Should it be Maslow or Bloom first? on September 28, 2022There has been a very interesting debate going on in educational circles about “Maslow before Bloom.” It is quite imperative that we explore this idea in our social and economic context. Maslow presented a hierarchical model of motivation in the early 1900s. According to his model, the basic needs can be grouped into physiological needs, […]
Summer Vacations and Students with Special Needs on July 28, 2022A notification was issued by the school education dept. Punjab on 26th May 2022 that schools will remain closed for summer vacations from 1st June to 31st July. Education authority Lahore imposed a ban on holding summer camps during the vacations. It was said that warnings will be issued and fines will be imposed if […]
Empowering Persons with Intellectual Impairment on November 3, 2021A few days back, I was invited by the Department of Social Welfare, Punjab to participate in a consultative meeting on “Punjab Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Act 2021.” It was heartening to listen to many strong voices–from leaders and representatives of persons with disabilities. In fact, the whole journey towards this act started with […]
Preventing Suicides on July 13, 2021“A young boy took his life after failing in exams,” “an unemployed man shot himself after takings lives of his wife and kids,” and “a mother threw herself and her kids in front of a train.” These are few excerpts of horrific news we get to read almost daily. Alarmingly, people have started opting for […]
Online teaching and students with special needs on March 29, 2021During the first wave of the COVID 19 pandemic, all academic institutes were forced to discover alternate ways of extending teaching – learning experiences to their students due to lockdown. During the first wave there were 1.2 billion children across 186 countries who were affected by the closure of schools. Higher education institutes and schools […]
Single national curriculum and diversity on November 3, 2020Ever since the launch of Single National Curriculum (SNC) for pre-primary and primary levels back in August, 2020, there have been opposing views about it. Those in favor of it argue that it will help in creating a sense of unity and equality in the education sector of Pakistan. While those against it consider it […]
An Incident that traumatized the nation on September 16, 2020Whole nation, especially women are in agony for what happened in motorway incident. It makes me sick to imagine how helpless a mother of three would have felt against the vultures. This whole episode of inhuman behavior towards a woman and her children has inflicted immense pain on not only the victims, but also to […]
Single national curriculum on August 17, 2020Single National Curriculum (SNC) for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) to grade 5 was launched on 13th August 2020. It has been a talk of the townsince then. But interestingly, mostly people are not really sure what it holds for the future of education. Therefore, we come across very mixed opinions about it. Not […]
Nadia Jamil — A Lady with Grit and Grace on August 6, 2020Putli Ghar, a 1997 telefilm, featured a pretty and elegant lady named Nadia Jamil. Admirable shining eyes, beautiful locks and a smile full of life–Nadia Jamil performed with a maturity and won the hearts of many. It’s not difficult to imagine the immense amount of positivity flowing in a person if you feel connected to […]
Mental Health Pandemic Amid COVID 19 on July 6, 2020I always felt butterflies in my stomach before entering the examination hall. The night before exam would seem never ending. Even if I did sleep for few hours my subconscious mind used to be fully alert. I was used to feel as if I was half asleep. But once the exam was over, I was […]