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“The Knowledge Library”
Knowledge for All, without Barriers…
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.
“The Knowledge Library”
Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
Knowledge for All, without Barriers…
Once, a bee was trapped in the treacherous spider’s web. The spider began taunting the bee: You bees are fools! Forever out of your hives into the outside world flying from flower to flower; collecting nectar and more nectar which, …
Sociologist Tony Campolo told about a study in which fifty people over the age of ninety were asked to reflect upon their lives. If you had it to do over again, they were asked, what would you do differently? There …
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves and not to twist them with our own image, otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them. Never say goodbye when you still …
Don’t find fault with the man who limps or stumbles along the road unless you have worn the shoes that hurt or struggled beneath his load. There may be tacks in his shoes that hurt, though hidden away from view …
How much personal greatness are you manifesting? One can have greatness and one can have goodness. Goodness is always supported by the soul; greatness is not always supported by the soul. Work for goodness first; greatness may come with ease. …
When it comes to healthy eating and food preferences, school children may fall anywhere within this wide range of the spectrum. Some children may still be picky eaters as they were in their pre-school while some might have picked up …
Active Learning is indeed the need of the hour! Even something as simple as asking a question becomes important. Asking open-ended questions is crucial. This is with reference to Bloom’s taxonomy – Lower Order Thinking and Higher Order Thinking questions. …
The educational system, school, and teachers – all play a vital role in a child’s school life. However, the most influencing factors are the eyes as little as their own, the giggles that sound similar, the little hands that fumble …
What Is Project Based Learning? Swiss Psychologist Jean Piaget rightly said, “Knowledge is a consequence of experience.” More the experience in the practical world better would be the understanding. Project Based Learning is a hands-on experience to understand, explore and …
Children are natural entrepreneurs – they are curious, inventive, and enthusiastic. However, most of them lose these qualities just like a vestigial organ as they grow older and settle for safe and stable jobs. Preserving their entrepreneurial drive is important …
The internet can be a nasty place, between predators, malware, explicit content and often parents find themselves in a never-ending cycle of gloom as they try to fend off every threat that their children might face online. For many, it …
“There is no one giant step that does it. It’s a lot of little steps.” – Unknown What better way than this quote to encapsulate how to achieve wellness. Before we dwell on the how, let’s take a quick look …
The Role of Social Media in Education What Is Social Media: According to the Dictionary definition, “Social Media is websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.” Social media is not …
If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” (Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Estrada) Once you learn the trick to inject humor into your lessons at the right time and in the right context …
Encourage reading at all possible opportunities: It can be a wonderful activity for rainy days, long waits at malls or supermarkets, at the airport or in flights or long rides. Ensure your child reads daily for 30 minutes to an …
Adolescence hits different people differently. While the start point may differ, the fundamentals are similar. Until adolescence, they largely operate through their Limbic system (part of the brain) which relies on instinctive reactions rather than rational responses generated out of …
एक महान विद्वान से मिलने के लिये एक दिन रोशनपुर के राजा आये। राजा ने विद्वान से पुछा, ‘क्या इस दुनिया में ऐसा कोई व्यक्ति है जो बहुत महान हो लेकिन उसे दुनिया वाले नहीं जानते हो?’ विद्वान ने राजा …