From the kitchen to the classroom A mother is busy cooking dinner, glancing occasionally at her daughter, who’s attending an online tutoring session at the dining table. The tutor’s voice fills the room with questions like “Isn’t it?”, “Okay?”, “Are you clear?”. The daughter nods, says “yes,” and moves on to the next point. From […]

I just finished a class with Andrea and am feeling great about it. I meticulously prepared and spent extra time explaining concepts to ensure Andrea understood everything. When you ask me how the class went, I enthusiastically say, “It was excellent!” I truly believe it was a job well done. But then, you run into […]

A Tale of Two “No”s A mother My friend Andrew, ever the movie enthusiast, asked me one day, “Biju, shall we go for a movie today?” Without thinking, I shot back, “Who goes to movies, Andrew? Such a waste of time! Spare me.” Now, put yourself in Andrew’s shoes—his excitement, dashed in a single, blunt […]

Do teachers really know what students go through while they are in the classroom? To find out, one teacher spends two days as a student and is shocked at what she learns. The Washington Post published an article on Alexis Wiggins, an American teacher, educator and the author of “The Best Class You Never Taught,” […]