New Delhi: An unusual proposal to reserve 40 per cent of the seats for male students was introduced at the staff meeting of the St Stephen's college on Friday, but was met with vehement disapproval from the teachers who said they were "taken aback" by the "absurd" idea. College Principal Valson Thampu introduced the proposal before the college staff at a meeting held on Friday morning. The idea that has...
12:07 AM, May 05, 2012
Bhubaneswar: The issue of anomalies in provision of revised UGC pay scale to university, government college and aided college teachers is back to haunt the State Government. The Sixth Pay Commission's recommendations may have come as a boon for the State Government employees, but for university teachers, it has been a case of what they call 'discrimination'. Although the University Grants Commission (UGC) notified the revision scheme soon after Pay...
11:26 AM, May 01, 2012
Jhargram: Class XI students of a school in West Midnapore district who had failed in the annual examination, on Thursday locked up the all the 50-odd staff and secretary after their meeting failed to yield any result. The students of the Nayabasan Janakalyan Vidyapeeth at Gopiballabhpur said they would not open the gate till they all were promoted to class XII, said Ashok Pattanaik, secretary of the school's managing committee....
01:51 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New York: Should students and teachers ever be friends on Facebook? School districts across the country, including the nation's largest, are weighing that question as they seek to balance the risks of inappropriate contact with the academic benefits of social networking. At least 40 school districts nationwide have approved social media policies. Schools in New York City and Florida have disciplined teachers for Facebook activity, and Missouri legislators recently acquiesced...
09:04 AM, Apr 19, 2012
London: A poll has found that stressed British teachers are feeling forced to manipulate exam results to maintain pupil pass percentage. Many feel their professionalism is at stake as they struggle with increasing demands for better grades from watchdog body Ofsted, parents and politicians, the Daily Express reported. According to the survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, almost three quarters of them feel under pressure to get pupils...
09:52 AM, Apr 02, 2012
New Delhi: Schools should constitute special monitoring cells to take prompt action in cases of physical punishment or harassment of children, according to guidelines unveiled by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Monday to eliminate corporal punishment. The guidelines suggest that Corporal Punishment Monitoring Cells (CPMCs) should hear grievances related to corporal punishment, child sexual abuse, mental harassment and discrimination without any delay and should forward recommendations...
05:01 PM, Mar 05, 2012
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the teaching fraternity should be more tech-savvy to bring qualitative changes in education. "A teacher's role would be crucial in bringing qualitative changes in the education sector through the usage of technology," Modi, inaugurating the annual conference of Gujarat Rajya Acharya Sangh in Ambaji town of North Gujarat, said. "Considering the scale and scope of Gujarat's development, the use of technology...
12:59 AM, Feb 04, 2012
HYDERABAD: The state government has announced that DSC-2012 examination will be conducted to fill as many as 21,343 teacher posts. The written test will be held from May 2 to 4. Speaking to reporters Monday, minister for seconda r y educ a t ion K Parthasarathy said vacancies of 21,343 teacher posts had been notified and would be filled up though DSC-2012. The notified vacancies include 11,602 Secondary Grade Teachers,...
09:02 AM, Jan 31, 2012
New Delhi: The teachers of Delhi University's St Stephen's College have announced a protest against Principal Valson Thampu on Friday. The teachers demand that the charges and the show cause notice issued to Professor MS Frank be dropped. The announcement comes a day after Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) held a protest against the Vice Chancellor. The staff association of the college passed a resolution on Thursday condemning the "unjust"...
08:12 AM, Jan 13, 2012
Shanghai: A whirlwind of pillows bearing the names of bosses and teachers filled the air as hundreds of Chinese gathered to blow off stress in Shanghai, staging a massive pillow battle. The annual event marked its fifth year with such a surge in interest from stressed young office workers and students that organizers held two nights of pillow fighting before Christmas Day and plan another for Dec 30. "Nowadays there...
12:59 PM, Dec 26, 2011
Sukhna: Even before the controversy over the slapping of a female teacher by an Akali Dal Sarpanch could die, there was a face off between the teachers and the police in Punjab. Protesting teachers and villagers were roughed by the policemen at Sukhna village in Muktsar. The incident occurred when the teachers and the villagers blocked the entry of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal into the village. The Chief...
12:57 PM, Dec 07, 2011
Chandigarh: Peeved at the Punjab government for not heeding to their demands, teachers demanding permanent jobs in the state on Tuesday threatened to immolate themselves after one of their lady colleagues was allegedly slapped in public view by an Akali Dal sarpanch. A delegation of Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) teachers association led by its chief Pritpal Singh on Tuesday went to the private residence of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh...
01:20 PM, Dec 06, 2011
Hyderabad: Pro-Telangana groups have called for a bandh across Andhra Pradesh on Monday to put pressure on the Centre to agree to their demands. But the government's ultimatum to private schools to stay open or face de-recognition will decide the success of the bandh call. According to PTI, pro-Telangana teachers have decided to resume their duties for the sake of their students, but will continue to support the cause. Over...
07:50 AM, Oct 17, 2011
Many Bollywood stars have played the role of a teacher on-screen and each one of them have had a different subject. ...
06:26 PM, Sep 06, 2011
Babar Ali studies in Class 11 and since 2002, every evening, between 4 and 7 pm he's been taking on the role of a principal in his own school. ...
02:29 PM, Sep 05, 2011
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