Questions for the questioners – a Teachers’ Day special quiz

We’ve got questions about teachers, their methods and the places of learning.

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Questions for the questioners – a Teachers’ Day special quiz

data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Paulo Freire" title="Paulo Freire" class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/>

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A string of non-academic tasks take teachers away from classrooms

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Why teacher training reform is central to India’s foundational learning goals

data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Often, students are waiting for an invitation to think, question, contest, and contribute." title="Often, students are waiting for an invitation to think, question, contest, and contribute." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/>

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data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Sugata Mitra" title="Sugata Mitra" class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/>

data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Arvind Gupta with students." title="Arvind Gupta with students." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/>

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To all well-wishers on Teachers’ Day, this is a letter from a teacher

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data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Gyanganga Vidhyalay students give flowers to their teacher in Surat." title="Gyanganga Vidhyalay students give flowers to their teacher in Surat." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/>