writing
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Why the Best AI Prompters Are Often English Majors, Not Coders
Here’s a fact that surprises most people: several of the people who built Anthropic — the company behind the AI you might be using right now — studied literature, not computer science. Daniela Amodei, Anthropic’s president and co-founder, has a degree in English Literature. So does Jack Clark, another co-founder, who worked as a journalist… Continue reading
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From Texts to Essays: How to Sound Formal When It Actually Matters
Here’s a quick guide to code-switching You already know how to switch your voice. You don’t text your best friend the way you’d email your principal — you just do it automatically. That skill has a name: code-switching, and it’s exactly what you need for academic writing. The good news? You don’t need a whole… Continue reading
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The Classroom Myths We Still Haven’t Let Go Of
Engagement is not learning, and no amount of watching a room from the outside will tell you the difference. The evidence for this isn’t new, isn’t contested, and isn’t waiting on more research to confirm it. It’s been sitting in the data since at least the 1970s. What’s missing isn’t proof. It’s the will to… Continue reading
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IB (International Baccalaureate) in the time of war
Coincidentally, this title of mine has the same ring to it as ‘Love in the time of cholera’… (the one and only Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the writing always too morbid for my taste). Aware of being in the formative phase of being an IB educator, I am also deeply cognisant of my responsibilities as such.… Continue reading
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Instead of telling our kids stories, let’s teach them how to tell stories
The story of Pepsi and Coca-Cola fought the Cola wars continue to inspire many a case study at Indian business schools for everything around market capture, customer research, genius of ad campaigns, and what not. Prakash Iyer in his book ‘The Habit of Winning’ highlights a former Pepsi CEO’s smart use of storytelling to inspire… Continue reading
Teacher Takes Notes 