The Hindu :Saturday, April 12, 2003

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Saturday, April 12, 2003

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Creating a circle of change
Jenny Mosley — teacher educator, drama therapist and education consultant from the U.K. — will be in Delhi and Bangalore in April and May respectively to conduct "Circles of Confidence" — three-day training workshops for principals and teachers from schools all over India. These sessions will be conducted as a part of The Hindu's Newspaper in Education programme. She has developed ingenious resource materials for the classroom that are sure to turn a school round.

Joy of teaching
Most people think that a teaching career is easy and fun, with long vacations, weekends off and easy work shifts. But do they know the amount of preparation that goes into every class that a teacher is scheduled to handle?

Rhymes and reasons
Does `Ring around the rosies' and `Humpty Dumpty' have any meaning for the Indian child?

How it all began
What is the origin of nursery rhymes? Why do we continue to teach them in our schools?

Changing tunes
With changing times rhymes acquire different meanings. For example, Jack and Jill don't go up the hill any more to fetch water. More likely they may go to the nal, the public tap... So, today the rhyme could be: Jack and Jill went to ...

Winning over exams
How do students tackle exams? What is the role of parents?

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