99% Same and 1% Different
Did You Know? Among all the great apes, Orangutans are humans’ most distant cousins. The researchers found that the Human and Orangutan genomes are 97 percent identical. No wonder, we are always so jumpy, restless, playful, sometimes solitary, and attached to our young. Humans share at least 28 unique physical characteristics with orangutans but only […]
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21st Century
Let us first understand the meaning of Character. For the sake of convenience, I will take each definition separately and then link it later. So, according to Dictionary.com, a Character is defined as “a person in a novel, play, or film. Did you know, that the top 5 Characters of Indian Cinema till date are: […]
CORE VALUES AND SKILLS
Building a new ENVIRONMENT takes time, takes practice, patience, and requires Grit! But we will discuss Grit another time. This week let us focus on a few Core Values that you want to instill in your children and your family, which will, in turn, help you build the value-based environment you need. Here is a […]
Prospective Personality
Last week we read there is no gene for criminal behaviour. Crime is learned, just like every other learned and observed behavior. And since baby Gabbar Singh learned from observation, what if he were put in an environment filled with love, compassion, trust, and kindness, what would have been the result of his upbringing? Let […]
BUILDING ENVIRONMENT
“Spend quality time with your children. Show affection and love, create a secure bond with them, that will help the children grow with secure attachment and confidence” This is where we left off last week, so I am going to pick it up from here, I had suggested that we need to build the base […]
A Learned Behavior
Once upon a time, there was a baby named Gabbar Singh, who grew up to be exploitative and a criminal. Yes, I know, you have read so much about Nature versus the Nurture principle and figured that we need a mix of both to be ‘Who We Are!’ So, let me take you through the […]
Amygdala Hijack
Have you ever waited for someone to respond to an important message and think the worst of the person if they didn’t respond in exactly the time you expected them to? Has your heart ever raced before you stepped on the stage to make a presentation? Has your heart ever skipped a beat when you […]
An Overview of India’s Education Roadmap
Amidst the shutdown of academic facilities due to the pandemic during the AY 2020-21, the Indian education sector witnessed the much-anticipated announcement of the National Education Policy (NEP). The new policy is looked upon to herald a paradigm shift in the archaic education system in India. At the same time, a UNICEF report revealed a […]
The All-New CBSE Exam Pattern: Key Things You Should Know
With the 2021 CBSE board exams being cancelled owing to COVID 19, students, parents and educators alike have been worried about the course of academics and evaluation. Putting all speculations and concerns to rest, CBSE has unveiled an alternative assessment policy for the session 2021-22, that has allowed all stakeholders involved to heave a sigh […]
Practicing Reflection…Path to Perfection
Reflective practice, as the word says it all… is the process of reflecting/introspecting/thinking about what you do and how you do it. Thinking about what happened is a trait common to every human. The key difference between ‘casual thinking’ and ‘reflective practice’ is that the latter requires conscious effort to think about events and develop […]