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Teachers are hard to change (or are they?)

Talking to teachers isn’t easy. Not because they aren’t approachable, but because they have years of experience that we, as young adults, often feel we can’t challenge. How do you tell someone who has spent decades in a classroom that the world they’ve taught in is changing? That the students they see today are different from the ones they taught five or ten years ago? That their instincts, shaped by years of experience, might need a shift?
It’s uncomfortable. It’s intimidating. But it’s necessary.

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The Road Not Taken: NCERT Inclusivity Manual

The Road Not Taken: NCERT Inclusivity Manual In Indian schools and institutions, the meaning of ‘inclusiveness’ often gets lost as a principle and value the schools wish to abide by. However, in practice, schools often become the epicenter of discrimination and prejudices in action towards pliable juveniles that often scar them for life.  We often

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What Is It Like Navigating Sexuality And Gender As A Teenager?

What Is It Like Navigating Sexuality And Gender As A Teenager? Institutions are supposed to be the hubs of learning and education. Yet, somewhere we’re lacking in introducing and educating teenagers on sexuality and gender identity in schools. Yes, we’ve been taught about human anatomy, reproductive organs, among other things in our NCERT textbooks. But

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