Category: Education

  • Why Copying is good

    Hunter S Thompson is said to have typed out entire pages of the novel, “The Great Gatsby” by Scott Fitzgerald. Thompson did this to get a feel of writing a really great novel. This was a method of learning for him. We often tend to think of copying as an evil that is part of…

  • For the first time I submitted (most of) my assignments on time

    Anyone who has known me for a relatively long time knows that I do not have a great track record when it comes to finishing work on time. However, recently for the first time I submitted most of my assignments on time. One of the strategies that helped me do this was to break up…

  • Lessons for academics from the world of athletics

    Sports can teach us so many things about studying and doing academic work. Here are 3 things I have recently been thinking about.

  • Education and Technological Tools

    Imagine driving a Ferrari and not knowing where to go! And yet, when it comes to education through technology, this is what most of us do. We need to focus on the process, not the tool.

  • Mr Iglesias – reasons why I liked the show

    Mr Iglesias was a show that Netflix recommended to me around a year back. And in all honesty, I really loved the show. So what was it that made the show so memorable to me? Firstly, I think it appealed to me since I am a teacher too. While the context that Mr Iglesias taught…

  • Was I a smart student and did that matter?

    All of us have probably come across the acronym IQ at least once in our lives. It is also highly likely that we have used it in some context or the other. What does it really mean and how do we understand it?  Most of us understand IQ to be a measurement of intellectual potential or capability. But how does one measure…

  • Why do we go to school

    We often do things in life without thinking about why we do them. Going to school has become a part of life in many societies. When children reach a certain age, they are sent to school. In India, most of us may be able to give an answer to the why question. But our answers…

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