Teachers For Teachers : Neeru Krishen

She was my immediate HOD, mentor and my go to person for almost anything and everything at the new school. Calm, positive, cheery and a brilliant storyteller; always looking like a vision in breezy pinks and blues (I became a Farida Gupta convert when I observed her carrying the ensemble so effortlessly while teaching). I …

An Elegy Written for the Best Chemistry Teacher

How does one deal with sudden grief?I thought a silent prayer would suffice, but two days later, I feel bound to write it all down. Why? Because you were the kind of soul that commanded respect and admiration. Also, because I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that you are no more. Back …

Teachers For Teachers : Arooshi Thakur

Arooshi and I were coursemates. If you have been lucky enough to meet/interact with her, you'll understand what happens when you attach positive adjectives like dignified, patient, intelligent, warm hearted and level-headed to a pretty woman. Imagine the scenario when that lady decides on teaching as her profession! She was the voice of reason and …

Teachers For Teachers : Vikram Kaira

Just like any other millennial, I cannot quite shake off this stereotypical image I have of a “PT teacher”- linguistically challenged, brash and prone to bullying. I don’t remember idolizing any of them while at school. Now that I have turned into a teacher myself, I can fathom how, in a world besotted with fad …

Teachers For Teachers : Aneesha Dutta

If I have to list out the best things B.Ed gave me, the internship period and my elective 'Curriculum Development' would figure in the list. But the most starry, precious part of the course has to be Aneesha. She had chosen the same elective and was the integral, non negotiable part of the group that …

Teachers For Teachers : Bhavna Kaushik

If you've read my last post, you'd know I am starting a new series on the blog - 'Teachers For Teachers', where I’d be interviewing some of the brilliant, sassy and intuitive teachers, who have inspired me, to know more about their experiences, ideology, agony and aha moments. I am glad to start the series …

Interviewing My Fraternity!

I just got done listening to my mother teaching 'Heredity and Evolution' to tenth grade students on Zoom Cloud and it made me wonder how all the teachers, around the globe, have been tirelessly restructuring lesson plans to continue teaching the syllabus in these testing times. Aren't they heroes in their own right? I am …

Children’s Books List for Every Junior Library

Recommendations for every smart teacher and parent who's on a lookout for new and comprehensive titles for the physical, emotional and mental well being of the children.

Queen of Glory

A beautiful sunny morning has got me in a pensive mood today. After soaking myself neck deep in teaching for two sessions, I think it is time I reflect upon the journey… I have changed since July 2018. Since I started teaching, that is. I kind of understand that the word hate/hatred is a very …

Classroom Eye Candy?

We've all had teachers at school who were drop dead gorgeous. Their sartorial elegance took the vibe to another level altogether. Boys drooled, girls gushed while around them. I think the attention is great and secretly is that unwanted validation you need at times and can bask in unabashedly. But an excess of it turns …