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| Parents As Consumers |
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In a landmark judgement, holding parents of school-going children as consumers, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed a private school to pay Chennai-based parents Rs 2.9 lakhs as compensation for the death of their child in the school premises. Finally, there seems to be a place for parents and school children to air their grievances - as consumers.
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| English and English only |
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In June 2001, the West Bengal government decided to reintroduce English as the medium of instruction from Class I, in government-run schools. More and more individuals and nations now feel that to survive, and thrive, in a globalised world, they need to know English.
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| Do We Need Summer School? |
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Come summer, most parents make a beeline for special classes, workshops, or any form of group activity to keep their children occupied. How useful are these exercises?
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| Travelling to School |
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Every morning the world over, children get on a bus and head for school. But nowhere is the need for a safe transport system more evident than in India where children travel in the most unsafe ways.
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| Trying Hard to Remember |
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Do you remember those days of rocking back and forth to mug up Shakespeare? A peep into the most creative ways in which people have memorised everything from complex formulae to dull definitions.
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| The Morning Rush |
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Does your child take a long time getting out of the bed and into the school bus? Here are some tips to make the morning routine as stress-free as possible.
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