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Making a mark in education

Making a mark in education

India’s large youth demographic is often touted as the country’s biggest (yet-to-be-realized) asset. But the insidious presence of learning disability in its classrooms is often overlooked. In fact, it was only as recently as last year that the Central Government’s Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act included Specific Learning Disability as one of the 21 new health conditions on its list for the very first time.

"Mohammad ibn Zakariya Raazi Day"

"Mohammad ibn Zakariya Raazi Day"

5th Shahrivar of the Iranian Calendar: is commemorated every year in the Islamic Republic as "Mohammad ibn Zakariya Raazi Day" and consequently "Pharmacology Day" in honour of this great Iranian-Islamic physician (854-925 AD) who was known as "Rhazes" to medieval Europe and who made fundamental and enduring contributions to various fields of medicine and related sciences, which he recorded in over 200 books and treatises

Do children need preschool?

Do children need preschool?

As the mother of a son who went to preschool and a professor in early childhood education, you might imagine Anna Kirova would be preschool’s No. 1 fan. But the educator said she cannot give a black-and-white answer to the question, ‘Do children need preschool?’