Month: December 2019

Five Ideas for Teachers\’ Day

Teachers\’ Day is round the corner. Once again, we\’ll have the same old speeches, boring comments and everyone showing so-called \’respect\’ for teachers for one day – then it will all be forgotten till the next year comes around again!  For those of us who feel we need to go […]

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Why Corruption Is An Easy Issue To Raise

It\’s interesting to observe why the issue of \’corruption\’ seems to attract attention. Right now, across the country (and the world), a huge majority of people are oppressed by the accepted notion that it is OK for some to be considered \’above\’ others. That is why it is OK for […]

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Five Ideas for Teachers\’ Day

Teachers\’ Day is round the corner. Once again, we\’ll have the same old speeches, boring comments and everyone showing so-called \’respect\’ for teachers for one day – then it will all be forgotten till the next year comes around again!  For those of us who feel we need to go […]

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An emerging mystery in education reform

Over the last two decades, the number of professionals / resource persons / researchers / academics has dramatically grown in two areas related to educational improvement / reform — planning and evaluation — but not so much in the part that comes in between: IMPLEMENTATION! We have more and more […]

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What Do We Actually \’Celebrate\’ In Our Schools?

\’So, you\’re \’celebrating\’ again.\’ \’Yes, it\’s Independence Day tomorrow.\’ \’Oh, so another round of ritualistic speeches?\’ \’What do you mean, ritualistic speeches?\’ \’You know what I mean. The same old \’important\’ people will be called. They will be welcomed, garlanded and they will walk around, feeling even more self-important.\’ \’You\’re […]

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What Do We Actually \’Celebrate\’ In Our Schools?

\’So, you\’re \’celebrating\’ again.\’ \’Yes, it\’s Independence Day tomorrow.\’ \’Oh, so another round of ritualistic speeches?\’ \’What do you mean, ritualistic speeches?\’ \’You know what I mean. The same old \’important\’ people will be called. They will be welcomed, garlanded and they will walk around, feeling even more self-important.\’ \’You\’re […]

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What Do We Actually \’Celebrate\’ In Our Schools?

\’So, you\’re \’celebrating\’ again.\’ \’Yes, it\’s Independence Day tomorrow.\’ \’Oh, so another round of ritualistic speeches?\’ \’What do you mean, ritualistic speeches?\’ \’You know what I mean. The same old \’important\’ people will be called. They will be welcomed, garlanded and they will walk around, feeling even more self-important.\’ \’You\’re […]

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Anna\’s is NOT a movement for change

Let\’s imagine for a moment that corruption vanishes – no one takes bribes any more. Which of the following do you think would now happen as a result? Dalits will not face discrimination anywhere; people will stop believing in caste and elections will be around issues, not social groups. Unborn […]

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Anna\’s is NOT a movement for change

Let\’s imagine for a moment that corruption vanishes – no one takes bribes any more. Which of the following do you think would now happen as a result? Dalits will not face discrimination anywhere; people will stop believing in caste and elections will be around issues, not social groups. Unborn […]

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Anna\’s is NOT a movement for change

Let\’s imagine for a moment that corruption vanishes – no one takes bribes any more. Which of the following do you think would now happen as a result? Dalits will not face discrimination anywhere; people will stop believing in caste and elections will be around issues, not social groups. Unborn […]

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