Kosh by https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h Theme: What is worth teaching in schools today? en-us 2019-09-06 06:46:20 UTC 2026-02-20 19:24:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/154209763/dc1c3b354f259647d30b96a47e8a4e05/Capture.jpg What is worth Teaching monalisa_kumar1 https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/381667488 2019-09-09 15:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/381667488 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267824613_THE_NEED_FOR_CHARACTER_EDUCATION pooja_babbar https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/381696347 Today’s child has lot of exposure coming from all kinds of gadgets he grows with. Parents are occupied with a desire to provide the most comfortable life to their kids,leaving very little time for value education. This becomes the responsibility of the school to inculcate ethical values in them as they spend most of their time at school.Character education should be an integral part of the curriculum.It is particularly important for the children as they will face many opportunities and dangers as they grow up.
This article informs about the need of character education , the role of teacher, school and parents ,implementation and the activities which we can take up in the classroom through academic subjects to foster moral reasoning in our learners.
]]> 2019-09-09 16:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/381696347 What is worth Teaching pragya_tiwari https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/381795675 Learning to learn is the key :
http://www.unesco.org/education/pdf/15_15.pdf]]> 2019-09-09 18:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/381795675 Purpose and perspective on inclusion of Social Science curriculum in schools - a look at the changing course msanjana2003 https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/381996148 I always questioned the relevance, purpose and broader outcome of including social science in curriculum and then expecting students to mug up the whole content and vomit it out in examination, without analysing or reflecting on it. This article sheds light on the some of the issues confronted by NCERT and challenged by many authors and also elucidates why and how NCERT Social Science curriculum has undergone changes over the years in its structure and content. According to me, the article though undeniably substantiates the need to include social science studies, it is restrictive in providing a way out to do away with rot memorisation of social science content. However, the article is very helpful and authentic in charting out the journey of reforms made in social science curriculum and its criticism by different scholars. Furthermore, the article also discusses the inefficacy of current nature of pedagogy and curriculum of social science on the ground that learners find it difficult to associate the content with their real life (especially while learning History). Besides, it questions the need to include recent events (in view of inclusion of disaster management in Geography) where there is no backed up research to prove that including a topic will lead to specific outcomes. I found the article a significant study to understand how social science curriculum has been shaped up to its current form but still remains deficient in justifying the need to burden learners with load of content. In my view, instead of assessing how well learners can memorize content and reproduce it in their answer sheets, learners should be engaged in meaningful, significant discussions on historical events, civic responsibilities and political structure and our relationship with our environment. Classroom learning of social science needs to be focused on debates and discussions, role plays, analytical study of historical events, developments in economy and other topics which help us understand what has shaped our attitudes and identities today and why the society functions the way it functions.]]> 2019-09-10 07:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/381996148 https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/ed/15/01/whats-worth-learning-school pooja_garg https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/382205138 An eye opening article about the skills we teach and the requirements of the unknown future. The article focuses on the dilemma of teachers in terms of providing knowledge and the fact that knowledge not used for long is forgotten, hence wasted. How many of us remember what we learnt in primary school? Except the basic skills of reading, writing and Math, we hardly remember the so called content.

]]> 2019-09-10 14:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/382205138 It is my ardent belief that a school culture needs to be built in tandem with the essential skills, attitudes and beliefs we want our children to mirror. In keeping with the rapid changes in the world, it is integral that we inculcate a culture of 'resilience' in an honest attempt to make our generation 'future ready'. My particular favorite is where the author reinforces the value of growth over the value of perfection. If we as educators are able to pave the way for our children who see merit in adopting this mindset, it would go a long way in not only fostering self-belief,sustaining them as life long learners but also facing unforeseen challenges. *Watch out for the activities ... sushmita_bannerjee https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/382323841 https://positivepsychology.com/teaching-resilience/]]> 2019-09-10 17:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/382323841 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/why-schools-should-teach-the-curriculum-of-the-future-not-the-past/ usha_rani1 https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/382591056 Designed Curriculum  should prepare each and every child to play his or her role in best possible way in  future by using learning and experiences of the past.That, s why I selected this article to share.

]]> 2019-09-11 09:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/382591056 shalini_uppal https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/382640025
 https://theoakdalepost.com/feature/is-school-teaching-you-the-skills-youll-need-to-succeed-in-life/ 
This article accurately brings to light the frustrations that many students feel with their school education. While most schools focus well on classical subjects like Maths, Science, Languages etc.. they fail to include practical studies that students can appreciate in their daily lives, like cooking, managing money, household repairs etc. All of this is essential for a child's holistic development  






]]> 2019-09-11 12:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/382640025 shashi_lingwal https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/382790050 http://www.alignthoughts.com/are-schools-teaching-you-the-real-life-skills-you-need/]]> 2019-09-11 15:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/382790050 We need to teach children how to think, not what to think deepashukla_dpsgv https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/383151007 The article belongs to Gary Keogh, a researcher in Religions & Theology, University of Manchester. He proposes in the article that in order to make our learners autonomous in decision making, we should teach them how to think rather than directly injecting in them what is right or wrong in which case we as teachers might try to seep through their natural process of thinking.

In order to make them socially progressive, we should allow students to take their call in deciding about acceptance or rejection of any ethical issue. They ought to explore – as a substitute than be informed – how moral selections are made and what issues must be taken into account.

Authenticity or applicability of the information given to the students in the form of direct infusion by the teachers may be in question too when looked in different contexts. We have rather no right to hinder their brain development, potential of which can never be underrated.

What we can do at our part is we can make them autonomous so that they take well informed, well thought, rational decisions suitable to their needs and also are able to take accountability of the same and are ready to bear the consequences.

]]> 2019-09-12 10:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/383151007 When Guidance and Curriculum Collaborate monalisa_kumar1 https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/383591931 2019-09-13 01:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/383591931 How Schools Train Us to Fail in the Real World- Stephen Guise Stephen Guise is a worldwide thought leader and authority on habit formation strategies. He is best known for writing ‘Mini Habits’ , an international bestselling book with over 300,000 copies sold across 17 languages. “School train us to have the mindset that a given amount of effort will always bring a measurable, predictable, and successful result. The real world doesn’t work like that.”A Hindi movie released recently has thrown light on a very sensitive topic that plagues not just India, but students world over. How do we deal with ‘real’ life, the life where don’t always get what we deserve, or the one that can throw any challenge on to us? In schools we prepare students for exams, for activities, for sports, competitions and everything else that we do in school. We teach them to give their best, and then to expect an outcome that will match that effort. But as adults we know that sometimes success doesn’t come immediately. We ourselves have faced setbacks and disappointments. Do we teach our children how to deal with failure? This particular article by Stephen Guise discusses how schools are not doing enough to prepare students for life after school, for adulthood. The context of the article is USA, but many points are applicable for our country too. He argues that developing “critical life skills” are more important than focusing on how to memorize information. He suggests that there should be classes for important life skills like money management, interpersonal communication, goals etc. Further, he argues, students must also be told how to build credit, how to do savings etc., and this be taught before they go to college, because not everyone goes to college. This is an important observation made by the writer. Most of our students who pass out of school are not aware of very basic knowledge which may be required for banking etc. Also, schools should incorporate personality development in their curriculum, as this is what is very critical in job interviews and even college admissions. Guise then goes on to add that schools are an unsuitable learning area for many jobs. He quotes several figures to show the high unemployment percentage in USA. He states that most professions need hands on training and mentorship and that schools do not provide enough learning opportunities for the development of these skills. Although the context of the article is USA, we can see this same trend in our country as well. I feel that even though schools may provide an opportunity, we have to motivate our students to take advantage of those opportunities. The unfortunate part is that even though students may be motivated to develop those skills, if these skills are not part of their assessment, these skills are not valued. Thus, my suggestion would be that if we want our curriculum to be developed, and include the incorporation of skills, we have to some way attach importance to these skills by assessing/ evaluating students on the basis of skills too. What we do today is that we assess students on their knowledge of information more than skills. The author also points out a very significant lesson of life- “You can get straight ‘A’s in school, but nobody, no matter how successful, gets straight As in life. No, in life, you tend to get As by getting Fs first. Lots and lots of Fs…There will always be talented authors whose books remain unknown, superior athletes who never get a chance, and brilliant people who remain jobless. Meanwhile, some others who are in the limelight may not be deserving of it.”The style of writing the article has un undertone of pessimism but he wraps up the article on a positive note saying “while you can flunk out of school, you only flunk out of life if you give up”. The writer uses easy language and relatable examples to explain his arguments. Life skills is not given the importance it should be given in schools. We hear of unfortunate cases of students committing suicide because of performance pressure. What schools do or at least try to do is equip students with information and knowledge, but we don’t teach them how to deal with success and failure. We are obsessed with results and numbers because that is the only way we are assessed.Thus, while we ponder on what is worth teaching in schools today, we have to give a serious thought on basing our assessment in such a way that students and parents are also interested in developing skills. rajbongshi_ambika https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/383791886 2019-09-13 14:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/383791886 Teaching Science (maybe, the right way) sohamroy2008 https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/383816960 The prevalent mostly insular approaches of teaching Science in Schools have created generations of learners who lack the inherent inquisitiveness so paramount to scientific investigation. This paper offers some suggestions as to how inquiry based Science Teaching could be the way forward. Though one must guard against complete adherence to said ideas in the article. After all, one must be conscientious and take it with a grain of salt. Yet, importance of inquiry based learning cannot be ignored.]]> 2019-09-13 14:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/383816960 meetuaggarwal_dpsgm https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/384459600 This article talks about what to teach the students to make them future ready. The traditional system of closed schools with specific subjects and specific teachers is not going to work in the future rather the integrated system of subjects, schools, society is the need for the future. Making the students flexible and adaptable and capable to think for themselves is more important than making them knowledgeable who score good grade in the assessments.]]> 2019-09-16 05:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/384459600 Social Sciences and NCF msanjana2003 https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/385072104 Those who wish to understand vision outlined in NCF 2005 regarding purpose of including Social Science in school, this document offers an insightful read. It further brought me to an understanding though NCF had a thoughtful consideration behind teaching social sciences in school, somewhere delivery of instruction and nature of learning of this subject deviated from the  vision and purpose. ]]> 2019-09-17 04:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/385072104 http://www.qrcodestickers.org/additional-articles/economics-in-schools.html pratima_chugh https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/386392600 Something that our children need to learn before the need arises - home economics. ]]> 2019-09-19 06:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/386392600 Soft skills , a combination of attitudes, attributes, skills , values and competencies enable us lead a life better. minal_mahajan https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/386983938 2019-09-20 03:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/386983938 http://ingvihrannar.com/14-things-that-are-obsolete-in-21st-century-schools/ rajbongshi_ambika https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/387116619 Published in 2014, (5 years ago!!), this is an interesting perspective that is questioning some of the structures and systems we follow in our schools. 
The writer, Ingvi Hrannar Omarsson is an elementary school teacher is Iceland, an Apple distinguished educator, certified Innovator by Google for Education. He has his own blog and podcast- http://ingvihrannar.com/ 

]]> 2019-09-20 11:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/387116619 Arguments anyone? soham_roy https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/387305548 The great importance of the 6 Cs have thoroughly been established. Everyone of us is familiar with the what of them. Still, when it comes to the how of enabling students to develop such competencies is an altogether different discussion in itself. One of the research based practices is problem based learning to develop communication and critical thinking in young children. You need to catch them while they are still young. The present article offers an in-depth look at such a scenario. I believe this is one of the whats we can focus on in our schools.]]> 2019-09-20 16:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/387305548 I do agree that schools are not teaching all the necessary lifeskills to students. For example a student who gets an A everytime may not be as competent in the real world as a students who gets a lower grade. Knowledge is important but how to translate that knowledge into work is skill which needs to be learnt and mastered. From my individual experience I do feel that it is the average child who struggles and emerged victorious in most cases and sometimes we're surprised to see that the students who did extremely well at school are placed not so well in life. pooja_garg https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/387943632 2019-09-23 04:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/387943632 The article highlights the importance of building soft skills among students. The benefits of having soft skills is elaborated. I also feel that students need to manage emotions and work in teams in the coming times. Hence the need to build these skills. pooja_garg https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/387946668 2019-09-23 04:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/387946668 meetuaggarwal_dpsgm https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/388034163 This article gives an insight into the problems the students face in social sciences. Since teachers are not trained to teach they are not able to do justice to the subject. The real life connection , I feel, should be there in every subject otherwise the purpose of teaching is just confined to clearing the examinations. If we want our students to be future ready we have to teach them to face the struggles of real life and be adaptable and flexible to mould themselves to everchanging world]]> 2019-09-23 09:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/388034163 "If we change how teachers, parents and even students themselves react when students struggle, then we can dramatically improve how they learn. Neuroscience and educational research shows that times of struggle are some of the most productive times for brains, and they should be celebrated. If students face struggle and think that it is a time of challenge and brain growth, rather than assuming they are failures and not “math people” — not “science people” or “history people” or simply incapable of any subject — their paths to learning will change. This takes different messages from teachers and parents, especially around times of struggle." rajbongshi_ambika https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/392834288 2019-10-03 05:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/392834288 ruby_jain https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/393871508 Values’ education  a integral part of our life . It is a term used to name several things, and there is much academic controversy surrounding it. Some regard it as all aspects of the process by which teachers (and other adults) transmit values to pupils.]]> 2019-10-05 08:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/msanjana2003/p7ib5lxw584h/wish/393871508