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Dear Readers,
Please check out our new Opinion Poll on Bullying in Schools and cast your vote by the end of October 2013. As you know …
your opinion counts
Our September 2013 poll was about Social Media and the Student-Teacher relationship:
Teachers and students should be able to connect using social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter), as it is essential for communication in modern times.
• I agree. If the school lays down clear social media policies, it can become a valuable tool for developing a strong bond between teachers and students and positively affect the educational experience. (59%, 33 Votes)
• I disagree. Social media discloses far too much personal information and by its very nature facilitates inappropriate behaviour. No matter how many rules are laid, boundaries are bound to be crossed. (41%, 23 Votes)
There is a clear 60/40 split in the votes, with the majority believing that students and teachers should be able to connect with each other using social media. They believe that within clearly defined boundaries, this can enhance the educational experience. On the other hand, a substantial 41% of the voters do not think it is appropriate for teachers and students to connect using these modes of communication.
Meeting parents who are angry and upset comes with the territory when you are the Head of a school. In this article, Saubia Fatemi elaborates on the principles that should guide the communication between heads and parents when things become challenging.
The Little Art, in collaboration with Teachers’ Resource Centre presents “Karachi International Children’s Film Festival”
Save the Date!
25th – 29th November 2013
Details soon …
Dear Readers,
Please check out our new Opinion Poll on Social Media and the Student-Teacher relationship and cast your vote by the end of September 2013. As you know …
your opinion counts
Our August 2013 poll was about Children who are Reluctant to Write:
Most children are reluctant to write because they are not interested in the topics they are assigned by their teacher.
• I agree. The boring and unimaginative topics that they are assigned can sap the motivation of even the most eager writers. (74%, 40 Votes)
• I disagree. Interesting essays can be written about nearly every topic and children who are reluctant to write frequently display poor writing skills, such as bad spellings and incorrect grammar. (26%, 14 Votes)
The result of the poll was unambiguous. The respondents, who believe that children are averse to writing because they are assigned uninspiring topics, lead the result with ¾ of the votes. On the other hand, those who believe that children are reluctant to write because they have poor writing skills trailed behind with ¼ of the votes.
Ask a reluctant writer to put pen to paper and he may come up with what are ironically the most creative reasons to avoid doing so. In this month’s Ilm o Amal, Lynette Viccaji explores the reasons certain students are reluctant to write. She takes a leaf out of her own training days and comes up with the key to getting students to willingly take on the task of expressing themselves.