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Effective home schooling during Covid lockdown: Reflections of a Change Manager – By Alok Das Source : Alok Das linkedin Allow me to start with a statement: I do not claim to be an expert on children’s education, nor am I proposing a new hypothesis on how you should educate your children. As a change professional and as a young father with a young family I believe that education is the biggest enablement in the life of a human being. I am clearly not fan of those so called ‘experts’ who suggest that having fun should be the only priority for a child. My belief is that the best outcome is achieved when learning is infused with fun. During the Covid lockdown, I have found this extremely challenging to balance my professional commitment and the need to ensure that my children get a quality education. I am sharing a few things I ...

FROM LITTLE THINGS BIG THINGS GROW – THE ANTHONIANS WHO EXCELLED BEYOND EXCELLENCE – by Bernard VanCuylenburg PROLOGUE. As an introduction to the subject of this article I had to choose a title which nails it all in just one line. It is the story of an academic miracle which emanated from a simple school in its infancy, St.Anthony’s College Katugastota, by a group of students who raised the bar of achievement and excellence in the prestigious London Matriculation Examination in 1934, with a 100% pass rate THUS OBTAINING THE BEST RESULTS IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. It was a path breaking year for the College and a validation of the school’s excellence. Twelve students sat the examination that year of whom six obtained first division passes, and six obtained second division passes. Their names which should be emblazoned in letters of gold in the field of education, will be mentioned in this article. Paraphrasing ...