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The writer is a veteran school educator based in Kolkata
    Devi Kar | Why Children Must Learn To Accept Any Criticism… Leaders, Writers, Artists TooColumnists
    Devi Kar | Why Children Must Learn To Accept Any Criticism… Leaders,...

    This rot can be traced to early childhood. For decades, criticism or negative remarks about children were frowned upon....

    22 Oct 2025 11:50 PM IST

    Devi Kar | ‘Addictive Devices’ Leading to Shorter Attention Spans for Kids & Adults?Columnists
    Devi Kar | ‘Addictive Devices’ Leading to Shorter Attention Spans for...

    It may be pertinent to bring in the topical subject which, incidentally, we are tiring of already: ChatGPT or its latest...

    17 Sept 2025 1:03 AM IST

    Devi Kar | Some Things Don’t Change… That’s a Comfort In a World That’s TransformingColumnists
    Devi Kar | Some Things Don’t Change… That’s a Comfort In a World ...

    It’s a reality that in recent years the onslaught of changes which affect us have been so rapid and revolutionary that...

    10 Aug 2025 11:41 PM IST

    Devi Kar | Living in Unruly Times: How Lack of Discipline Can Prove Very CostlyColumnists
    Devi Kar | Living in Unruly Times: How Lack of Discipline Can Prove...

    Faulty parenting, however, isn’t the only reason why young people lack discipline today. There are other factors which...

    2 July 2025 9:04 PM IST

    Devi Kar | How Teaching has Changed over the Years: Much that is Good in Old & NewColumnists
    Devi Kar | How Teaching has Changed over the Years: Much that is Good...

    Teachers, and our expectations from them, have changed drastically, especially in the last decade, with the mushrooming...

    29 May 2025 7:55 PM IST

    Devi Kar | How ethics is now evolving: Are there new rules & norms to suit our times?Columnists
    Devi Kar | How ethics is now evolving: Are there new rules & norms to...

    I remember how proudly the smiling driving school instructor assured me my daughter would definitely get her driving...

    6 April 2025 11:14 PM IST

    Devi Kar | To stop cheating in exams, let’s teach values, not just police kids…Columnists
    Devi Kar | To stop cheating in exams, let’s teach values, not just...

    Instead of educating the young to be honest and upright, we spend time and energy on policing them

    10 Feb 2025 8:45 AM IST

    Devi Kar | Let’s try listen more to each other; it’s now a forgotten artColumnists
    Devi Kar | Let’s try listen more to each other; it’s now a forgotten...

    Even though we are a democracy, many of us feel that our voices are hardly ever heard except when we join forces and...

    18 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Devi Kar | Encourage kids to think, raise questions: Vital for democracyColumnists
    Devi Kar | Encourage kids to think, raise questions: Vital for...

    India’s recent Lok Sabha elections unfolded very dramatically and though we couldn’t quite trust the print media and...

    17 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Devi Kar | Let’s scrap board exams, it’s ruining India’s youngColumnists
    Devi Kar | Let’s scrap board exams, it’s ruining India’s young

    Critique of exam-centric education system urges for reforms to preserve childhood and promote holistic learning

    2 May 2024 12:07 AM IST

    Devi Kar | Life can be full of paradoxes… But say ‘no’ to contradictionsColumnists
    Devi Kar | Life can be full of paradoxes… But say ‘no’ to...

    Perhaps we don’t realise that not only do we have many unnecessary contradictions in our lives, but we also instil...

    29 March 2024 12:15 AM IST

    Devi Kar | Hiring teachers gets increasingly harder for most schools in IndiaColumnists
    Devi Kar | Hiring teachers gets increasingly harder for most schools...

    From flawed applications to uninspiring demo lessons, the process of selecting school teachers in India faces numerous...

    21 Feb 2024 12:20 AM IST

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