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Creating New Equations
Few minutes spent with Mr Murugan on my way back from Kohima on 25th July 2019 enriched me as a teacher educator. What is special about Murugan? He won National Award for Teachers in September 2018, a Tamilian representing Nagaland. After being in the 2018 state selection committee for the National Award to Teachers, I […]
BB & C
Black board and chalk are personification of a classroom. Scores of years ago the term was used as a symbol of infrastructure in elementary school (Operation blackboard). Alas it is missing in our classrooms today in the name of progress, development and advancement. This basic time tested, economical, environment friendly facility is being replaced by […]
Visit to the abode of moon
As part of the research project on Buddhist educational institutions got an opportunity to enter the beautiful landscape of Chandragiri in Gajapathi district of Odisha not as a tourist but as a learner. It was indeed an excellent journey through the mysteries of monasteries, monks and momos. It was more of development of self in […]
The difference
Koraput welcomes the visitors from Bhubaneswar to the cool breeze and interior climate to heave a sigh of relief from the hot and humid coastal climate of August. This was a field visit for conducting research to analyse school readiness of children from scheduled tribe (ST) community. Koraput located on a section of the Eastern […]
Less trodden path
Beautiful drive to Nimalo off Salepur in Cuttack district tough road took three and a half hours from Bhubaneswar. My colleagues and me were on our way to visit Madrasa to learn their way of functioning. From Cuttack, moved along the flow of the majestic Mahanadi, sand bank, canals and scanty livelihood of meager living. […]
Towards Mobilizing Support for Dignity – Guidance and Counseling for Students with Disabilities-
The International Day of Persons with Disability is observed with the purpose of promoting an understanding of issues related to disability. It is important to develop awareness on possibilities of building a society that accept disability as diversity that is natural. Dignity to persons with disabilities lies in giving them equal opportunity. This write up […]
Extreme sensitivity towards fellow human beings – A rare expression these days
Visiting the formerly famous VRCH in Bhubaneswar now National Centre for Skill Enhancement Program, was a great learning. The young professional welcomed us, the three faculty members with a score of students on a field visit lead us to the interior of the building. He initiated with the procedure of selection for the various courses […]
Why and what is the confusion in equivalence of special and general education?
There is still confusion and possibilities of different interpretations from different institutions with reference to equivalence of special education to general education. The equivalence for getting employment in the state government schools is being followed by some states whereas few states take special educators as resource teachers /itinerant teachers only, thereby differentiating the roles and […]
Inter and intra ministerial coordination – for success of inclusive education for children with disabilities
Thought has to percolate deep into the process of beginning coordination between Ministries and Department of Ministry working towards education and empowerment of persons with disabilities. There is ideological clash in the measures taken by different ministries. MSJE is supporting financially for a living (Disability Pension) both at the national and state levels. The measures […]
An idea that might help for success of inclusive education
Ministry of education and policy makers may not have clear idea of the challenges a teacher / leader of school face in the implementation of inclusive education. An idea floated has to be examined in the real context before putting it into policy. There should be some mechanism to try out the policy related reform […]