Children who feel they belong in their school — who feel known, safe, and valued — learn more, stay longer, and develop more fully. The conditions that produce belonging are specific and teachable. A contributing voice from educational research | Specialist in child development, wellbeing, and community engagement This essay addresses one of the most […]
Teachers are not therapists. But they are with children for six hours a day, five days a week, for ten months a year. No one else in a child’s life has this vantage point — and research is clear that a noticing teacher changes outcomes. A contributing voice from teacher education | Specialist in curriculum, […]
India’s board examinations are among the most high-stakes in the world. The pressure they generate is real, documented, and consequential — and most schools respond to it in ways that make it worse, not better. A contributing voice from child development | Specialist in education equity, school improvement, and teacher professional development This essay addresses […]
For some children, the anxiety of attending school is not a phase or a tactic. It is a clinical reality that is frequently misread as defiance or laziness — with consequences that can derail years of education. A contributing voice from school practice | Specialist in curriculum, pedagogy, and school leadership This essay addresses one […]
Vishal Jain
