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Meeting a teacher’s needs
Aruna Sankaranarayanan First published in Deccan Herald, 27 Oct 2026 A recent incident of a five-year-old boy in UKG dying after allegedly being scolded and slapped by his teacher in a school in Vishakapatnam is creating a stir on...
- Why writing still matters
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Reflecting & summarizing in the classroom
The first article in this series spoke about Motivational interviewing (MI) as a counselling technique pioneered by William Miller and Stephen Rollnick. The next article talked about asking open-ended questions and affirming students’ strengths, two MI practices that can…
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Nurturing responsive citizens
Aruna Sankaranarayanan First published in Deccan Herald, 6 Oct 2026 When I was in school over thirty years ago, Civics was one of the dullest and driest subjects. Learning was limited to spewing back content from the textbook that failed...
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How using the right verb can transform writing
Aruna Sankaranarayanan First published in The Hindu, 3 Oct 2026 In the age of AI, you may think honing your writing is redundant. If you can get a bot to edit your work, why bother with sharpening your writing skills?...
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AI, cognitive offloading, and cognitive surrender
Aruna Sankaranarayanan First published in The Hindu, 6 Sept 2026 As AI continues to leapfrog day on day, educators are grappling with the types of assignments and assessments to give students. Due to rampant cheating using AI, many universities are...
- Helping people change at work
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Gender bias begins early, so should gender education
First published in Deccan Herald, 25 Aug 2026 A man comes home tired from work to find his wife gossiping with the neighbour. The man beats his wife. When Sanjana, Senior Program Manager, Enfold Proactive Health Trust, Bengaluru, presented this scenario to a group of children…
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How questions can open the door to affirmation
In last month’s issue, I described the spirit of “motivational interviewing,” (MI) a conversation style developed by psychologists William Miller and Stephen Rollick to enhance intrinsic motivation of clients in a clinical context. Today, I discuss two interviewing skills used...
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Deep empathy: Lessons from neurodivergent writers
That autistics people lack empathy is a negative stereotype that unfortunately dogs the neurodivergent community. Two books, by indivisuals who identify as autistic, offer profound insights about our collective humanity.