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Vision 2020: (Indian) Psychology's freedom from the struggle for freedom!

Vision 2020: (Indian) Psychology's freedom from the struggle for freedom!

As the

Concentration! What children can teach us about learning

Concentration! What children can teach us about learning

Stories from our Himalayan Chai project and other sources Adults often complain that children aren’t able to concentrate on tasks, that they have a short attention-span that has to be accommodated when they try to learn something new, or that they are slow to pick up things and we adults have to assist them with […]

New Year Greetings!

New Year Greetings!

We wish all our readers a very happy new year. As we look back at the past decade and more recent events on our streets, these words from Prof. H. Y. Mohan Ram, the eminent botanist and great teacher, become even more relevant. Surrounded by fragile egos, failing integrity, fake news and furtive attention, we […]

Cutting Chai: A Mouse Who Was Hit on the Head!

Cutting Chai: A Mouse Who Was Hit on the Head!

Did you know that Jean Piaget, the eminent child psychologist, had collaborated on a children’s story book? Several years ago, when I met a former student of Piaget’s, Prof. Anne-Nelly Perret Clermont, and because of my long-standing obsession with Piaget’s work, I was excited to know more about him: How was he as a teacher, […]

The emperor has no clothes!

The emperor has no clothes!

By Vimala Ramachandran Vimala has been working on school education for over 30 years as a researcher, administrator and advocate for meaningful education for all children in India. She currently works with ERU Consultants Pvt. Ltd. On Cutting Chai (that is quite kadak) this morning, we are posting two pieces sent in to us by […]

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