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Education

Information, analysis and features on the educational options available in the city, right from primary schools to colleges and universities.

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Education

Many Chennai schools reluctant to embrace sex education

July 28, 2022 Padmaja Jayaraman

Sex education initiatives are lacking in Chennai schools. NGOs have stepped in to fill the gap but more awareness is the need of the hour.

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Education

Chennai’s special schools face challenges beyond COVID

June 13, 2022 Shobana Radhakrishnan

Chennai’s special schools have been affected by the pandemic and by systemic issues that affect children, parents, educators and schools.

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Education

Homeschooling helping Chennai kids pursue their interests

May 24, 2022 Savitha Ganesh

Homeschooling has gained popularity in recent times in Chennai. The system affords flexibility and time to explore options that traditional schools do not.

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Education

When parents are involved: What we saw in a Chennai government school

May 12, 2022 Gopika Kumaran

How can parental ownership and involvement be improved in schools? What are the steps educators can take to involve parents actively?

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Education

What will it take to get girl children in Semmencherry back to school?

September 8, 2021 Laasya Shekhar

The pandemic has hit the education of children in low income communities. Girl children have been particularly affected.

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Education

Teaching during the pandemic: Experiences, challenges and the way ahead

September 2, 2021 Bhavani Prabhakar

Watch our recent webinar where teachers from Chennai shared their experience of teaching during the pandemic and what they anticipate for the near future.

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Education

School reopening in Tamil Nadu: Standard precautions and safety measures to take

August 21, 2021 News Desk

The Department of Public Health has issued a set of SOPs in view of school reopening, detailing the protocols to be followed.

Chennai preschoolers are attending virtual classes too
Education

Virtual classes for younger kids: An uphill journey for both teachers and parents

August 18, 2021 Bhavani Prabhakar

As the pandemic has forced schools to conduct virtual classes for all grades, we look at what it means for early childhood education.

Class 12 evaluation by Boards
Education

No tests, only results: What Class XII students in Chennai feel about that

July 26, 2021 Swati Amar

Class XII students across the different Boards are leaving school on the basis of asessment under special evaluation criteria framed by each. Are they happy?

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Education

All that we learnt in 2020 about learning

December 27, 2020 Merlia Shaukath

One thing was amply clear – our education system was simply not equipped for the quick switch to virtual education. The question is, how will things pan out when schools reopen?

Class XII students
Education

School students fight stress, as state dithers over curriculum revision

December 5, 2020 M G G Jithendra Prasad

The Tamil Nadu government is still expected to announce a curtailed syllabus for students of the academic year 2020-21. But will it be a case of too little, too late?

Education

A makeover is planned for 14 Corporation schools. Here’s what will change

October 13, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Children will be pleasantly surprised to see the change when they return to school post COVID. But will it make a difference in the long run?

Education

COVID imperative: Collective effort needed to ensure all kids have access to learning

October 3, 2020 Rinku Mecheri

E-learning in times of COVID-19 has brought out the stark divide between those who can afford gadgets and stable connectivity and those who can’t.

Education

How students with hearing impairment are coping with virtual classes

September 30, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Such students need continuous attention and special methodologies in class for effective learning. COVID-19 has made it especially difficult for them.

Education

As colleges embrace virtual education, how are professors and students coping?

September 8, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Exams, classes, seminars, lab sessions — how are Chennai colleges dealing with all this as COVID-19 forces a shift towards virtual education? We speak to students and teachers from various institutions.

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