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Devi Kar
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The writer is a veteran school educator based in Kolkata
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    Devi Kar | Educational activism of a different kind is needed

    Educators have observed to their satisfaction that many examination reforms were necessitated by the current Covid-19...

    13 Jan 2021 11:22 AM IST

    Children wave from a tram during a joy ride in Kolkata, Nov. 14, 2020. (PTI)Opinion
    Devi Kar | Prepare kids for future as worries rise amidst COVID

    It is such a difficult time for school-leavers that the past seems unnaturally alluring while the future looks pretty...

    20 Nov 2020 11:06 AM IST

    Justina Michael, a teacher from Saint Anns Girls High School gestures as she gives a live streaming online class at her home in HyderabadOpinion
    Devi Kar | Surprising outcomes as schooling goes ‘virtual’ in...

    Online schooling was generally vilified, and it was felt that the already poor state of school education in India was...

    3 Oct 2020 6:46 PM IST

    A student (R) carries a laptop to download study materials as others line up to collect text books before attending a tele-learning class at their home. AFP PhotoOpinion
    Devi Kar | Learning virtually: The key is to keep kids engaged

    The pursuit of higher studies involving admission procedures of colleges and entry into various professional courses...

    22 July 2020 5:52 PM IST

    Masked students sit in their class, after being given a herbal extract believed to protect from COVID-19, in Antananarivo, Madagascar. AP PhotoOpinion
    Devi Kar: The shape of schooling in a post-corona world

    The free reading material, courses and resources that are on offer will probably habituate many students and teachers to...

    1 May 2020 7:25 PM IST

    Title: The Most Beautiful Night of the Soul.Author: Sandor Jazberenyi (translated by Paul Olchv¡ry). Pubisher: Speaking Tiger. Pages: 192. Price: Rs. 450Lifestyle
    ‘No feeling is final’ in this string of 12 gripping war stories

    In these stories you come face to face with post-traumatic disorders: disorientation, hallucination and relentless...

    22 March 2020 8:41 PM IST

    In total there are about, 26,050 schools in the state of which, there are 7077 schools in a single premise in a 50m buffer zone. Of them, 459, the highest, are in Hyderabad, followed by Sangareddy with 442 schools in single premises. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Kids, parents, teachers & politics: It’s vital to understand our...

    No wonder, parents heave a sigh of relief when the long summer vacation finally comes to an end.

    13 Feb 2020 6:40 AM IST

    Indeed, in todays technology-driven world, we are all required to be adept at handling different tasks on the screen, while outside of the screen most of us are habituated to dealing with multiple things in our day-to-day lives.Opinion
    Multi-tasking vs single-tasking: Why we need both

    First, experts have pointed out that it is impossible for the human mind to attend to several things at the same time.

    6 Jan 2020 12:09 AM IST

    Amma, by Perumal Murugan Translated by Nandini Murali and Kavitha Muralidharan Eka, Rs 399.Lifestyle
    Tender, funny memories of a mighty Amma

    Murugan has mastered the art of making the ordinary extraordinary.

    5 Jan 2020 2:49 AM IST

    The teacher is not permitted to speak her mind, she is not permitted to indicate a candid assessment of the students personal qualities.Opinion
    What we need in all walks of life: Competence, and a fine balance

    More than constant praise, it is the widespread practice of child-pleasing that is so harmful.

    13 Dec 2019 12:40 AM IST

    The author begins the novel with her discovery of the child Lakshmi of the famed documentary in one of the affluent neighbourhoods of Kolkata. Malatis daughter was now a respectable, self-possessed adult whom everyone knew as Anjali.Lifestyle
    The power and pathos of Sonagachi’s mysterious world

    Even the lanes and bylanes of Sonagachi have intricate divisions of class and hierarchy of relationships.

    24 Nov 2019 1:21 AM IST

    It is high time that we looked beyond these narrow goals and mechanical routines and instil in our children a sense of purpose a much bigger one than the run-of-the-mill successful career. (Representational image)Opinion
    It’s time to remind children they have duties too!

    Many of the “privileged” children that I come across have a well-entrenched sense of entitlement.

    30 Oct 2019 6:22 AM IST

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