Editorial

Greetings from The Progressive Teacher. Spring is seen as a time of growth, renewal, of new life being born. The term is also used as a metaphor for the start of better times. The spring season is full of transformation. Apart from the…

The trip to Finland from 1st to 5th October was an amazing experience. The group of over 35 delegates from India visited the Centre for Continuing Education, University of Helsinki and got to explore the ‘Finnish phenomenon in education and…

Greetings from The Progressive Teacher. It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands…

Greetings from The Progressive Teacher. With the expanding and changing definition of education in the new world, the teacher’s role has also undergone a sea change. The teacher is no longer ‘a sage on the stage’ but ‘a guide on the side’.…

Greetings from The Progressive Teacher. When we look at education in this new century, the possibilities of new instructional tools seems immense. Some of us belonging to the old guard, find the developments in science and technology…

Unity in diversity is the concept that best fits India and it is very important in the classroom as well. Children come from different religions, castes and beliefs and it is common to have disagreements between children studying, playing…

Greetings from The Progressive Teacher. You all must have got back to school after the refreshing summer vacation ready to tackle the challenges of the new term. Do not confine your children to your own learning for they were born in…

Greetings from The Progressive Teacher. 21st century skills are the skills today’s children need to thrive in school, in college and beyond. The 3 R’s - learning basic reading, writing and arithmetic is still a must. But it’s not enough.…

Greetings from The Progressive Teacher. Once again, we have come to the end of another school year and enthusiastically look forward to the new academic year with new students we shall teach, maybe new courses and subjects assigned to us…

Greetings from The Progressive Teacher for a happy and fulfilling New Year. We have said good bye to the year 2016; let us learn from the mistakes we made in 2016 and work to improve ourselves and take ourselves towards a more enriched…