From Crust to Core The Alchemy of Teaching
It gives me great pleasure to inform you that my second book has been published and is available on Amazon.
This second book of mine ‘From Crust to Core The Alchemy of Teaching’, deals with the techniques of teaching that may be required to implement the NEP. For ease I have mapped the techniques under 4 categories viz. Collaborative, Integration, Activity based and Scientific temper. I am attaching a video link on the book which should give you a birds-eye view of what the book entails.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lRGPbUcp2w
The book examines the assessment pattern and moves on to the 360 degree report card.
For ease of reference here is a clickable link to Amazon.
https://www.amazon.in/dp/9395079134
Check out my Interview on these links.
Hindustan Pioneer
Let’s dive into the interview with the author:
Can you tell us a little about your book?
It is a book built on the NEP requirements. It addresses the techniques to meet the curriculum transaction. These techniques have been broadly categorised under collaborative, activity-based, integrated and techniques that lead to scientific temper. The book also deals with assessment practices viz. Assessment for, of and as learning. Finally, it ends with the 360-degree report card.
Is there a specific event that inspired this story or was this an out-of-the-blue idea?
An ex-student of mine sent me a message which said Die Empty! I realised it had a profound meaning. In the sense that we must share our knowledge before we move on. Indian scriptures also tell us about it. Bhismapitamaha shared his wisdom with the Kauravas and Pandavas from his bed of arrows. Rama sent Lakshmana to Ravana to learn from him as he was ling on his death bed. This prompted me to write the first as well as the second book.
What was your impression of your first draft when you read it?
I don’t want to indulge in ‘myselfing’ if I may say so. It was done with a. purpose of making it easy for the teaching community to adapt to the NEP requirements. I think it has met the objective.
Which part of your story connects the most with you? Why?
I believe in this and I would say it resonates with my ideology.
What makes your book the one to read?
It is the requirement of the day. Need of the hour. It is always nice to fall back on a hard copy to refer. Experienced teachers, freshers both can refer to it. It is a book built on my experiences as a teacher, teacher educator and as a principal for almost 4 decades.
What was the best advice you got while writing?
Keep it simple and to the point. I was also told that the book should not be bulky. Teachers don’t have time to read and might get put off by the bulky book.
Do you have another plot brewing?
A little too premature to answer that.
Feedback
Dear Dr.PRAMILAJI
Thanks a lot for book entitled ‘FROM CRUST TO CORE’. Nice to see Glimpse into NEP 2020. Four pillars of Education are nicely developed in context of NEP 2020. NEP 2020 focused on Problem solving/ analysis based and discovery based approach; the same has been taken care of. Ctitical thinking and creative thinking are also highlighted. It seems it is a useful book for all teachers. I appreciate your concern for the field of education in general and teachers in particular.
Congratulations and best wishes.
Ramesh Chandra G Kothari;
Former Dean, Faculty of Education & Psychology, The maharaja Sayyajirao University of Baroda,
Former Vice Chancellor, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat.