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.

31 March 2017

Madhu and meaningful media

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My cousin Madhu (about whom I have mentioned in an earlier post) shares very meaningful pieces of information with me once in a while. One ...

Knowledge and Experience

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This morning in his spiritual discourse Poojyashree Sudhanshuji Maharaaj mentioned two examples to explain the difference between knowledg...
29 March 2017

Apt advertisements in academic settings

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This morning I happened to see an advertisement on Bhakti TV Channel about a high school in Hyderabad (India). It lists "Inspiring pot...

New year's day

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Today is celebrated as the first day of new year known as Ugaadhi  by some Hindu communities such as those in Maharaashtraa, Andhra Pradesh...
18 March 2017

Sir Derek Walcott

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Global village has lost an accomplished poet in the passing away of Sir Derek Walcott .  Sir Walcott, Sir Vidyasagar Naipaul and many other...
12 March 2017

Full Moon Fest

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Today is an auspicious day for Hindus.  This evening is celebrated as Holikaa Paurnami .
09 March 2017

Arun

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Recently, I heard that a brother of my divorced wife passed away. He was a gentle guy with exemplary personality. All of us liked him. I ha...

International Women's Day

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Yesterday was International Women's Day . Most men think that the works that men do are more difficult than those that women do. They t...
01 March 2017

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In an earlier post I mentioned about my police complaint against a fraudulent company based near New Delhi (with offices in the US). Such c...
25 February 2017

Shivaa Fest

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Yesterday (rather last night) was an auspicious time for Hindus. The time was celebrated as Mahaa Shiva Raathri.
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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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