Educational Blog

  With advanced technology, your child gets access to thousands of bits of information. Parents play an important role in boosting a child’s learning potential, building a child’s confidence, character and ensuring their mental and physical well-being. Children need proper guidance, attention, care and it is the responsibility of the parent to analyse and support the learning potential of their child. Nowadays many methods can be adopted to help your child achieve their academic potential. Following are a few ways that help to boost your child learning potential. ·          Reading Habits One of the most important factors that boost the child learning potential and academic achievement is to help them develop reading habits. Parents should read to them and with them to establish a routine of reading to your child at an early age. ·          Realistic Expectations Expectations and goals play a ...

 Reading is one of the essential skills students need to learn in order to be successful. It isn't only a fundamental expert ability, but it is additionally an approach to appreciate innovative, educational, and rousing works of writing that advance our background. Sustaining an affection for reading in students can be an insuperable errand for anybody, however with the ideal utilization of the right strategies, you can undoubtedly transform your youngster into a decent student. Every single student learns and measures information in a unique way. This implies a few students may have a characteristic love of perusing, and some may not. Hera Public School focuses on developing the reading habits of their students by creating a library for students where they can easily pick from a variety of books according to their interests. Students have a dedicated time schedule throughout the week where they are taken to the Library for reading. Hera Public School has also develope...

  The beauty of life is that it keeps teaching us in all phases of life, therefore, it becomes mandatory to never stop learning till we are alive. As long as we are alive, we are going to learn something new every single day. Without learning you can never be a leader, your approach will stagnate, it takes efforts to come out of your comfort zone, but you will find yourself more comfortable leading when you are continuously learning. Learning keeps your mind engaged and active. It helps you to understand the perspectives of different individuals around you. Learning stimulates your brain cells and helps you gain new experience, keeps your neural path active and thus keep you healthy. Self-improvement and personal growth is the key to living a successful and fulfilling life. For experiencing new, unique things, and achieving a successful career you never have to stop learning. Learning affects the life of an individual in many other indirect ways. These include; ·  ...

Gender equality means fair treatment to all the gender according to their respective needs that mean Male, Female, or Transgender. Equal treatment is considered equivalent in terms of benefits, rights, opportunities, and obligations. Gender equality is a human right, therefore, all genders have equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities. Gender equality is essential for economic prosperity, a safer and healthier society. Children should be aware of gender bias, by educating children about gender equality, it will help them respond to intolerance in the real world. Research reveals that gender awareness should be provided at an early age that will help children explore and respond accordingly. It also helps gain self-confidence, peer acceptance, social support, and well-being. Gender roles in society state how a specify gender is expected to behave, act, dress, speak, groom, make decisions according to assigned sex. Studies have also revealed that if inequality in gender is reduce...

  Co-curricular activities play an important role in an individual life especially students. It helps to enhance the learning process, stimulates creative thought, and builds personality, social, moral, and intellectual skills in students. These activities complement regular curriculum activities. Co-curricular activities include activities like reading newspaper, musical performances, dancing, singing, art shows, plays, participation in sports events, learning foreign languages, debates, participating in the quiz, robotics, engineering teams, and contests. Nowadays pressure of academic excellence has made children lose interest in hobbies and other co-curricular activities. The entire focus of a child is primarily on scoring high grades to secure a child’s future professionally. Parents and educators are not encouraging the child to pursue their passions. Co-curricular activities are equally important that blossoms a child personality and inculcate real-world skills in them. R...

Festivals typically involves endless delicacies and beverages. Festivals are the time to celebrate generosity. Festivals are incomplete without sweets, eating junk foods, drinking sugary drinks, fried snacks etc. During festivals people tend to overeat and fall off the track from fit to fat, leading to weight gain and other health issues. It is important to keep a track on what you eat, what time you eat and how much you eat. To maintain a healthy lifestyle, you need to eat healthily. Below are some tips that will keep you healthy and fit during festivals: ·          Start your day with Healthy Meal During festivals, most of the food that we eat tend to be oily, fried, and loaded with calories. Starting your day with a bowl of fruits or vegetables can keep your calories in check. Fruits or vegetables contain fibre, nutrients, minerals and are low in fat. During festivals it is difficult to avoid sweets, spicy and fried foods, therefore, it is advi...

Brain Games build creativity and also help to nurture the imagination of a child. Games help the child build cognitive thinking abilities, mental and emotional strength, and also proficiency in skills. Research states that brain games sharpen thinking skills that tend to wane with age, these include decision-making, challenging spirits, planning skills, short-term memory, processing ability, cognitive ability, and reaction time. Learning and development go hand in hand. Brain games should be practised among the kids regularly as it helps in the overall development of the kid. There are many benefits of playing brain games that help in coordination among kids, develop problem-solving skills, enhance memory, a great source of learning, enhance multi-tasking skill, and also helps in improving social skills. Playing games comes naturally to a kid, it engages and inspires your kid. Brain games allow a kid to think out of the box and help them to learn at their own pace. The best part is tha...

“We have to be angry with the right person to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purposes and in the right the way” ~ Aristotle   Due to the well-known social norms and popular culture, anger is often related to aggression and violence and has attained a negative reputation as compared to other emotions like happiness, hope, and enthusiasm. But anger is totally natural and generally a healthy emotion. Anger is generated when we face obstacles that block our needs. It makes us ready to deal with the difficulties in our path by mobilizing resources and becoming attentive thereby removing the obstacles so that we can get whatever we want to be. Anger, good or bad solely depends upon whether we can control our anger or anger controls us. The truth is, there are plenty of instances when we have the right to be angry. The problem, however, arises when anger grows out of proportion. It is then that it hampers our decision-making ability and leads to serious compl...

Many of us can relate to the sufferings of being ill. Here are some ideas to handle emotional and physical sufferings of illness –  Be self-aware. Be attentive to your negative thoughts and feelings. Repeat yourself that Allah loves only those who are patient during their struggle. “…..And Allah loves the patient ones.” (Al-Imran 3:146) Remember that the Prophets of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon all of them) suffered the greatest of all human beings! 2.       Remember during the illness you will come near to Allah ‘Allah Subhanahu-wa-Ta'ala’ The Prophet SAWS said –  “Whenever a Muslim is afflicted by harm from sickness or other matters, Allah Subhanahu-wa-Ta'ala will drop his sins because of that, like a tree drops its leaves.”  “Expect good because Allah makes a believer’s sickness an expiation (for his sins) and a period of rest. However, when a disbeliever falls sick, he is like a camel whose owner ties it then...

It requires immense hard work to improve on something. Read below mentioned 10 tips to improve your writing skills – Read the work of great writers. If you don’t read, you won’t be able to know how to write properly. Read as much as possible. Pay attention to the writing style of the content. Start writing each day. The more you write, the better you’ll get. Writing is a skill and you will learn more only by practicing. Make writing a ritual. It benefits you in getting better. Eliminate distractions. Writing does not work well with multi-tasking or background noise. Start writing in a peaceful environment. Clear away disruptions so you can work without disruption. Plan first, then start writing. Then, when you are ready, you can sit down and just crank out the text. Experiment. Just because you want to match yourself with the great writers doesn’t mean you have to be exactly like them. Try out new things. Start experimenting with your style, your voice, and your themes. Try out ne...

We all have read in physics - stress is the force applied per unit area which means stress will be greater if a large amount of force is applied on a comparatively smaller surface. This is similar to mental stress. At some point in time, we all have witnessed stress in our life. In such situations, our mind fails thus, leading to mental stress. For students, one such kind of stress is examination stress. Impressively, some students beat this actively by not only scoring better but also enjoy working in a stressful situation. However, a huge part of the student population fails to work in such situations, which leads them to hopelessness. Examination stress arises from worries. One presumes the harmful outcomes, which inevitably leads them to fear. Remember, fear is the principal cause of a stressful mind. However, stress is not entirely a negative term. We all need it to make our days more productive. But consistent stress proves the contrary. Students being stressed can result in ...

It is the dream of every parent to provide their children with the finest education. The main motive is to ensure that their children are exposed to the best facilities, including good quality education. Along with quality education, personality development also plays a critical role in shaping the career of children. Academic advancement is important and a well-versed personality will help students to distinguish themselves from the rest. It not only imparts confidence in one but is also helpful in developing oneself. We, at Hera Public School, believe in the overall development of our children thus focuses on personality development along with the other things. Teachers are provided training in a manner that they know the importance of personality development and thereby help students in developing themselves. Below are ways to know the importance of personality development in students – 1.       Instils Confidence A good personality leads to confidenc...

In today’s digital world, technology is playing a vital role in raising children and, so in this digital era, the main concern arises about Internet Safety. With multiple cases emerging of teachers getting harassed through third-party sources entering the web classroom or various illegitimate links getting circulated, parents and teachers need to be more cautious while working.   Follow the below tips to keep your child protected –   1.       Discuss with children   Children are assessing tech-savvy gadgets at a very young age so, parents and teachers should start teaching them about malware, viruses, and dangerous websites. Start having a conversation with them rather than giving them lectures.   2.       Know which devices are accessible by children   Children have access to various devices either at home, school, or friend’s place. So, start supervising where they go online and to whom they t...

When a great teacher and a good student unites, surprising results follow, and under ideal situations, incredible transformations of the personality take place. The demand made today on the modern teacher is to transform education and thus aid in the process of developing human nature. The three instruments provided to the teacher for this purpose are guidance, example, and leadership. A great teacher makes use of guidance by words. They allow the inner power of their knowledge to radiate through actions rather than through words. The second and more significant tool at the hands of the teacher is an example. The example expected from the teacher is not merely their visible behavior, but the inner life, aims, and the honesty with which they pursue those plans. It’s argued that professional capability and the power of expression should be expected from teachers. But this claim overlooks the fact that the example set by the teacher’s inner and external life is automatically communica...

Youngsters love to play and be dynamic. To benefit their wellbeing, youngsters more than 5 years old should be physically active for at least an hour. It doesn't need to be an organized game – anything that gets them up and moving will do. For youngsters and teenagers to grow up sound, it's significant they are genuinely dynamic and eat well nourishments consistently.  Physical movement assumes a significant part in building up the mind and supporting essential mental capacities. Exercise guides to improve necessary motor skills (for example, hand-eye co-appointment), better reasoning and critical thinking, more grounded consideration aptitudes, and improved learning. These play a vital role in school achievement. Even the straightforward demonstration of playing outside with companions has connected to kids performing better on tests and tasks.  To assist kids with creating propensities that will endure forever, a standardized way of the living must begin right off the ba...

Want to help your child in building a foundation for critical thinking? Read our tips below to make them better problem solvers. One of the most important skills a child can develop in today’s world is to learn to think critically. In today’s evolving world, kids have to become critical thinkers for analyzing, comparing, and generating higher-order thinking skills. Here are some tips which would help children in building a foundation for critical thinking: 1.       1.  Focus on ‘How?’ and ‘Why?’ rather then focusing on ‘What?’ Children should not be restricted only to what a particular thing means, but should a motivated to go beyond the bare facts of the subject as to know why does that happen? 2.       2.  Pause and wait Give your child an ample amount of time to answer or attempt a work thereby generating a critical response. It would give your child a chance to refine their response rather than speaking out of their gut. 3. ...