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Can preschool children have ADHD:

ADHD means Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The signs and symptoms of ADHD are the same for preschoolers as they are for other children — struggles to pay attention, gets bored quickly, gets distracted easily, fidgets often or acts as if propelled by a motor, has trouble waiting their turn, interrupts conversations, takes risks, etc. Click to read an article from WebMd website source .

10 child centric approaches of Montessori education:

Refrain from touching the child unless invited by him in some form or another. (We do not use the child’s natural affection to answer our own emotional needs, but rather to be there for him or her.) Do not speak ill of the child. Concentrate on strengthening and helping the development of what is positive in the child. Actively prepare an environment where the child may constructively work with materials that have a purpose. Be ever ready to answer the child’s call (verbal or otherwise) for help. Respect the child who makes a mistake and can self-correct. Re-teach by showing rather than shaming, but firmly and immediately stop any action that endangers the child, other people or the environment. Respect the child who chooses to rest or watch others who are working. Help those who are in search of activity and cannot find it. Tirelessly offer kind invitations to work. Make your presence felt to the child who searches for something to do and step back from the child w...

Why parents' involvement is important in their child's educational success:

For child's success, home and school both play an important role. Research shows that when parents are involved in their children’s education, children are more engaged with their school work, stay in school longer, and achieve better learning outcomes. International organisations emphasize the critical role of parents in the rearing of children, that the family has the primary responsibility for the nurturing and protection of children.  Click to read from source :

We do not punish children if they cannot read, we make strategies to develop it. In the same way can behavioral issues be planned:

-  Research says teachers lose time worth of 71 days a year in disciplining at class rooms. - We do not punish children if they cannot read, we think to develop them. - In the same way for behavioral issues too, the punishment only will not work. The below link has a case study from a school, showcasing its transformation on school behaviour philosophy and its impacts. Click to read :

Making life skills education applicable to real life situations:

Snippets : - Life skills are very important for students' school life as well as real life. - Many life skills programs remain within classrooms, they are not implemented in real life situations- for which they are taught. - For SEL (social emotional learning) to be effective, teachers need to be able to embody what they are teaching—to be self-aware, emotionally intelligent, and deeply connected with their own sense of purpose. - Teachers must be willing to be vulnerable with students. They must act more like a coach or mentor as opposed to a content-delivery agent. - Teachers can make classroom decisions democratic by involving students. - Connect SEL to real life situations. - Connect SEL to other subjects too. Above are highlights from original article. Please click below to read. Click to read full article :

Which way of story telling is effective for children:

A research was done to see what way of story telling is good for child's brain development and learning.. "Children were presented with stories in three conditions: A) audio only; B) the illustrated pages of a storybook with an audio voiceover; and C) an animated cartoon." Study found that reading story Aloud for children with illustrated book is good. Showing them TV cartoons and also telling them stories without book is not so effective.. "When we read to our children, they are doing more work than meets the eye. It's that muscle they're developing bringing the images to life in their minds." Researcher Dr. John Hutton's concern is that in the longer term, "kids who are exposed to too much animation are going to be at risk for developing not enough integration." Above is an analysis done by the blogger. For detailed understanding check below link.  Click to read from article :

The current state of education:

We are living in an era where school managements in their supposed "wisdom" need cameras fitted in classrooms. classrooms which already resemble prison cells. We are living in an era where the primary and incessant goal of individuals is to "prove their mettle" ... to whom, for what? And the goal of institutions is to showcase 100% results or the so called achievements! We are mulling about libertion of teachers and educational reform in such a milieu??? Nah! This must be a different planet!- Gufraan Above is a comment on article by an educational trainer Gufraan. Please click below link for original article. Please look into the article at this link to see our state of education_: