Edu Research & Insights

Snippets: - These students are getting Math lessons by measuring and dividing their plots of land with their feet; Geography lessons through the understanding that multicropping – growing ragi, toor dal and marigold together— will help them get a better yield; Science lessons by composting manure. -  A parent comments, “At my school, we just learnt by rote names of various crops, their soil types and amount of rainfall. But my child understands the process from sowing a seed to harvesting the crop and cooking it,”. -  Principal of the school says, that she wants the students to understand that not everything they eat comes from the market. “They need to understand sustainability, simplicity and, quite literally, what it is to be down to earth,” she says. Click to read from source : This is an initiative of Credence Learning Foundation to bring news and articles on education from multiple sources around . You can ...

Snippets : - Montessori kids are unique. They’re taught differently and they learn differently. - The vast majority employees in Corporate grew up confined by the rigid structures of our conventional education system. We sat in well-organized classrooms comprised of straight lines of desks, with the omniscient teacher positioned front and center. - Generally speaking, we had thick textbooks, were required to memorize innumerable factoids, took tests like it was our job and were taught to produce the exact same answers as everyone else. - A dominant leadership characteristic we’ve identified is that they’re often unconventional thinkers. A question they constantly ask themselves and others is, “why should something be like that?” Every problem is viewed as solvable — as an opportunity — rather than an insurmountable barrier. For complete article check out below link. Click to read from source : Source: https://onlinelearningtips.com/20...

Agency: " Sir, we found 3 candidates as per your requirements, now how do you want their  placements sir?" M.D: "Put about 100 bricks in a closed room. Then send the candidates into the room & close the door, leave them alone & come back after a few hours and analyse the situation:- 1)  If they are counting the bricks, Put them in Accounts deptt. 2)  If they are re-counting the bricks, Put them in Auditing. 3)  If they have messed up the whole room with the bricks, Put them in Engineering. 4)  If they are arranging the bricks in some strange order, Put them in Planning. 5)  If they are throwing the bricks at each other, Put them in Operations. 6)  If they are sleeping, Put them in Security. 7)  If they have broken the bricks into pieces, Put them in Information Technology. 8)  If they are sitting idle, Put them in Human Resources. 9)  If they say they have tried different combinations yet not a single brick has been mov...

Do you still remember those awkward days in schools during Exams ? When a bright student tells the invigilator that question 4 has a problem, but you have already answered it...😳😜 When a fellow student asks for a graph paper, but you are finished and did not see anywhere where it was required...😧 😁😁 When the invigilator says jump question 6 we will rectify it later, but it was the question you enjoyed most when answering...😟 😱😲 When you see people busy using rulers and you are wondering what is going on...😣😫😫 When you hear your friends arguing after the exam whether the answer to question 5 was 35.5% or 36.5% and your answer was 1800 😩😏 The cream. When the other students asked for 4-5 additional answer sheets and You had two pages empty in the main answer sheet😨😰😱 See where you have reached...

A Brilliant story of a real democratic school in Chhattisgarh, India: We all admire democracy being practiced in a Nation. But this school will really narrate you what democracy truly means. I bet after reading this, you will want to go back to school as a child once again. Though it is a big read, mark it to your favorites, bet you will enjoy. Musings on Education, Learning and Schooling in the context of Imlee Mahuaa School The Context At Present Imlee Mahuaa School is a day school located in Balenga Para, a quiet hamlet about 17 kilometres from the Kondagaon district headquarters in southern Chhattisgarh, popularly known as the Bastar region.  The School was established in August 2007 with the intention of providing a relevant and meaningful alternative in education to the people living in Balenga Para and its neighbourhoods.  The School is an accredited study centre of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).  It is also registered with the Depart...

Snippets : - The ‘selfie syndrome’ is not entirely about photo-taking and social networks. “It refers to a shift in our overall culture to hyper-individualism, a change first noted around 2000.  - Kids used to want to grow up and become something, do something. Now they simply say ‘rich and famous. - We’ve become more competitive and self-focused. - In an age of texting, kids fail to recognize facial cues and voice intonation. - Teach kids empathy -- the ability to put oneself in another’s shoes and imagine how that person feels. Click to read full article from source:

Snippets : - Learning is not only about Teacher vs. Student, its also about Student vs. Student. - Students should take more ownership over the quality of their work.  - Careful questioning, ground rules and a culture focused on improvement can help students to create beautiful work, often surpassing what adults may expect. Click to read full from source :