by Pradeep Selvaraj | Dec 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
December 2018: My very first Sports Day event at our school #aurobindovidhyalaya as a Principal and I just let the events happen as they’ve happened in the past. Students participated in various events and we gave medals and certificates to the top three....
by Pradeep Selvaraj | Sep 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
I had signed up for a workshop a couple of months ago, “Aspiring Homeschoolers Forum”, just on a whim. I am not currently homeschooling my children in the original sense (almost the whole world is ‘homeschooling’ now, thanks to Covid!), and neither am I aspiring to. I...
by Pradeep Selvaraj | May 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
As students, we would’ve all asked this question while at school. Why? Why do we have to learn algebra? Why learn about French Revolution? Why learn the types of conditional clauses? Why does one have to learn that the left ventricle is located below the left atrium...
by Pradeep Selvaraj | Jul 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Today is Guru Purnima. A once in a year occurrence in India on which we pay respect and show gratitude to all the Gurus in our life. Anytime, I think about my Gurus, one of the first faces that flash in front me is that of Mr. Mackintosh – a person who has taught me...
by Pradeep Selvaraj | Jun 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
My blog post yesterday reminded me of a specific instance on my first day at Aurobindo Vidhyalaya. I walked in to school for the very first time that day in October 2016. Got introduced to a few teachers & observed a few classes. In one such class, the teacher was...
by Pradeep Selvaraj | Dec 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
I read this a while ago and it really hits home, as many times, we as parents, ‘help’ our children with good intentions without thinking of whether our ‘help’ will weaken or strengthen them. “A man was an avid gardener. One day, he saw a small butterfly laying a few...
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