Brewing Knowledge Fridays
On the 5th of September 2025, Teachers Day, Sandeep Dutt discussed the success of the Teachers Academy blog, with 2835 blog posts and 23+ lakh page reads. He emphasised the importance of patience, humility, and love in teaching. Neelashi read from a book on child development, highlighting Piaget's stages and the brain's plasticity. The discussion included the impact of early experiences, the nature vs. nurture debate, and the importance of continuous learning. Jugjiv Singh noted that the brain is pre-programmed with basic neural circuits. The session concluded with a story from "The Book of Rumi," emphasising patience and growth.
Saturday Masterclass
The Masterclass focused on completing the design of Friday sessions and developing an identity for YouTube videos, including discussions about productive failure and its four stages. Sandeep and colleagues explored various aspects of productive failure, including design principles, task creation, and the importance of creating safe learning environments. The group discussed upcoming events, content sharing in the Teacher's Academy, and the connection between the "Art of Thinking Clearly" and productive failure concepts, emphasising the importance of experiential learning and reflection in the classroom.
My Good School
The session began with introductions and a discussion of webinar participation details, followed by a conversation about children's engagement and pressures compared to previous generations. The central portion focused on Guru Nanak's teachings and travels, particularly his interactions with Islamic scholars and his emphasis on spiritual unity and compassion, before concluding with a discussion about animal behaviour and pet ownership. The session covered both historical religious teachings and contemporary animal behaviour studies, with participants sharing personal experiences and engaging in debates about animal loyalty and human-animal relationships.
Engaging Children in Webinars.
Amardeep shared his positive experience of interacting with young minds and noted increased engagement from children despite heavy content. Jugjiv highlighted how today's children are busier and face different pressures compared to previous generations, emphasising the importance of allowing them time to think and reflect.
How important is it to know about brain development and scientific theory as a teacher?
As I sit back and enjoy my morning cup of coffee, I realise there is always so much more to know. As a teacher, do I ever know enough? Well, this Friday was one such reading session at Brewing Knowledge. The topic we read from Ms. Kamala Mukunda's book 'What Did You Ask at School Today?' was Child Development.
Read Neelashi Mangal's Blog Post.
Books of The Week
Mother Mary Comes to Me
From the Booker Prize-winning author, Arundhati Roy, Rs 899/-
Arundhati Roy’s first work of memoir is a soaring account, both intimate and inspiring, of how the author became the person and the writer she is, shaped by circumstance, but above all by her complex relationship to the extraordinary, singular mother she describes as " my shelter and my storm.
Born out of the onrush of memories and feelings provoked by her mother Mary’s death, this is the astonishing, often disturbing and surprisingly funny memoir of Arundhati Roy’s life, from childhood to the present, from Kerala to Delhi.
With the scale, sweep and depth of her novels, The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, and the passion, political clarity and warmth of her essays, this book is an ode to freedom, a tribute to thorny love and savage grace – a memoir like no other.
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