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Neda MuljiDawn |
Global and local education systems overlap in many ways.
RECENTLY, a student of Grade 8 asked a few questions in a rapid sequence during a science lesson. Her mind was reeling and one question led to...
AS the world gets smaller, with knowledge-sharing across borders, the growth of AI and easy access to free learning platforms, teachers find newer...
IN the last decade, informal jobs have mushroomed in Pakistan. Part of the reason is the high income tax levy which makes small firms contain costs by...
SOME weeks ago, the Federal Directorate of Education and Professional Training organised a wonderful summer fiesta for schoolchildren, with a wide...
LAST month, the federal government reversed its decision to slash the HEC’s budget but it seems to have been a case of ‘too little, too late’....
NOT even 10 per cent of the 531 companies listed on the PSX offer formal training to their employees. These companies have a collective annual...
MANY teachers complain about the lack of continuous professional development opportunities or resources to update their teaching and learning skills....
WITH overworked and underpaid professionals, the teaching profession has earned itself a bad name. Many schools have to contend with disgruntled...
THE best of teachers find it hard to motivate some of their students. Numerous studies in motivation have looked closely at why and how some learners...
WE’VE had a history of academic pressure to chase marks in tests, good grades at the end of the term and, in many schools, students still get ranks...
PASSING the parcel was a favourite game among kids at birthday parties in the bygone days. These days, passing the buck seems to be a running trend...
WE’VE often heard human beings are creatures of habit and many of us have become habitual complainers. Each working day seems to be a burden, each...