Educationwriter

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.

29 September 2014

Modi in Madison SG

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Hope you're all fine. I'm glad to be back again on the blog. Though I have watched many interesting events on TV, it is the first t...
18 July 2014

National Channel and Nelson Mandela

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It was nice to watch a very interesting program about Nelson Mandela  on our National Channel  (TV) this morning. 18 July is his birthday. ...

Guru Pournima 2014

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12 July was an important day for Hindus. It is known as Guru Pournima  on which Shree Veda Vyaasa Maharishi, who wrote the great epic `Maha...
06 July 2014

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This evening I had the pleasure of watching a Bhajan performance by  Anup Jalota , one of my most favourite Bhajan performers, on  Sankara ...
29 June 2014

Welcome, Mr Narendra Modi

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I think that our new prime minister Mr Narendra Modi and his team will succeed in rooting out corruption completely. (I had the pleasure of...

Comedy programs on TV

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Good comedy programs on TV have become rare these days. One comedy program which seems to be very interesting is telecast on Chandana . It ...

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It is good that the Delhi University versus University Grants Commission problem has ended amicably (according to last night's TV news ...
27 June 2014

Degree in doldrums?

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Recent confusion over Delhi University's decision to extend its 3 year degree courses by one more year is an example of how our decisio...
20 May 2014

Standards of recruitment and sub-standard textbooks

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Last week I had a phone call from Orient Longman (Publishing Company), Chennai, in response to my email seeking a freelance editing positio...
14 May 2014

Koorma Jayanti

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Today is an auspicious day for Hindus. Once upon a time, Lord Shree Mahaa Vishnu incarnated as a tortoise on our planet. This day is celebr...
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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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