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The Hidden Cost of Talent Hoarding in Schools: A Silent Crisis Impacting Educators

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  Introduction In the rapidly evolving landscape of education, talent is the most vital resource. Educators drive innovation, shape the future, and foster young minds. However, a concerning and often unspoken trend within schools is stifling this potential Talent Hoarding. This practice, where leadership or administrators intentionally retain high-performing staff in specific roles or limit their professional growth to maintain institutional stability or personal control, has become a silent crisis in educational institutions. While it may appear as a strategy for continuity, the long-term consequences of talent hoarding are profound. It affects not only the personal and professional development of educators but also the overall health, creativity, and progressiveness of the school environment. What is Talent Hoarding? Talent hoarding refers to the practice of restricting the mobility, visibility, or upward movement of talented educators to keep them confined within certain roles o...
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Elevate Your Brain's Retention Power By Eating These 7 Not So Yummy But Highly Nutritious Foods.

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  ( Scene in School )  Teacher : Roy's Mother, Roy is a very creative boy but when it comes to expressing the answers on the answer sheet during exams. He fails to give his best. Even in the lectures too He is not attentive. He misses out the important points and lacks continuity while writing and reading.  Roy's Mother : Yes Teacher, Nowadays at home too he has started to forget things. Small small things he keeps somewhere and searches at another place.  Teacher : Roy's Mother please include foods that are essential for good memory power. He brings Maggi Noodles Or Cream Biscuits in tiffin everyday. Please Include some other variety too.  Roy's Mother : Yes teacher, I make every kind of food that is good for memory but just ignores having vegetables and nuts, he finds it boring. And brings the tiffin back home without eating.  ( Ponder on - Are we facing the same issue as Roy's Mother who is struggling for her child but still not getting appropriate ...
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6 Skills Every Student Must Inculcate In Their Life

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  "The more we give importance to skill development the more competent will be our youth" - Narendra Modi A Skill is the learned ability to perform an action with determined results with good execution often within a given amount of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills. In everyday life, the development of life skills helps students to: 1) Find new ways of thinking and problem solving. 2) Recognise the impact of their actions and teach them to take responsibility for what they do rather than blame others. 3) Build confidence both in spoken skills and for group collaboration and cooperation. Student life is occupied with so much stress and targets that as a student we fail to give our best in the development of the required skills to face every challenge of life.  Practice the skills below to be able to win every battle as a student: Writing Skill Writing is one such skill which most students think it's better t...
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The 7 Discouraging Phrases Teachers Should Avoid Saying To Their Students

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  "It always seems impossible unless it's done" Nelson Mandela A good appreciating, motivating and encouraging teacher who leaves an everlasting impression on your personality is very hard to find. Being overburdened and lacking proper time management skills we as a teacher probably start passing on negative vibes to our students too whether knowingly or unknowingly. As a teacher we are the ultimate source of motivation for our students. So when we show negative reinforcement or use depreciating and discouraging words, it affects the psychology of the child drastically thereby pulling the student away from studies and other activities being conducted by the school and slowly losing confidence and interest in self.  So, As a teacher we should be very careful with the kind of speech we use for our students by avoiding favouritism, keeping self stress and tensions at bay and being professional in our attitude in order to create positive spirit, encourage creativity, welcome ...
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5 Practices Every Student Must Follow On A Daily Basis

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  "Your habits will determine your future" - Jack Canfield Habits impact our success in just about everything we do, be it the School, Activities, Sports, Health, Relationships etc. So, understanding and improving your habits is one of the most important things you can do to become the best version of yourself.   Students are always preoccupied with so many academic and other activities that they hardly find time for self rejuvenation and fall prey to health issues. We normally possess the ability to compare ourselves with our other colleagues and classmates. Some are able to give their best in everything, whereas some are unable to put 100 % and adjust somewhere with satisfying average remarks. Some are able to do the same amount of work in 24 hours whereas others struggle to find time to finish the task. Some are good at health all throughout their academic year whereas others struggle to be present in the school. Some are able to enroll in many different extra activit...
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