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Essence of Teaching

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The school curriculum primarily emphasizes academic subjects and extra-curricular activities, often delivered through traditional teaching methods where teachers lecture and students passively listen. As a result, students become mere recipients of information, often encouraged to memorize textbooks rather than truly engage with the material. True education empowers students to take ownership of their learning journey. Achieving this requires active collaboration between teachers and students. While much is said about the 21st-century skills students need to excel and thrive in the future workforce, it is equally important to consider the 21st-century skills teachers must possess to cultivate "future-ready" students. What makes you a successful TEACHER? A teacher is not just a conveyor of information, but a mentor, role model, and motivator who plays a key role in the educational and personal development of their students. A teacher is a subject matter expert, deeply knowledg...

STEM: A choice or a Necessity!

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STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, is an educational approach that integrates these four disciplines into a cohesive learning model.         Stem activities focus of understanding theories and concepts through PBL. PBL is the new NORMAL, it stands for Project Based Learning and also Play Based Learning. The goal of STEM education is to make students understand and appreciate concepts, theories and principles through example. The retention of fundamental concepts should be achieved through examples and applications, instead of definitions and formulas. When subjects like Mathematics and Science are studied in isolation, their possibilities are limited. However, when combined with technology through hands-on learning, the opportunities for exploration and discovery become boundless. STEM education equips students with critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and the ability to innovate; skills that are essential in every industr...