Thinking Aloud Archives - Madhurie Singh

Don’t let the best watermelons go out of the country

It’s a fact and beautiful lesson about a farmer in a village in India, who grew largest watermelons. In the world competitions too his watermelons were the biggest and the best. He used to make the village children eat the largest melons that he won. His son would want him to sell those melons instead. […]

Motivational Talks By Madhurie Singh on Education and Parenting

By Madhurie Singh

Greeting and a happy morning dear readers. I have started engaging my spare time in motivating parents, teachers and students. Mostly the topics I love to talk on are Fads of Parenting styles, myths in Education and Parenting, Career selection, Time Management and How to Be Happy. These are free sessions of one hour to […]

Why CBSE is forced to look into Math questions paper leak 2016

By Madhurie Singh

Mathematics is one subject that allows a student to score cent per cent. My brother had scored 100 out of 100 in class 12 Math and 99.4 in aggregate only because he was able to score 100 in all such scoring subjects that compensate for those subjects where one cannot score 100. If the question […]

Comic Con Festival of Comic Heroes Pune 2016-17

By Madhurie Singh

I attended the festival of Comic characters called as Comic Con today. It's on till tomorrow i.e. Sunday too. So normally every February this is organized in India. It was fun to see several highly sophisticated stall crowded inside and outside with equally enthusiastic children. Very few oldies like me were there who were probably accompanying […]

How ready are you for your children’s career needs?

By Madhurie Singh

Today my older son came back from school and announced, “Mom, I will be joining a coaching class from next year! I have to prepare for entrance exams!” Now that’s something that all parents must be dying to hear. But, I was a bit surprised and also relieved. At-least, I do not have to tell […]

Why my boys can cry and will still be good!

By Madhurie Singh

"Ladke rote nahi! Chudiyaan pehani hai kya? Engg banega mera laal! Hamare budhape ka Sahara ho tum! Ladkiyon Ki tarah mat hanso! Kitchen me kya ghusa hai! " I have heard each of these lines when growing up. Many times, a few pops out of my mouth unconsciously. Then I immediately correct myself and explain […]

I don’t want to be Yumdoot of schools

By Madhurie Singh

Yup, you heard it right! I am no longer interested in being the Yumdoot of the schools and playschools in India. Yes, I have now the kind of power with reviews I write that can snuff out life out of a school by the reviews I write. But with power comes great responsibility! A lot […]

Should a child be detained in a class or promoted

By Madhurie Singh

Nursery kid has to appear for a retest and then since he does not pass the test, he is detained in the previous class to repeat it one more year. Most of the parents will protest this move by the school. Yet, I find that this move is actually the is the need of the […]

How I use my body to communicate powerfully

By Madhurie Singh

I have to talk every second day to a new audience. Sometimes a group of people and sometimes a large number. Fortunately I have never gotten cold feet on the stage or podium ever. Yet, I always mind a few body language tips always. These were shared by one of the teachers when I was […]

Parent Teacher Association must approve fee hike

By Madhurie Singh

Good news for parents, schools must convinced PTA before fee hike as per Enactment of the Maharashtra Educational Institutes . Copied from Times of India Mumbai: Enactment of the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Regulation of Collection of Fee) Act, 2011 will give the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) executive committee powers. The Act requires that any proposed […]