Desk Doodles

Navin Gulia is a social worker working for the welfare of the Girl Child and the Street children the conversation brought out some very pertinent points like... -How can we create a more #empathetic #caring and #Inclusive society ? -How handing over #responsibilities to children makes them stronger. -We need to contribute to our society by lending a helping hand to someone in need. -Experience the...

How can we create a nurturing environment for children to discover their ultimate potential? Is Experiential Learning the way forward?  What is the philosophy behind Isha Vidhya Schools? What practices can schools follow for  Mental and Physical well being of their teachers and students? Can incorporating Yoga and sports into everyday curriculum help build  more focus and generate e...

How can we discover our Creative Self ? What is Creativity?  Can we increase our Creativity our Creative Quotient  and how?  Why do we need to priortize creative thinking startegies in school and how can we do that ? Is creativity just a skill or a way of life ? I had the most enriching talk with Mr. Fridolin Beisert, faculty director at Art Center College of Design, California. One...

Desk Doodles. Ep-19 -How has the pandemic impacted the life of a student?                                                       &n...

Is Montessori just another way of education or is it a Philosophy an Ideology for life ? Montessori is a highly comprehensive child centred philosophy of education rooted deeply in developmental psychology. How difficult or easy is it for kids who have studied in montessori school to adapt and flourish in a traditional mainstream school? In an environment where there are children of ages 3-6years...

Why is talking about mental health issues a stigma? How can we erase this stigma? In this time and age when everyone's life is ruled by the social media why do we need to create more awareness about  mental health issues ? What are some of the common symptoms and  signs of Depression and Anxiety?  How has covid affected the mental health of  children ? I think its time mental h...

Why is there an exodus of Indian students to pursue undergrad studies abroad ? What can we do to retain this brain power back in the country ? In this time of extensive globalisation, how can we make our higher education a more attractive proposition for the students who want to go abroad? How has the pandemic impacted the students who were to go abroad for their studies ? How is the pandemic goin...

What is the right time for Remedial Intervention for students with learning difficulties? What is the process for identification, diagnosis, evaluation , assessment of children with learning difficulties? What are some of the hurdles that delay the prognosis and intervention ? What are some of the exemptions available to children with special learning difficulties? It is very important to provide...

What is it like to be a Medical student in this time of a Global Pandemic ? Is our medical education system equipped to keep the learning  on track in this time of Covid? How is  technology helping medical students in these challenging times? Will this pandemic set the medical students back in their path with respect to the clinical skills which are so crucial to their learning? How are...

What does Education mean to Students? In conversation with four young, confident, creative and uniquely talented students, who are the recipients of the education that needs rethinking and transforming. But how can we redesign or transform the education system without asking the recipients of that education. We need answers to questions like.. What worked for them? What didn't? What do they think...

Is it a Learning Disorder or is it Learning Differently...what is that fine line which separates the two? We have different eye colour, hair colour and above all the way our brains function. It is unique to each one ...just like our fingerprint. This uniqueness manifests itself in our personality, our tastes our strengths and weaknesses . Sometimes those weaknesses start to manifest more than the...

Is Sports an enabler of effective education? Sports is bigger than just the game. It is a way of life. There are so many learnings and life skills to be learnt from sports. Time management ,social connectedness, problem solving, self efficacy, self motivation and the biggest of them all, the art to focus are some of the many skills children learn if they play any kind of sport. Sport encourages ki...

In conversation with Ms. Gita Bhalla, Ms. Neha Bhardwaj and Ms Puja Bhalla. How can we create a positive environment for children in the Autism Spectrum Disorder? Children in the Autism Spectrum Disorder need an environment which is free of judgement, a space where they can be themselves. Kids are like gifts which need to be unwrapped to discover the beautiful talent within each one. They need to...

Why do we need to bring Entrepreneurial Education to schools?  In conversation with 1M1B founder Mr. Manav Subodh and Principal National Public School, Rajaji Nagar Ms. Malathy R Narayan. The world around us is changing very fast, and some of the careers available to children now may not available in the future. We need entrepreneurial education to empower our kids with the skill set that hel...

What is the role of an efficient professional development programme in creating awesome teachers? The training programmes empower the teachers with the new techniques and the latest pedagogies and methodologies. Training programmes help teachers discover and rediscover their latent hidden talents which can help them create magic in their classrooms. We as teachers need to keep updating and upgradi...

We need our education system to inspire and encourage in our students the core values of humanitarian service, empathy and compassion. We need to encourage them to think outside the box ,broaden their vision to unleash their full potential to make this world a better place. Is our education system equipped to do this ?

What is the role of a principal in creating a positive school culture ? What defines a strong school culture? 

How can we as educators convert the current challenges into opportunities? The current pandemic has brought in a lot of challenges for all of us.  At the same time it has opened up a plethora of opportunities. Its a period which is disruptive in some ways & paradigm shifting too. Educators across the globe are trying to chisel their expertise using their time, talent and energy to make a...

How is Progressive learning redefining Education ? If you learn something with experience you never forget it . It creates  a procedural memory which cannot be erased, it is for life .Education should be about creating such experiences for kids .Progressive learning helps children to grow up into socially responsible and empathetic human beings. Along with a strong grasp on the concepts Progr...

Is GAMIFICATION the mantra for happy classrooms? Children start learning by playing. For a kid his world is like a big box of legos to build with ,take it apart and create again. A different design, a different model every time. What if we were to impart knowledge to them by gift wrapping it in the form of games? By gamifying lessons we motivate students to become self learners and solve the issue...

Is Storytelling a lost art in schools today? In conversation with Mrs. Minati Kapoor, an educator for 29 years and coordinator for Kindergarten at National Public School, Koramangala, Bangalore. Humans are hardwired for stories. Teaching through stories helps kids tap into their right brain and boosts their EQ. Stories help address the problem of attention deficit and disinterest in children.

A conversation with Mrs. Deepika Sharma about the importance of Holistic Education, what it actually means and why it is so necessary, especially in these troubled times. Mrs. Deepika Sharma is an amazing educator that I have worked with during my time at National Public School, Koramangala. She has a lot of really interesting ideas on how we can start to change education to help reach students be...

Do you remember the doodling you did on ur school desks and notebooks? It was an expression of your beautiful imagination and the knowledge. I feel education should provide that space and that blank canvas to each and every child to express in whatever form he/she might feel happy to choose. Be it art, music, talking ,creating or writing. This podcast  is my step forward in trying to Transfor...