Mastodawn

#MeitY ban on #Telegram in #India is an egregious & asinine attempt by the #GovernmentofIndia to hide the utter #incompetence & #irresponsibility of #NTA in conducting critical #exams. Telegram is only a convenient channel for the leakers, not the most resilient.

#Scapegoating, #censorship & #despotism aren't the alternatives to taking #accountability of #leaks inside NTA. Nor does it absolve you of the resulting loss of lives to suicides. Shame on you, #GoI!

https://indianexpress.com/article/education/telegram-app-blocked-till-june-22-neet-security-concerns-nta-paper-leak-10741793/

Mathrubhumi English Jun 13

NEET-UG crisis response: NTA introduces digital training for officials https://english.mathrubhumi.com/education/news/nta-pariksha-karmayogi-training-neet-ug-officials-fpqsu8qi?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NTA #NEETUG #EducationNews #Exams #IndiaEducation

David Watkins Jun 12

Resilience

A very good friend of mine is currently doing some work as an invigilator1 and last week, when we were in the pub, he started to tell some stories about what he'd seen. Our conversation lead to a bigger issue for our young people today, and what we, as teachers can do about it: resilience, or the complete lack of it. We give so much to the students, so many 'second chances'2 or 'by tomorrow and it'll be fine' that they have no idea how to act when they come up against something actually […]

https://david-watkins.com/2026/06/12/resilience/

Resilience

A very good friend of mine is currently doing some work as an invigilator1 and last week, when we were in the pub, he started to tell some stories about what he’d seen. Our conversation lead …

David Watkins

World news | The Guardian Jun 11

Children hit by parents more likely to bully others, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jun/11/children-hit-by-parents-more-likely-to-bully-others-research-finds #Education #ChildrensRights #UclUniversityCollegeLondon #CorporalPunishment #Gcses #Exams #EarlyYearsEducation #DepartmentForEducation #PupilBehaviour #Children #UkNews

Children hit by parents more likely to bully others, research finds

The UCL study also found physically punished children were more likely to struggle in school

The Guardian

Andrew Shields Jun 8

English exams for the Matura diploma at the Gymnasium Bäumlihof in Basel. #111Words #Matura #Switerzland #Basel #GymnasiumBäumlihof #KendrickLamar #Exams #Orals https://111-words.ghost.io/english-exams-for-the-matura-diploma-at-the-gymnasium-baumlihof-in-basel/

English exams for the Matura diploma at the Gymnasium Bäumlihof in Basel

Today, I finished two days of work as the "expert" for English final exams for the Matura diploma at the Gymnasium Bäumlihof in Basel. I have been part of the exams there since 2015, and I enjoy interacting with the students and the teachers (many of whom were once my

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