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Group discussion: Participants: Dr. Sekar Srinivasan, Mrs. Sangeeta Thyagarajan, Mr. Rajesh T and Azeez ➖How could it be if the entire Indian education system follows a single board of examination?  AZEEZ: If the entire Indian education system were to follow a single board of examination, it would mean that all schools across the country would follow the same curriculum, assessment pattern, and grading system. This would help to standardize the education system and ensure that all students receive the same quality of education, regardless of their geographical location or the school they attend. There are several advantages of having a single board of examination, including: 1. Standardization: A single board of examination would help to standardize the education system across the country, ensuring that all students are taught the same concepts and skills. 2. Simplification: A single board of examination would simplify the admission process for students who move from one state to a...

தமிழ்  BOARD EXAMINATIONS 2023 [For you students] 💕 Tips for students appearing their board examinations  1. Plan your time effectively: Create a study plan that includes ample time for revision, practice tests, and relaxation. Stick to a schedule and avoid procrastination. 2. Stay organized: Keep your notes and study materials organized. Use flashcards, highlighters, and other tools to help you remember important information. 3. Take care of your health: Get enough sleep, exercise, and eat a healthy diet. Avoid overeating, junk food, and late-night study sessions that can affect your concentration and focus. 4. Practice past papers: Practice previous years' question papers to understand the exam pattern and types of questions that might be asked. 5. Seek help when needed: Don't hesitate to seek help from your teachers or mentors if you need clarification on any topic or concept. 6. Avoid stress: Try to avoid stress by taking breaks, meditating, or doing something that relaxe...

LEARNING FROM COLLEAGUES AZEEZ Teachers Observing Teachers: Everybody Benefits We, teachers as life long learners, do give access to our teammates, called our colleagues to observe our classroom friendly. If they do so, what are the benefits we get out of it. A new teaching method, a new teaching techniques and technology, students interaction in dimensions. Apart from this, what are the benefits for our school incumbency, our adminstrators, our students... Let's discuss about it from today onwards. Please make sure your points are very relevant to the topic. Please share your views in detail. ➖➖➖➖➖➖ "(Teachers) rarely have an opportunity to watch other teachers teach, the single best kind of training". More and more schools, however, are using observation -- teachers observing teachers -- as a form of professional development that improves teaching practices and student performance. More and more, administrators and teachers are viewing peer observ...

Essential skills and values that you can develop through co-curricular activities are: 1. Logical and analytical thinking – Analyzing reasons behind events and situations 2. Critical thinking – That is examining concepts, ideas as well as problems and issues 3. Creative thinking – In other words, thinking of newer ways to solve problems; visualization; thinking of new ideas 4. Problem-solving skills – For instance, solving problems utilizing various concepts, solutions, etc. 4. Leadership skills – For instance, taking initiatives and responsibilities; influencing others in working for a good purpose; setting goals; motivating others to work towards goals; taking accountability 5. Social skills – Includes collaboration; teamwork; building good relationships with others 6. Emotional skills – Understanding your strengths and weaknesses; controlling your emotions as well as empathy for others 7. Communication skill – Includes the power of expression, listening to others, public speaking et...

Topic: Don’t kill dreams, they are the future What are the factors helping our Indian parents in killing their children's dreams? • From the factors of orthodox point of view • From the factors of social view Please share your personal experiences. How can we educate our parents to understand this concept • You have one life and a hundred desires. You will complete those desires one by one through your children. • You can see your children growing above you. • You can fulfill your fulfilled desires to become something, through your children from now. We have seen too many dreams of adults dying, not because the individual is not capable enough. Every one of us is having a special ability which we can use to serve humanity. Dreams don’t die, they stay in the background always. Sometimes dreams die because we are not allowed to pursue our dreams. We saw adults with so much sparkle in their eyes whenever they talked about their dreams but wait, that spark seemed to be repla...

Essential skills and values that you can develop through co-curricular activities are: Logical and analytical thinking – Analyzing reasons behind events and situations Critical thinking – That is examining concepts, ideas as well as problems and issues Creative thinking – In other words, thinking of newer ways to solve problems; visualization; thinking of new ideas Problem-solving skills – For instance, solving problems utilizing various concepts, solutions, etc. Leadership skills – For instance, taking initiatives and responsibilities; influencing others in working for a good purpose; setting goals; motivating others to work towards goals; taking accountability Social skills – Includes collaboration; teamwork; building good relationships with others Emotional skills – Understanding your strengths and weaknesses; controlling your emotions as well as empathy for others Communication skill – Includes the power of expression, listening to others, pub...

Kannada ll Tamil What factors would have hampered the reading & Arithmetic skills & how to revive them?  Initiator: Mrs. Telangani Sujatha, Principal  View 1: • Ms. Noor Fathima, Teacher of Maths, CIT Public School, Tumkur, Karnataka  The most predominant factor that has hampered reading as well as arithmetic skills amongst the students is ‘THE FACILITATOR’.  Reading  as well as Arithmetic is a cognitive process that requires myriad skills and strategies.  Beginning readers often rely on skilled readers to guide them through a text. At this particular point in time, if the facilitators extend their supportive hand, motivate them enough, and correct the readers to develop their reading comprehension.  Students can actively guide their own reading by targeting comprehension problems as they occur. Students can troubleshoot comprehension problems by recalling what they read, asking themselves questions or evaluating the text. So it's a...