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Thoughts on education, parenting, and the many ways children shine.

My Child Hates Going to School: Is It the School or Something Else?

My Child Hates Going to School: Is It the School or Something Else?

It starts small. A slow morning. A stomach ache that appears at 6.30 and disappears by 10. Then one day…

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The Gurgaon Schooling Trend Parents Are Quietly Following

The Gurgaon Schooling Trend Parents Are Quietly Following

If you live in Gurgaon, you have had this conversation. Someone asks which school your child goes to, and within…

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Play-Based vs. Inquiry-Based: Choosing the Right Preschool Philosophy in Gurugram

Play-Based vs. Inquiry-Based: Choosing the Right Preschool Philosophy in Gurugram

Every morning, when thousands of us in Gurugram drop our little ones off at the school gate, we walk away…

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The Ultimate Gurgaon School Selection Checklist: 10 Things Parents Must Verify Before Admission

The Ultimate Gurgaon School Selection Checklist: 10 Things Parents Must Verify Before Admission

School admission in Gurgaon feels like a criss-cross. Every school promises the best faculty, the best infrastructure, the best results.…

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Why Student-Teacher Ratios Matter More Than You Think

Why Student-Teacher Ratios Matter More Than You Think

Picture a classroom of forty children and one teacher. Now count how many times that teacher can say your child’s…

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How Experiential Learning in Gurgaon Top Schools Builds Confidence and Real-World Skills

How Experiential Learning in Gurgaon Top Schools Builds Confidence and Real-World Skills

Every parent remembers that quiet worry. Your child comes home with a report card full of good marks, yet something…

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The Journey: Our Journey

The Journey: Our Journey

On a warm, balmy evening, I sat down with a favourite book of mine that thrills me whenever I turn…

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Story by Story, We Made a Home

Story by Story, We Made a Home

The first day of school is always a day when many hearts beat a little faster, the teachers’, the parents’,…

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Should We ChatGPT?

Should We ChatGPT?

ChatGPT has taken the world especially the education world by storm. It has left colleges and universities scrambling to stop…

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New Age Assessment: Not Just Marks.

New Age Assessment: Not Just Marks.

As a teacher, which I have been for the past four decades, but for that matter any teacher, spends more…

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Maitri: An Act of Kindness

Maitri: An Act of Kindness

Recently, I bumped into a colleague at a restaurant and greeted her by saying, ‘How are you?’ She responded with…

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Life is Good

Life is Good

Let me start with a rhetorical question: what do many people have in common? You may come up with lists…

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The reasons behind an increase in the number of Indian students going abroad for higher studies.

The reasons behind an increase in the number of Indian students going abroad for higher studies.

1. If we conduct a survey we will find that the surge in our student population moving to foreign shores for…

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Thinking About Thinking: Bringing Metacognition Into Our Classroom

Thinking About Thinking: Bringing Metacognition Into Our Classroom

If you had walked into my classroom a few years ago, you would have seen a very eager teacher who…

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A Child Is Born

A Child Is Born

My darling child, the day you were born was the most empowering day of my life. There were green trees,…

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The Joy of Christmas

The Joy of Christmas

December at Vedanya feels like someone has switched on a little bit of magic.

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