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Welcome to my blog. I share my views on issues related to K-12 Education (and sometimes, on general non-political issues) in this blog. I hope that you find it interesting.

30 September 2011

Off the beaten track: FM radio's manifestation in 2011

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In one of my earlier posts, I had written about how I  used to enjoy shortwave listening. This post is somewhat related to this hobby. Li...
29 September 2011

Stories in communicating with children

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We all know that stories are not only interesting to children but also to people of all age groups. I have found stories to be very effectiv...
28 September 2011

Off the beaten track: Movies and their infuence on the masses (people)

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Usually I don't watch movies unless they are classical or contain value based themes. In the past weekend, when searching for a good TV...

Off the beaten track: Nava raathri festival

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According to Hindu calender, today marks the beginning of  Nava raathri festival with its great spiritual and religious significance. This ...
22 September 2011

Laptops for all students

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Tamilnadu Government is on the move to provide free laptops and cash incentives to all students in government run and government aided schoo...
20 September 2011

Proper use of language when communicating with children

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All good people know that they need to convey only good things to children. However, sometimes, we may convey something without meaning it. ...
10 September 2011

Value system

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According to Vedic scriptures, wherever Shree Raamaa's name is chanted with devotion, Shree Raama Bhaktha Hanumaan would be present. On...
07 September 2011

Encouraging sports in our schools

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Two news items in this morning's newspaper caught my attention. The  first one  about India's defeating South Korea in the Asian Tr...
02 September 2011

Teacher - student relationship

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Today seemed to be just another day in the calender as I was checking my emails: inboxes flooded with junkmails and invitations from soci...

Off the beaten track: Decaying cultural values

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This morning I had some time to read a newsletter from a Hindu Organisation based in Trinidad. It contains a very meaningful  poem written ...
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Guruprasad Panamalai
Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
I am a retired K-12 Education Management Professional. I have worked at different levels in K-12 school systems, textbook publishing, elearning and Education NGOs. I have held memberships in The Association for Science Education (UK), American Association of Physics Teachers and The Malaysian Institute of Physics. I hold a 1st class B Sc Degree in Physics followed by B Ed [English and Physical Science] and M A [Childcare and Education] degrees. My published works include 59 articles in teacher development magazines in India and the US and a book entitled `Creative Classrooms and Child Friendly Schools' (listed in Amazon). This book is almost an anecdotal account of my professional experience in six countries (including Cambodia where I worked as Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Education, Youth And Sports). I served as mentor in the Certificate of Teaching Mastery Program offered by Teachers Without Borders.
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