropping out of school, a teacher encourages that child to join back the school. Later on this boy in his career develops a food business and delivers his success story at Harvard University. Today the company which he developed is know as 'iD fresh food'. As of 2021 the company is valued at ₹2,000 Crore. After failing in Class 6 he joined his father on the farm. He said in one of the interview, "We barely earned ₹10 in daily wages. Eating three meals a day was a distant dream. I'd tell myself, 'Right now, food is more important than education',". Many successful people are those who come out of hardship and struggle in their venture and later on this struggle gives them motivation to achieve in life. These people are ready to take risks in life, as they have already lived 'out of their comfort zone'. This story also highlights the value of a teacher who was...