The Scottish poet, novelist, and historian Andrew Lang once quipped that politicians use statistics the way a drunkard uses a lamppost: “for support rather than illumination.” Indeed, the same line ...

For centuries, we have had an indigenous education system in Gurukuls, where worldly knowledge and life lessons were imparted at an individual level. Here, a tailor-made approach to education was ...

You're having another swimming lesson? Who with? An organisation called the Art of Swimming – using the Shaw method. What's that? The blurb says: "Traditional swimming teaching methods are derived ...

Teachers of an NGO are being trained to be “digital learner” at a time when organisations have realised that in-person classes will not be a regular affair. From identifying digital learning gaps to ...

On a visit to the University of California Santa Cruz's Farm and Garden a few years ago, I met an apprentice who was trying to grow an entire year's food supply in one small corner of the farm. He ...