Teacher Plus

Teacher Plus Teacher Plus, the magazine for school teachers, brings you thought-provoking features about education and ideas for your classroom month after month.

Teacher Plus, created in 1989, is a magazine for the practicing teacher who wants to keep up with trends in education and find ways to energize his or her classroom with new ideas and approaches. Teacher Plus is published monthly from Hyderabad. It draws from a large pool of contributors from across India, persons with experience in varied aspects of education, from primary school teaching to tack

ling board exams to the place of art and craft in learning, to child development and classroom management. Each month brings the reader a mix of thought-provoking features and hands-on activities that can be adapted for use in most classrooms. It is a forum within which teachers can raise their concerns, discuss ideas, and share and update their knowledge. Teacher Plus discusses alternative ways of thinking and doing within the context of the Indian classroom, while recognizing the constraints that most teachers face, day to day. The magazine contains all your favourite subjects, as well as an attractive centre spread illustrating a project theme which alternates with a set of worksheets.

“Pink is for girls. Boys shouldn’t cry. Girls should learn cooking, boys should study hard.”These were the “rules” Prash...
13/09/2025

“Pink is for girls. Boys shouldn’t cry. Girls should learn cooking, boys should study hard.”

These were the “rules” Prashant Kumar Bhola’s students had grown up with—until he began challenging them.

He wore nail polish to class one day. Rode to school on a pink bicycle on another day. And by sharing how he and his wife split home responsibilities equally, he turned his classroom into a space where students could speak freely and question old beliefs. They even designed a **career guidance app** for girls—because dreams need information, not permission.

Change doesn’t always begin with policies. Sometimes, it begins with one teacher who asks the question: *Why not?*

Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4nvQ9Ag

As a gender and STEM curriculum designer, Indumathi Sundararaman trains educators and parents on gender equity. In one o...
12/09/2025

As a gender and STEM curriculum designer, Indumathi Sundararaman trains educators and parents on gender equity. In one of her workshops, teachers were initially unsure about using words like “gender” and “sex”.

Gradually, they began to open up and shared misconceptions around the other gender.

Read the full article to learn how long-term societal change can happen when parents and teachers question their own biases: https://bit.ly/4mhyXNU

Education is about much more than transferring knowledge; it is about shaping who we become. Swati Gautam argues that sc...
08/09/2025

Education is about much more than transferring knowledge; it is about shaping who we become. Swati Gautam argues that schools must create space for empathy, reflection, and gratitude as these values extend beyond academics into everyday life.

By encouraging storytelling and self-awareness, education can move away from rote learning and towards nurturing compassionate, resilient individuals. These practices help students connect with themselves, with others, and with the world in meaningful ways.

Her article reminds us that real education is about more than preparing for jobs; it is about preparing for life.

Read here: https://bit.ly/3V4e1Pd

Why is teaching still regarded as a profession where anyone can excel?Neeraja Raghavan points out how it is often seen a...
07/09/2025

Why is teaching still regarded as a profession where anyone can excel?

Neeraja Raghavan points out how it is often seen as the last career option, when in truth it is one of the most demanding, transformative callings.

Teaching isn’t just about transferring content or preparing students for the job market. It’s about growing with the profession – allowing the craft to change you (while you undergo changes within), and shape your students in return.

Neeraja reflects on what needs to shift in our education system to truly honour the art and depth of teaching.

Read here: https://bit.ly/4gcBass

Storytelling transforms classrooms. When teachers tell stories, they move beyond delivering content. They connect and in...
06/09/2025

Storytelling transforms classrooms. When teachers tell stories, they move beyond delivering content. They connect and inspire, while making learning interesting, writes Deeptha Vivekanand.

She says stories awaken voices, both for teachers and students. The retelling of a folktale, a science concept drawn as a comic, or a quiet child finally speaking up, are some of the moments that remind us that learning is most powerful when it is shared through stories.

Read here: https://bit.ly/3I5CiBp

What if schools went beyond academics and became sanctuaries of values, resilience, and purpose?In her article, Jayanthi...
05/09/2025

What if schools went beyond academics and became sanctuaries of values, resilience, and purpose?

In her article, Jayanthi Sridhar reflects on the urgent need to reshape education in the face of challenges like AI, dysfunctional families, climate change, unsafe environments, and social media overload.

She highlights techniques and creative inspirations to empower students and provide them with safe and supportive spaces. This will help them reconnect with the earth, incorporate ancient wisdom, and improve their ability to reason, question, and challenge obsolete norms.

Education, she argues, must move beyond information. It should cultivate growth mindsets, values, and the power to thrive in a changing world.

Read here: https://bit.ly/3JLxRMM

At its core, learning is a result of thinking. But we rarely think about thinking. Where does it happen? Is it in the br...
31/08/2025

At its core, learning is a result of thinking. But we rarely think about thinking. Where does it happen? Is it in the brain, the heart, or the stomach? Do we think in language? Can we think without it? Can our body think?

If thinking shapes learning, how do we nurture the right conditions for it within and outside the classroom?
Timira reflects on how difficult it is to describe what happens when we think. She refers to Prof. Sundar Sarukkai’s Philosophy for Children, which invites readers to observe the body while thinking—do we sweat, feel tired, or feel our brain (like we feel our mouth when we eat ice-cream)? Do cricketers think with their body?

According to Timira, a culture of thinking must begin with teachers. Even nursery classrooms can promote deep thinking. And understanding how we think can transform how we learn.

Read here: https://teacherplus.org/2025/2025/august-2025/thinking-about-thinking/

The Backyard Discovery Group’s latest adventure took them to the Nallur Tamarind Grove, a 250-acre heritage site with tr...
30/08/2025

The Backyard Discovery Group’s latest adventure took them to the Nallur Tamarind Grove, a 250-acre heritage site with trees over 400 years old. Nandini Dholepat shares how children collected tamarind seeds and played traditional games like Halaguli Mane and Pallanguzhi.

This outing was a fun-filled journey that taught the children about ecology, history, as well as language.

Read here: https://teacherplus.org/2025/2025/august-2025/under-the-tamarind-grove/

Nimesh Ved reviews ‘Gender and Craftwork in Rural Society’ by Nidhi Gaur. The book explores the intersections of craft-c...
29/08/2025

Nimesh Ved reviews ‘Gender and Craftwork in Rural Society’ by Nidhi Gaur. The book explores the intersections of craft-centred education and gender roles, using Wardha’s Anand Niketan School as a compelling case study.

Nimesh highlights how the school environment allows children to challenge societal norms, experiment with gender identities, and develop holistically through hands-on learning.

With nine well-structured chapters, the book revisits an old idea of craft in education through the much-needed gender lens. It also holds up a mirror to our current education systems. What are we missing when we disconnect learning from the real world?

Read here: https://teacherplus.org/2025/2025/august-2025/is-craft-centred-education-the-way-to-go/

In a quiet Himalayan residential school, the year 2023 saw viral videos, classroom indiscipline, and rising restlessness...
29/08/2025

In a quiet Himalayan residential school, the year 2023 saw viral videos, classroom indiscipline, and rising restlessness among students.

Tenzing Rapgyal traces the root of this disruption to a deeper structural issue: with corporal punishment banned and exams the only form of assessment, many students lacked motivation. Add to that the limited parental involvement, and the result was a loss of direction and discipline.

But instead of returning to punitive methods, Rapgyal proposes a six-step approach grounded in structure, consistency, and empathy. From setting boundaries to responding calmly to outbursts, this model encourages educators to lead with clarity and care.

Read the full article to know the six-step approach here: https://teacherplus.org/2025/2025/august-2025/tackling-student-misbehaviour/

Remember when classrooms were full of chatter, where children shared stationery and their lunch boxes? Somewhere along t...
26/08/2025

Remember when classrooms were full of chatter, where children shared stationery and their lunch boxes? Somewhere along the way, in our effort to maintain order, we’ve forgotten the magic of interaction, writes Tarannum Sheikh.

A child asking to share a crayon is met with, “Why didn’t you bring your own?” A simple reach for a friend’s idly gets shut down with, “Don’t touch others’ tiffins.”

Are we teaching discipline or disconnection?

“Let's embrace a little ‘creative chaos’. It might just be the secret weapon our children need to thrive in a world that demands strong social and emotional intelligence. By fostering interaction and collaboration, we can transform classrooms from silent rooms into vibrant social hubs,” she adds.

Read here: https://teacherplus.org/2025/2025/august-2025/the-messy-symphony-of-learning-rethinking-the-silent-classroom/

How can one story change how we teach reading, asks Neeraja Raghavan.A school principal noticed a student avoiding readi...
25/08/2025

How can one story change how we teach reading, asks Neeraja Raghavan.

A school principal noticed a student avoiding reading assignments during an online class. He often resisted reading aloud, claiming his internet connection had poor bandwidth. However, the connection seemed just fine when he wasn’t asked to read.

The principal decided to intervene and requested the student to send her a daily audio recording of himself reading a short passage aloud. The student did what was asked, and by the sixth day, the improvement was impressive. His vocabulary expanded, and his self-confidence grew remarkably.

Read the full impact of this exercise here: https://teacherplus.org/2025/2025/august-2025/transforming-a-reluctant-reader-in-six-days/

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