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Jagadees Nair
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
Ten reasons why any parent cannot downplay mock tests
Turning up for an examination unprepared? No way. Most of the parents know that they should take their child’s dreams seriously. However,...
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Kyle
- Feb 5, 2021
- 2 min
Tests? There is more than what we think!
In the debates on measuring student learning outcomes, we often hear critics repeatedly say “you can’t fatten a cow by weighing him all...
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Elizabeth
- Feb 5, 2021
- 2 min
“Three out of two people have trouble with fractions.”!
Jokes apart, we should look into it. Why is it so important? We use it extensively in Mathematical reasoning- be it algebraic or...
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Elizabeth
- Jan 28, 2021
- 2 min
4 Things Maths teachers should observe.
Math ability is essential. Teachers play a crucial role in building it in their students. There is no inclusive list of what a Maths...
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Tomy Joseph
- Jan 28, 2021
- 2 min
Learn to read, and read to learn
Isabella, age 3, is a regular bilingual Storytime attendee at the library. As her mother puts it, “because I love to read, I want my...
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Jessica
- Jan 27, 2021
- 1 min
Small steps make a big difference.
Language and literary skills would require us to strengthen our vocabulary. It could be nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, phrasal verbs,...
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William
- Jan 27, 2021
- 1 min
The inevitable part of language learning
Reading is fundamental in helping one find and convey information. It is a necessary skill that is developed at a very young age. Reading...
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Kyle
- Jan 26, 2021
- 1 min
Vocabulary? Ignore at your own peril.
"While without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed”, David Wilkins, Professor Emeritus of...
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Jessica
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
VOCABULARY; BUILD IT
“Read this passage”, said the teacher, “answer the questions that follow, and submit it in one hour.” While some teachers follow this,...
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Biju Ramakrishna Pillai
- Jan 22, 2021
- 3 min
Tests, assessments, evaluations...
Whether you study in a school or university, or work with an organization, assessments are part of your life. No wonder you are curious...
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Biju Ramakrishna Pillai
- Jan 7, 2021
- 1 min
Curiosity and Learning: Do we help our children?
Fundamentally all of us are curious, and curiosity is a motivator for learning. It is so basic and widespread that we are not so...
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Tomy Joseph
- Oct 10, 2020
- 2 min
"No, sir, I am the guy who stole the chickens.”
“ Judge: "The charge here is the theft of frozen chickens. Are you the defendant? Defendant: "No, sir, I am the guy who stole the...
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Biju Ramakrishna Pillai
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
NVR – You can nurture it!
Non-verbal reasoning is one of the topics pupils do not learn as part of their curriculum, but which is very important from the 11 Plus...
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