More From Abraar Ahmed

Best of Both Sides: CBSE’s math levels will give students more options

Best of Both Sides: CBSE’s Maths levels will give students more optionsSubscriber Only

July 25, 2025 08:00 IST

By reducing the fear of examinations, a two-tiered evaluation is likely to make the subject more amenable to a large number of students

Fri, Jul 25, 2025

Jammu-Kashmir schools reopen in various regions, check revised timings

‘Street Maths’: For some kids, being good at numbers is a matter of survivalSubscriber Only

February 07, 2025 13:20 IST

Unlike school-going children, working children do not have the luxury of making mistakes as an error can mean a day without food. For them, mathematics is not about the joys of abstraction, but a straightforward calculation to make ends meet.

Fri, Feb 07, 2025

20 barred from Class 10 Bengal board exams for carrying mobiles to exam halls

Two levels of CBSE subjects — opportunity or limitation?Subscriber Only

December 17, 2024 16:35 IST

Proposal to introduce dual levels of Science and Social Science is a step that warrants careful deliberation. While it offers the promise of catering to diverse learners, its success hinges on how thoughtfully it is executed.

Tue, Dec 17, 2024

Two teachers write: Students don’t have to be exam warriorsSubscriber Only

March 16, 2023 15:23 IST

Instead of pep talks, parents and teachers can have mature conversations with students, helping them accept their shortcomings, better recognise improvement areas and cope with the pressure of board exams

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

Deletions in CBSE mathematics syllabus do disservice to students, fly against NEP goalsSubscriber Only

July 15, 2022 04:04 IST

Poojan Sahil and Abraar Ahmed write: Doing away with concepts has not only become a way of censorship of thoughts but has also taken us away from the path set out by the NEP to becoming an “educational superpower”

Fri, Jul 15, 2022

Why Ukraine doesn’t figure in our classroomSubscriber Only

June 19, 2022 03:26 IST

Samira Verma and Abraar Ahmed write: If the conventional education system is failing, I believe that artists – visual and performing – need to shoulder the responsibility and shake the complacency of the general populace.

Sun, Jun 19, 2022