Education

A Journalist Reveals began sharing moral-giving stories from the first one, we posted a few days back. Continuing with the good work, we are sharing The Tricycle, today. The Tricycle: A differently-abled boy was moving on his tricycle on the road. The traffic policeman standing on a signal told the ...

Frog in a well is the story of a frog that lived almost all its life inside a well. We learnt this story during the Moral Science class. But, most people have forgotten the message. A Journalist Reveals has decided to share such message-giving moral stories from today. Frog in ...

By Nitya Sundaram There have always been arguments for and against tests and exams; a debate that goes on and on with no end in sight. So, ultimately, what is the validity of assessments? A few examples and considerations will throw some light. Validity of Assessments: Let us say, a ...

By Brinda Roy Chowdhury All along I have shared my singing videos and the nuances of the ragas that I perform in them. However, today I am going to write something very different. I have to thank Gayatri Rao from A Journalist Reveals to encourage me to write something about ...

By Nithya Sundaram One of the biggest issues our education system is facing is the tussle between a popular teacher vs a professional teacher. There is continuous pressure on teachers to be popular with children since that seems to decide how proficient a teacher is. Very often the hapless teacher ...

By Nithya Sundaram There is a constant debate that is going on regarding homework. How can parents help in their child’s education? A recent court order from Madras High Court has categorically stated that children of grades one and 2 should not have homework or tests. Their bags should carry ...

By Nithya Sundaram Two types of parents seem to be everywhere in every place I have worked. There are, of course, some very sensible parents and their children grow up into responsible and dignified people. Among the others, there are two types. The first is the `helicopter parent’, who hovers ...

By Nithya Sundaram The recent directive from High Court in Chennai that classes one and 2 should not get any homework has triggered a debate on the value of homework for young children. There are fundamentally two perspectives to it; the learners and parents. The school perspective should ideally be ...

Botany is considered to be a dud as far as career-opportunities are concerned. Both Yashaswini and I being post-graduates in Botany, we found it depressing to note this. When A Journalist Reveals started out looking for environmental entrepreneurs to be covered by our website, we wanted to know how could ...

By Ms. Nithya Sundaram There is a well-known video for educators, known as Austin’s butterfly. It is about a 6-year-old boy, who has to draw a butterfly exactly as in a photograph, stripes, et al. He makes at least four drafts before he gets it perfectly. What made him do ...