A thread #ReadWithATeacher significantly challenged my notion that teachers don't read. #DelhiGovtSchool teachers read and also promote the culture of reading. Gratitude to @PbpandeyB sir and team education @Dir_Education!

One of the biggest confusions in qualitative research(QR) comes from trying to understand it through the lens of quantitative research. In QR, sometimes the most valuable insights are the ones we were not looking for in the first place. reflectivediary.com/node/340 #SundayDiaryy

In Search of a Learning Culture Educational institutions become learning organizations not because they employ educators, but because educators are willing to learn in public. A week of peer learning reminded me of this simple truth. reflectivediary.com/node/339 #SundayDiaryy

Information is not learning. Learning begins when information is processed—through writing, discussion, questioning, reflection, and application. Perhaps the problem with many classrooms is the lack of opportunities for learners to think. #SundayDiaryy reflectivediary.com/node/337

The demand for leak-proof NEET exams is important, but it is still a last-minute solution. Real reform lies in making NEET a low-stakes exam by expanding medical seats and creating multiple pathways into the profession of medicine. #SundayDiaryy reflectivediary.com/node/336

I am urgently looking for this book: Kaliash Chandra, Social development in India: Programmes and Problems (1974). If you have access to a copy, please let me know.

Austerity measures may be temporary, but the systems they normalise often stay for generations. My latest #SundayDiaryy reflects on economic slowdown and the slow normalisation of online education. When schools become screens, inequality quietly deepens. reflectivediary.com/node/335

Central govt should intervene ! We have a right to charge! @PlugInIndia @TataEVClub @theEVtrip @Xroaders_001 @NexonEVOwnerClb @TeslaClubIN

“One good teacher in a school will gradually expand their influence and positively impact other teachers.” This belief shapes the work of many CSOs. But is good teaching alone enough to influence institutional culture? #SundayDiaryy reflectivediary.com/node/334

What looks “simple” in policy often becomes complex in classrooms. What feels “easy” in one school becomes difficult at scale. Between these two realities lies a persistent gap— not of intent, but of perspective. #SundayDiaryy #Education #PolicyVsPractice reflectivediary.com/node/333

Books are quietly disappearing from children’s hands—yet the need to read has never been greater. No breakthrough—only questions. If print-rich homes no longer work, what will? What Will Make Children Read Today? reflectivediary.com/node/332 #SundayDiaryy

Certified, But Not Prepared: The Difficult Transition Most young teachers are not rejected only because they lack skills. They are also filtered by language, class, and schooling backgrounds. Competence—or structural exclusion? #SundayDiaryy reflectivediary.com/node/331

The Anxious Generation Meets an Unprepared System Post-COVID classrooms tell a clear story—children have changed, but teacher preparation hasn’t. We are asking teachers to handle a new reality with old tools. reflectivediary.com/node/330 #SundayDiaryy

The Education Paradox: So Much Education, Yet Such Choices? If education expands thinking, why do our choices sometimes feel so limited? reflectivediary.com/node/329 #SundayDiaryy

Ask a teacher what’s the most boring task they do. Often the answer is almost always—evaluating answer sheets. But what if the boredom is not in the task, but in how we’ve designed it? reflectivediary.com/node/328 #SundayDiaryy

Recently my son asked me why he needs to do mental math when calculators exist. I told him if he doesn't, he will make irrational decisions throughout his life. Let me explain. Say you see two packs of snacks. A 500g pack for ₹100, and a 200g pack for ₹45. Which one should you buy? The math is not at all hard, but people who are scared of mental math will not do it. This is not such an important decision that you pull out a calculator for it. So you make the decision on vibes - say ₹100 "looks too high", or that the smaller pack costs "less than half of the biggest one" or some such. The problem isn't that you made a poor decision on snacks. It is that if you do this repeatedly, you train your mind to make decisions on vibes. Over time your reasoning muscle atrophies - so you start relying even more on vibes. Before you know it, you are taking even big decisions on vibes. Should I rent or buy a house? Let's decide based on "EMI affordability", not rental yield. Should I invest in this IPO? I have heard of the company's brand so I'm all in. It isn't only financial or quantitative decisions either - in my mind the math muscle and the logic muscle are closely correlated, so a decline in one certainly affects the other. Like the Arab who let the camel's nose inside the tent, fear of math is the first step towards thoughtlessness, and needs to be nipped in the bud. Intellectual laziness starts with snack prices.

You can train teachers—but can you transform classrooms? Teacher training doesn’t fail because of methods. It fails because we ignore who the teacher is becoming. Identity, belief, and system realities shape classrooms... #SundayDiaryy reflectivediary.com/node/327

The Automation Paradox A few days ago, while reading "Talking to My Daughter" About the Economy by the Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis, I came across an argument that made me pause. Varoufakis writes… reflectivediary.com/node/326 #SundayDiaryy