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Questioning the value of higher education

ganga — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:42:00 -0600

It almost feels like there is a movement against higher education, don't you think? There are whole lot of people who are coming out and asking the question. May be because of the reasons discussed here by Peter T

Montessori in Premium preschool is Mandate?

ganga — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:13:56 -0600

Re-posting Sheetal's comments elsewhere on Zeeksha to a blog post in order to get some discussions started. We would love for you to chime in with your point of view on this topic.

Reorganizing teaching and learning

ganga — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:34:41 -0600

In a time when we have the capability of supporting learning 24/7 and personalizing the way a student interacts with digital content, it no longer makes sense to give every 13-year-old the same set of 45-minute American history lessons.

Is there a correlation between autism and parents' education

ganga — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:16:15 -0700

Kellog foundation's view on early childhoold education

ganga — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:29:21 -0700

We see a future for early childhood education,
where education is not a separate activity from society—but allows kids to be embedded and thrive within their local community. A future in which
the community is invested in, and responsible for, the success of each
child’s experience.
Where children and their care givers are engaged in learning that responds to their unique ways of understanding and interpreting the world.
And where teaching and leading in education remains an engaging and creative activity, with permission to evolve with new knowledge, understanding, trends, and technologies.

Zeeksha - Zeitgeist 2009

zeeksha — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:16:47 -0700

It's that time of the year! Yeah, you guessed it. It's trends in 2009 time. So, here goes. Unlike last year where we lumped the schools across the cities, this year we are going to be giving the top 5 schools in each city.

Afterall, craziness is not restricted to Indian schools alone

zeeksha — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:47:45 -0700

Article in NY Times on the school admission scenario in Manhattan: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/nyregion/21testprep.html?_r=1. Given the recession, there is also a greater likelyhood of a lot more parents trying to seal their place in good public schools instead of sending the kids to private schools.

Bangalore book festival - 2009 edition

zeeksha — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:38:37 -0700

The annual Bangalore Book Festival 2009 edition is starting on the 6th of November @ Palace grounds. The event will be there for 10 days. It's a must visit for any book lover.

Do you think this concept can take root and expand in India?

zeeksha — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:00:47 -0600

Came across this post on RWW today, titled - "Is online education more effective than offline learning"? Interesting read indeed.

That time of the year - school admissions for 2010-2011

zeeksha — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:05:29 -0600

Looks like we are coming closer to that time of the year where parents go crazy trying to figure out the right school for their children. We are talking about the admissions season for the academic year 2010-2011