Monthly Archives: February 2015
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Redrawing Boundaries – How I spent my summer teaching International Relations to children
A journey is made memorable by the experiences of the travel and people who accompany us play a vital role in it. Duke TIP for me is one such memorable journey of my 22 year old life [...] -
You have got another THINK coming!
You have got another THINK coming! After reading the above title, you must be thinking, 'That's wrong!'. That’s because some phrases are being used incorrectly so often by so many [...] -
Using ASSET in the classroom
A school administers the ASSET tests, they receive their reports - what next? What can teachers do after ASSET? There's no short answer to that - there's so much that one can do with [...] -
RAISING STANDARDS OF MIDDAY MEALS AND TEACHER TRAINING – POINTERS
We asked India’s leading educators and academicians about the reforms in the education sector that they would recommend to the Modi government over the next 5 years. This is what had to [...] -
Power of demonstrations on (un)learning
Let's say you released a small stone and a feather from a certain height, what are you likely to observe? Obviously, the stone will hit the ground first. Given this day-to-day [...] -
Test your knowledge of the English language with 10 simple (?) questions! You might be surprised…
Know your "it's" from your "its"? Your "less" from your "fewer"? As a new book makes the case for relaxing our grip on English grammar, try our quiz to find out how you fare Original [...] -
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Art Books for Free!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has published 643 books about art and art history online, including the full contents of out-of-print titles from 1964 to the present. These books include [...] -
Experiencing Anubhav – a Unique Learning Tool designed by ANALA
A couple of months back I was invited by Mr Madhu Menon, the founder and the key person at ANALA (an Ahmedabad based organisation pioneered in outdoor learning) to Dholavira in Kutch, [...] -
The probability of finding magic in our classrooms
Classroom Magic “This was the best math class I ever had” said a child as he embraced me. Their break had started ten minutes ago, but the class was still full. “We are free in the last [...] -
Once a Genius, Always a Genius?
Once a Genius, Always a Genius? By Duke University TIP. Duke and ASSET have partnered to offer Talent Search opportunities to students in India and UAE Few would argue against people [...]