The biggest block to creativity is failure and ridicule. Creativity needs an atmosphere of acceptance where the only failure is “not to try”. Children’s fantasy soon disappears if it is time and again suppressed by adult prohibitions. Imagination instead, should be stimulated. Read More
Successful teachers are good communicators. Not only in the sense that they are able to explain the lessons well, but also because they can generally understand and respond to the underlying messages of a student’s communications. Read More
Punishment as a word evokes fear and repulsion. In fact, it is the most misunderstood and emotionally explosive of the behaviour modification techniques. And yet when used in education, it has only positive purposes. Read More
(Based on ideas of Joseph Epstein, and recorded in affectionate memory of a great teacher and remarkable Jesuit, Fr. Antonio Sabino, S.J. (1919-1997)-(Courtesy) JIVAN, Mumbai, April, 1997). Read More
For most people, teaching is a combination of exhaustion, boredom, and frustration on the one hand, and exhilaration, joyfulness and satisfaction on the other. But the more forgotten face is that it is possible to experience more joy and less dissatisfaction. Read More
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