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Lost in the fair!
CITYSCAPE Divya Kumar lets the child in her come to the fore at the India Tourist and Industrial Fair on Island Grounds

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“Mum’s the word” (MetroPlus, January 26) impressed me so much that I can’t keep mum without congratulating the writer (Sudha Umashanker) and The Hindu for it. The write-up has enhanced the spirit of ...

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VOICE YOUR VIEWS: SCHOOL ADMISSION ANGST
They said it

Unlike the schools in the city, we experience no mad rush during admission time. It’s a relaxed process. We issue forms from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on that particular day. Admission is given on the basis of the child’s date of birth and ...

Every admission season, we get to see harried parents, confused kids and a smirking school management which will have the last say. It doesn’t end with parents making the child mug all possible nursery rhymes, the alphabet, numbers, ...

Parents go to any extent to provide quality education to their children, including raising resources. It’s an unavoidable ordeal for parents. A number of good schools may be available in the neighbourhood, but they make their children ...

Suggestions aplenty from friends and relatives increase the tension for the parents. But the parents need to think rationally keeping the welfare of their children in mind.

Jayanthi Bhaskar

Saligramam ...

Parents should not insist that their children be admitted to the popular schools only. There are schools where it is easier to get admission even in the last minute. If the children are taught in the right manner with close observation of ...

Agreed that the school admission angst is self-inflicted. To quote L.H. Sigourney, “The true order of learning should be, first, what is necessary; second what is useful; and third what is ornamental”. But most of the parents, out ...

In the month of January, there is a rush for school applications for the kindergarten and the eleventh Standard. But only selected schools follow this trend. Why? Because all parents want their children to study in the most reputed school ...

You cannot get education without spending a huge amount of money. It is shocking how some schools openly demand donations from parents. The bigger the amount you can afford, the easier it is to seek admission. Those who cannot pay up are shown ...

All the parents want to shape their kids’ future in the right way. A good school is judged by its big playground, well-equipped labs, understanding teachers and its activities that encourage and explore the talents of a kid. But, ...

With increasing competition, schools have several stages of screening to admit children. Unfair and unlawful admission procedures intensify social divisions. Today people desperately need help in choosing a school. It is really sad to see the ...

Anxiety is due to the absence of adequate number of pre-schools and primary schools. Long queues form outside the schools early in the morning to collect admission forms. Another factor is parents preferring a particular school because of ...

School admission brings in its wake moments of anxiety for students and frustration for parents. With the growing commercialisation of education, schools have mushroomed across the country. And most of them charge an exorbitant fee. Only ...

Parents must learn to ask the right questions – the student-teacher ratio (even a cow herd is given lesser cattle to tend), the method of teaching, the attitude of the authority and the facilities offered. They must not blindly fall for ...

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The way they like it
Identifying a learning disorder is the first step. Here’s why the child needs remedial education

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Waiting for Kamal
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LAUNCHPAD Chevrolet’s latest SUV has arrived. OUSEPH KALLIVAYALIL takes it for a spin

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