“Oh Why Oh Why Oh Why?”
Curiosity might kill the cat but Nepali culture and school culture kill curiosity in children as well as their innate sense of wonder they are born with. Education, quality education can change that.
Revised and Updated Does NOT Mean Revised and Updated
The education system in Nepal is supposedly the most corrupt system in the country. If a system is corrupt and does not deliver what it's supposed to, one employs and implements best practices from around the world. In the education system in Nepal, it seems, the practice is to adopt the worst practices, with little or no regard for their negative impact on the education of our children. Here's one such practice prevalent in the system and what you as a parent can do to better prepare your children for the twenty-first century.
And I Start Yet Another Phase of My Life…
I have resigned from COMMITTED and will now start yet another phase in my life. After over fifteen years of international teaching, followed by five of social work, what will be next?
Some Light Magic at Karkhana!
An audio recording of some light magic I "performed" in front of Karkhana science teachers.
Old Habits Die Hard…in Nepali Public Schools
In most government (public) schools in Nepal, children are taught to memorize and regurgitate materials from a really early age, like second grade. One of the ways the children do that is by reading aloud, a practice that harks back all the way to the days of Aryan-Sanskritic education system prevalent in the Indian Subcontinent long before the modern system of education was introduced. Here's an example.
Miss Nepal: “Be Beautiful…Be The Change”
Why do most of the contestants and winners of Miss Nepal beauty pageant belong to BCN (Bahun Chhetri Newar) trio of ethnicities?
My tentative answer is that they are the most privileged groups in the country, and the pageant is of the BCN, by the BCN, for the BCN!
“Believing is Seeing!”
A twitter user sees in charts showing the breakdown of beauty pageant contestants, winners and judges, what he believes about the kind of person I am.
Dhaulagiri Boarding School: If I did…Why not You?
My attempt at inspiring students at Dhaulagiri Boarding School in Jomsom, a village in my home District of Mustang, to pursue their dreams, to break out of the limitations and constraints imposed on them by Nepalese culture and society.
My My, Hey Hey, My English Book Has It Yay!
Some issues with Grade 3 My English Book, a book for eight-year old children attending government (public) schools in Nepal.
Everyday Science: Assessing for Success
Here are the details from the last of the seven-session US Embassy's Book Bus (Science) Teacher Empowerment Program, Everyday Science: Learn, to Teach; Teach, To Learn.