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How To Maintain A Positive Mindset In The Classroom

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“If a child cannot learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they love to learn”. Teaching is not simply just about getting students ready for the tests. As educators, teachers must know that their work goes far more beyond that. In every classroom, teachers must have the power to maintain a positive mindset among the students to make them successful in life. Maintaining a positive attitude will not only create a healthy learning environment it will also help the students to flourish in every field. It also helps them to understand situations, the classroom, and studies. Ways to maintain this positive mindset! Keeping a positive mindset is a must in every classroom . But how can it be done? Here are tips for teachers! Creating humor : One of the main tools to keep your classroom positive is humor. Once you learn to include fun inside the classroom the students will immediately change their boring faces to interest learners. Make the learner feel safe: Do m

Preventing and Reducing Gender Bias

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We all carry biases that are based on gender; throughout our lives, we receive daily messages about what is expected of different genders. These biases become ingrained and it’s often impossible to completely get rid of them. But, if we can be more aware of our biases, we have a better chance of counteracting them. Gender identity is one’s personal experience of one’s own gender. Gender identity can correlate with assigned sex at birth or can differ from it completely. When children are around 2 years old, they become conscious of the physical differences between boys and girls. Before their third birthday! most children are easily able to label themselves as either a boy or a girl. By age 4, most children have a stable sense of their gender identity. During this same time, children learn gender role behavior that is, doing "things that boys do" or "things that girls do." In order for us to create a classroom space that is open to everyone, it is essential that we

How schools are preparing kids who might be interested in a vocational career

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Education is undoubtedly the key to a brighter future. Many students might be confused about making career choices at school levels. Right career choice is a very important step you must take as soon as you reach high school. This is from where your choice of subjects also starts. Besides, when someone likes their career, they tend to do well in their job which means growth in their knowledge too. And vocational training is the right option for all these. But let us know what vocational training is all about. What is vocational training? Vocational education is a training that teaches students to gain practical experience and technical skills. We at SJIS prepare and offer courses at the secondary level in schools for a bright future of the students. Vocational Education Courses Given to the Students * Computer training * Cooking * Sewing * Designing * Dance * Music Benefits of Taking vocational Training Here are some benefits of how a student must know about voc

Promoting Mental Health And Wellbeing In A School

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Mental health and wellbeing Mental health is more than the absence of mental illness. Mental health is a state of wellbeing where people can meet their learning potential, cope with normal stresses, and are connected to the community and their friends Why mental health and wellbeing is promoted in  Shree Jalaram International School For most people, mental health issues emerge when they are young. Half of all mental disorders emerge by the time people are 14 years old and another half by 25 years of age the same period when most people are in education. Promoting mental health and wellbeing as a core role in education helps students : flourish in their education journey build resilience against adversity develop protective factors from mental ill-health provide them with skills and confidence to self-seek help for early intervention.  Key features of promoting mental health and wellbeing in schools 1. School approaches as a whole: School approaches as a whole i

Key Differences Between Classroom And Online Learning

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We are now in the age of the fourth industrial revolution “Technology”.As it transforms major industries, life has become more interconnected, blurring the lines between the personal and professional with a growing number of sectors and companies becoming operationally mobile. The education industry has also slowly but surely attempted to accommodate these shifting demand trends, bringing with it a unique set of challenges. As Covid-19 changed the world and the education landscape with it, distance education and online learning became proliferated by necessity, raising questions about the differences between them. This article covers the 5 differences between online learning vs classroom  learning .         Conclusion: With the explosion of the technology industry in the past 15 years, online  education has really helped people from all walks of life capitalize on furthering their education, while still being able to work, pay their bills and have families. In some ways, live online l