by Vineetha Govindasamy | Jan 19, 2021 | Blog
We had a debate today with our teachers: Competition & Extrinsic rewards VS. Collaboration & Intrinsic Rewards. I have had this debate within myself for many, many years. Anytime, we would discuss ideas about competitions, medals, trophies, etc, there would be...
by Vineetha Govindasamy | Dec 27, 2020 | Blog
I read this a while ago and it really hits home, as many times, we as parents & educators, ‘help’ our children with good intentions without thinking of whether our ‘help’ will weaken or strengthen them. “A man was an avid gardener. One day, he saw a small...
by Vineetha Govindasamy | Dec 12, 2020 | Blog
A pyramid with five different levels, explaining the model created by Maslow to understand the psychological needs of people through life. For a long time, I was actively working with my team of teachers on Bloom’s taxonomy and how to build our students’ higher order...
by Vineetha Govindasamy | Sep 5, 2020 | Blog
A friend of mine asked me if E-books are okay for kids or should she buy them hard copies instead? It reminded me of an article I wrote back in 2015. Sharing it here… E-books, digital books, multimedia books – regardless of our choice to embrace it or reject it, we...
by Vineetha Govindasamy | Aug 11, 2020 | Blog
I don’t ever remember seeing my parents read when I was young. Until about 11 years of age, I did not ever read for pleasure. It is when I moved to New Zealand from India, that I discovered this wonderful place called the “Library”! It was only then that I started to...
by Vineetha Govindasamy | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog
I always say this to our teachers, as it very much is the sharpening of our ax! (“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax. ” -Abraham Lincoln). Planning & preparing for the year ahead & reflecting on the...
