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.

30 August 2017

Pre-conceived fantasies and Public policies

›
This afternoon, I heard a news report on Podhigai TV about NIIT Aayog's proposal for private public partnership in K-12 sector. Any righ...

›
In this post I have the pleasure of sharing a photo sent by Jose (a friend about whom I have mentioned in my earlier posts). The photo shows...
28 August 2017

Dhanvanthri and Balaraama Jayanthis

›
In my physical in disposition past week, I forgot to mention that past Wednesday was a very auspicious day in the Hindu calender. This day...

Thanks to Technology

›
Though technology leads to negative end results if abused, most of us know that it is indispensable and very user friendly if used sensibly ...
25 August 2017

Fond remembrance of my beloved parents

›
Today  is the death anniversary of my beloved father.  I miss him and my beloved mother who passed away nearly five months back. ...

Ganesh Fest

›
Today is an auspicious day for Hindus.  This day is celebrated as Ganesh Chathurthi.
22 August 2017

Blue Whale and Schools' role

›
There are lots of debates and round table discussions on how to monitor children's Internet surfing activities, particularly in the past...
18 August 2017

Content and communication

›
I continue viewing good Telugu and Kannada language TV channels for their spiritual content. But as the captions are in Telugu or Kannada, b...
17 August 2017

Elvis Priestly

›
Yesterday was the death anniversary of Elvis Priestley, one of the most popular rock and roll singers in the 50s and 60s. If I remember well...
16 August 2017

Cellulose fibre or safe technology?

›
According to a news report in this morning's edition of 'THE HINDU', researchers at Kyoto University are working on cellulose na...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
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.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.