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Pedagogy

  • Kill the stereotypes, an article by Anjou Musafir

    Kill the Stereotypes “Stereotypical images and their effect on little minds are often the reason for their unreasonable behaviour” Mama, why is it that Princesses are always shown as trapped and it is the Prince who rescues them?” asked my 9-year-old daughter. She then continued, “Why can’t a Princess rescue a Prince?” Having had a …

  • TOK Presentations at MGIS

    TOK or Theory Of Knowledge is a core component of the International Baccalaureate, and is introduced when students commence their diploma programme education. TOK requires students and teachers, to together explore the theoretical foundation of specific subject matter. It has been said that the scope of TOK is daunting, since it attempts to explore everything …

  • Liberation Day at MGIS

    A routine day at MGIS saw the creation of a most unique concept. The students of the  MGIS senior class were having a heated debated about the freedom of expression, and postulating how far one could push the boundaries of this fundamental right. They argued that in a conservative Indian society, people were aware of …

  • Stand up and ask, an article by Anjou Musafir

    “Asking questions is not only a skill but a culture. We have created a culture where asking questions is an insult to the teacher” Last week, I spent a good amount of time teaching Hamlet’s famous monologue ‘To be, or not to be, – that is the question:’ I realised how Hamlet as a renaissance …