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TRENDS
Wordle, now platformed on the New York Times Games page helped pivot a long-standing news and magazine portal to establish a games category. New York Times reportedly also saw a sharp rise in their gaming user base versus their traditional news offerings in 2024. The popularity of the games is often attributed to their relatively simpler gameplay and accessibility. As a regular player of the NYT carousel of games, I often play them during my daily commute, which helps energise my morning routines.
INNOVATION
Learning in classroom should be done with glee.
Student agency?
Well, it is not everyone's cup of tea. You have to listen, reflect and share.
Every moment you have to show your students, Their opinion is all that you care.
The learning environment has its own needs.
Open, student led and meaningful.
They are just a few of its beads.
The string is long and delicate to tie.
Do you know the visual thinking routines, you really need to try?
Add step in, step out and Step back in your practice.
You will get to notice, each child has a different perspective.
Try chalk talk and let your class be an open field.
Creativity and critical thinking doesn't come like that.
It takes a patient educator to yield.
LEADERSHIP
CURIOSITY
We have rich literature, starting from Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit of older times right through the modern era in various regional languages, Tamil literature going back to the 2nd century C.E., Kannada to the 9th and Telugu to the 11th centuries. Sanskrit has the most systematic grammar of any language in the world, as seen in the Ashtadhyayi of Panini, who lived around 500 B.C.E. It has given us immortal poets like Kalidasa, Bhavabhuti and others.
The above is a brief glimpse of the glorious past of this country, which teachers have to transmit to young students at a school level to make them aware of their rich roots, which awareness is essential for building a bright future for the country. Knowing who we are and all that we have achieved in the past will inculcate pride in the young minds and bolster their confidence in achieving great things themselves.
LEARNING
Collaborative learning refers to girding a variety of educational approaches involving an allied intellectual effort by either students or both students and teachers together.
Teachers believe that this type of learning is an educational agenda that includes equipping students with key competencies or soft skills that will prepare students for the tangible working environment and includes increased student engagement, collaboration with teammates, teamwork as well as societal responsibility
MOTIVATION
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People explains how to better manage one’s lifestyle to become a productive version. In this book, the author Stephen Covey, lays down 7 ideas and guidelines to achieve one’s goals.
The book details that to become a better version of oneself, a person needs to take proactive action to change their lifestyle to see progress. When developing a habit, an individual makes a mental and physical choice to gain a sense of control over one’s life and experiences. When a person prioritises their actions, it leads to decisive actions and helps them improve.