Not just grades
By: Sharma, Rajeev.
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BookPublisher: India Penguin 2018Description: xvi;389p. pb 9x6.ISBN: 9780670090716.Subject(s): Teaching and Learning | Education and Schooling | Alternate schooling | Education - India - case studies | Grades and marking | AssessmentDDC classification: 370.110954 Summary: At a time when privately run English-medium schools are the preferred option for our children's education and the pressure on such schools to include more children and prepare more students with the 'best results', the notion of education is faltering. Children, teachers and of course, schools themselves are under the constant pressure to cope with such a competitive atmosphere, which is geared for a unidimensional outcome. Yet, there are schools that have consistently attempted to swim against this tide, aiming for a healthy learning environment and overall development of their students. Not Just Grades focuses on those schools that have demonstrated that it is feasible to provide an education that fosters positive personal development along with academic excellence. Read on to learn about school systems, which do not require huge capital or extraordinary capabilities but can be managed with creativity and innovative ideas.
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At a time when privately run English-medium schools are the preferred option for our children's education and the pressure on such schools to include more children and prepare more students with the 'best results', the notion of education is faltering. Children, teachers and of course, schools themselves are under the constant pressure to cope with such a competitive atmosphere, which is geared for a unidimensional outcome. Yet, there are schools that have consistently attempted to swim against this tide, aiming for a healthy learning environment and overall development of their students. Not Just Grades focuses on those schools that have demonstrated that it is feasible to provide an education that fosters positive personal development along with academic excellence. Read on to learn about school systems, which do not require huge capital or extraordinary capabilities but can be managed with creativity and innovative ideas.
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